For Lease - Small Office - for further details contact Sue

The Scottish Government Central Heating Programme - The current programme is currently undergoing a review and will be discussed by the Fuel Poverty Forum in the Autumn. Until this time, priority is to be given to those who:

1. Do not have a central heating system;
2. Have a central heating system that is broekn down and the applicant or partner is over 80 years of age or;
3. Have a central heating system that is broken down and the applicant or partner is in receipt of the guaranteed element of Pension Credit.

For further information and to keep up to date on the Government Central Heating Programme visit the Scottish Gas website.

European Briefing Unit are holding the following events:

A guide to the Appraisal and Selection of Projects financed through European and National Programmes - 23-24 September 2008 - Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hostel, Edinburgh. This two-day course is aimed at organisations that have delegated responsibility for the appraisal and selection of tenders and/or bids for projects funded through European and National Programmes.

New EU Funds for Business and Enterprise 2007-13 - 12 June 08 - The George Hotel Edinburgh - This one day course is tended to introduce organisations which provide consultancy, training, venture capital of any other type of service for firms to the new EU funds which commenced 2007-08. The course will provide information about, objectives of the new funds, what the new funds pay for, where to find information, how to match project ideas with relevant funds and a brief introduction to the new State Aid rules.

Fife Health and Social Care Partnership - Service Deliverly Plan 2008-11 - a easy read version available - follow the link.

Castle Furniture Project, Cupar – Portable Appliance Testing service

The service is aimed at charities and community-based projects that require annual Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).

Castle is a local charity which provides a subsidised service including the following:

Free setup
Certificate of testing
Testing on computerised PAT testing equipment
Visual Inspection
Pass or Fail labelling
Free fuse replacement
Free re-test (if required)
The cost of this service is a £1.00 per plug and 25pence per wall socket with no additional hidden costs.

If you have any questions regarding this service you can contact James by e-mail james@cfproject.org.uk or phone 01334 654445.

The Fife Young People’s Panel is open to young people aged 10 -15 that live in Fife, who want to give their views and opinions on things. It has been set up by the Fife Partnership.

The Fife Partnership is looking for young people aged 10 – 15 to register onto the Panel. The young people will be sent a questionnaire to fill in about 4 times a year. It can also be filled in on the Internet. The questionnaires will include things like – what do young people think about schools, hospitals or the areas they live in.

The young people might also be asked if they wanted to get together with other people from the Panel to talk about things. This would happen once or twice a year.

Young people can join the Panel by filling in an online application at: www.fifedirect.org.uk/peoplespanel or by contacting the People’s Panel Co-ordinator for an application form:

Betsy Wojcik, Fife Council, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes

The Public Gathering - 11th June, Town Hall, Anstruther 6 - 8pm - An opportunity to vote on the key themes, using interactive key pads, to help shape Fife's cultural future. For further details contact 08451 55 55 55 ext 442111 or email karenm.taylor@give.gov.uk

REMINDER - Funding Roadshows - Anstruther Primary School, Tuesday 3rd June @ 2pm, VONEF, Cupar, Tuesday 3rd June @ 7.30pm. High Valleyfield Community Centre, by Dunfermline, Tuesday 10th June @ 2.30pm, Oakley Community Centre, Tuesday 10th June @ 7.30 pm. If you haven't already registered email Sue

Big Lottery Fund: Deadline Update
The Big Lottery Fund in Scotland has set a deadline date of 1 August 2008 for Outline Proposals for the following programmes:

Supporting 21st Century Life
Life Transitions
Growing Community Assets

These programmes offer funding between £10,000 and £1m to projects which can demonstrate that they meet Big Lottery Fund outcomes. There is strong competition for all of the programmes, particularly Life Transitions, so additional guidance has been produced for all potential applicants. There has been a lack of applications from the East and North East of Scotland for the Growing Community Assets programme, so BIG is keen to encourage projects from these areas to come forward. For further details and guidance on all of these programmes, please see the Big Lottery Fund's website:

www.biglottery.org.uk

Working with Cultural Diversity and Health
Thursday 26th June 2008
09:45am-4:00pm
Fife Carers Centre, Kirkcaldy
E-mail: HPtraining@fife-pct.scot.nhs.uk or Phone 01592 226488

Building Self-Esteem in Boys and Young Men
Wednesday 18th & 19th June 2008
09:30am-4:30pm
Sinclairtown Library, Kirkcakdy
E-mail: HPtraining@fife-pct.scot.nhs.uk or Phone 01592 226488

Applied Suicide Interventions Skills (ASSIST) Training
Monday 30th June & Tuesday 1st July 2008
09:00am-5:00pm
Rothes Hall, Glenrothes
E-mail: HPtraining@fife-pct.scot.nhs.uk or Phone 01592 226488

Mental Health Training Update

On Tuesday 24th June, we are running "Stress Awareness at Work" - a half-day session which provides an overview of stress and how it affects people at work. Fife Chamber of Commerce are providing the venue for this event, with a discounted rate of just £35 per person if your organisation is a member of the Chamber, £50 to non-members.

For more information about the course, or to reserve your place, contact the FEAT office on 01592 749880.