Link Up (Inspiring Scotland)

30/03/2023

🎉 We're excited to announce our Open Planning Meeting for the 2023 Festival, happening on April 4th at 6:30pm in the White House Kitchen. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the discussion.

Let's make this festival a truly amazing event for our community! If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let us know so we can add them to the agenda.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to get involved and shape the future of our festival! Connect with us on social media or email us at [email protected] for more information. See you there! 👋

28/02/2023

What do you want most for yourself and your loved ones? A happy and healthy life perhaps?

So how best to get there?... Nurturing good relationships!

What's why Link Up at Inspiring Scotland focuses on exactly that. It's critically important, much needed and it works!

Have a listen to a fascinating interview with Prof Robert Waldinger of Harvard Medical School here (forward to 38 min 22 sec):

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

23/02/2023

Community meals made with love and care, free for everyone, nearly every day of the week in various venues across Edinburgh. All welcome, especially if you think that's too good to be true!
Full details here:
https://www.soulfoodedinburgh.org/meals
Please share.

There is a Soul Food meal this Wednesday evening in Bristol and hosted by B&A Church Bristol, Gloucester Rd, 5:30pm.

Everyone welcome to come along for a home-cooked meal and a safe, friendly space.

14/09/2022

We're hiring!

We are looking for a Link Up Fund Manager to join us here at Inspiring Scotland.

➡️ The purpose of this role is to continue our work with Link Up teams, local people and partners to establish the conditions which enable a sustained turnaround in the fortunes of each place and ultimately, help to create a regenerative community: local people and organisations working in harmony and integrated within wider systems of support and opportunity to create a place where all can thrive.

➡️ A successful will have an empathy and understanding of the importance of the work Link Up do and will be committed to Inspiring Scotland’s vision, mission and values.

Why work with us?

-Be part of a dynamic, forward thinking organisation;
-Opportunity to make a difference through the work we do;
-Be part of an organisation that priorities wellbeing - we have a work wellbeing programme encouraging staff to take time out of their day with a timetable of activities to try;
-We offer and promote a positive work-life balance taking time to interact with colleagues on a social basis as part of our working day.

Find out more and apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/emKe-8q

Read more about Link Up: https://lnkd.in/e_hinczx

❗️Deadline: Wednesday 21st September at 12 (noon).

Link Up (Inspiring Scotland)

06/09/2022

Totally wonderful to see the fabulous work of Art Club of Connecting Craigmillar with local artist Peter Jones be part of
Art Walk Porty & launching their beautiful book! Well done all who made it happen. Let's celebrate the hidden talents in our communities!

06/09/2022

https://www.facebook.com/peterjoneshouseportraits/posts/pfbid0WiEgQG3oDmf8CpGzMt547EXQYQtiavq2ybETCf2nryLxsEn1WUwpKh2sAfSuwfdxl

06/09/2022

✨✨✨Job announcement!🌈🌈🌈
Vacancy in the Link Up team in Inspiring Scotland. 🌟🌟🌟🌟Follow the link below...... ✨✨✨

https://www.facebook.com/InspiringScotland/posts/pfbid02mJ4tkha81fitUos6by4W4nq5bdQyznGUb8U2TTFF1Ms2uoSLAzXN6MorigZTGQW4l

We are currently recruiting for a number of different positions.

Why should you join the Inspiring Scotland team?:

-we offer a positive and supportive work environment alongside regular training and development opportunities;

-we have an active wellbeing programme lead by the staff team as well as a calendar of social events and team building days;

-for Inspiring Scotland, flexible working is the norm, and is more than just working from home. As an award-winning family friendly and flexible employer, we aim to promote a good work home life balance for all employees;

-we are happy to consider a range of flexible working including part-time hours, compressed hours, job sharing, and flexible start and finish times.

Want to join our team? Apply today: https://lnkd.in/emKe-8q

06/09/2022

Ooooh, check this out!

https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghPowerofFoodFestival/posts/pfbid02wcsEfvnQGED15WLD3wziMFAxJ4SK4icGPg5nNNTgirhChUo647qQQCMTYi2sYDNwl

Are you ready for the fun? Lots of it coming up this weekend in various community food gardens. Time to showcase these amazing places and celebrate nature's bounty together. It's harvest festival time! Follow the links below for more info on each event.

🥒🍅🍓🐝🐞Saturday 10th Sept 🦋🦋🌾🌾🌻:
Lauriston Farm Edinburgh Agroecology Coop
https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghAgCoop/posts/pfbid02gtjbC6e9KrfE5AdrCVXRVTE24XjYsMNiYKYNawQPqUmpZNa7cbiXVeNYZwQVi8kGl

🐝🌻🌳🍠🥔🥕Sunday 11th Sept🌶🌳🐞🍏🍎:
Granton Community Gardeners https://www.facebook.com/grantoncommunitygardeners/posts/pfbid02xG8XmPM371vNTrZhk5hBhA9C4ZzEDZZXUdU1aVieRWXwsobtgmq6FMPFGnx21VRl
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh https://www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/harvest-festival/
Bridgend Farmhouse
https://www.facebook.com/BridgendFarmhouse/posts/pfbid034vbrX3WrVnwALKQsXfrMERJqbqyscbGVRHfCaYjSFbZwfUfQbbHxxnvaKsZUq35Jl

21/07/2022

A great visit and lots of inspiring new connections in the making. Thank you Willow Den Scotland!

We had the pleasure of giving Marie-Amélie Viatte a tour of Willow Den at Spartans today!
The children were busy building new houses (J wanted to wear his blocks as a house-hat).
The nursery area has been transformed from a mostly unused space and is constantly evolving as children build, change and shape it. We are proud to be Scotland’s first outdoor nursery in a football stadium (you have to see it to believe it!). It’s not just any football stadium, Spartans has community in its DNA.

Marie-Amélie is part of the Link Up team at our parent organisation Inspiring Scotland. She’s a keen environmentalist, passionate about sustainable food and taking care of our planet. All the things we care about too!
Haste ye back Marie-Amélie!
P.S. Jo - we shared the cake you left - it was GREAT, thank you!)



The Spartans Community Football Academy

21/07/2022

🌻 Join our BIG summer Stay and Play Day! 🌻
A fun day for children 2-4 years who LOVE outdoor play and for parents who want to see what an outdoor nursery is REALLY like (with food!)

⌚ WHEN? Friday 5th August 1.30pm - 3.30pm
📌 WHERE? Willow Den at Spartans, Edinburgh EH5 2HF
🌱 Outdoor play enables children to connect with nature and provides AMAZING benefits for children's health and wellbeing.

Our free BIG Stay and Play Day is open to all children and families thinking of an outdoor nursery.

Book now! https://buff.ly/3aJoAn2