Your Community, Your Say, Women’s Priorities | Conference

Your Community, Your Say, Women’s Priorities | Conference The SWC is holding a conference for women to share their experiences and ideas and to call for greater investment in communities. Please note: This is a women-only event. The Scottish Women’s Convention (SWC) is holding its conference “Your Community, Your Say, Women’s Priorities”. Community spaces such…

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Scotland’s Towns Conference 2026

Scotland’s Towns Conference 2026 Scotland’s Towns Partnership brings together its annual conference at the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy, gathering those with a stake in Scotland’s towns to connect policy, investment, local leadership and innovation. This year’s focus is on supporting thriving towns and resilient communities — themes that run directly through place-based approaches to…

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Public Health Information Network for Scotland (PHINS) Seminar 2026

Public Health Information Network for Scotland (PHINS) Seminar 2026 Public Health Scotland’s annual PHINS seminar returns in 2026 as a hybrid event, bringing together public health practitioners, health improvement professionals, local and national government staff, third sector organisations and academics from across Scotland. This year’s focus is on reducing inequalities in practice, preventative spend, and…

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Criminal proceeds fund safety wristbands for women runners in North Devon

A community-led initiative in North Devon has put 1,050 personal safety wristbands into the hands of women runners — funded entirely through money seized from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The lightweight wristbands feature a built-in alarm designed to attract attention in an emergency. Funding was secured through Devon & Cornwall Police’s POCA…

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Hate Crime and Prejudice-Based Behaviours Training

Hate Crime and Prejudice-Based Behaviours Training YouthLink Scotland is hosting this in-person training session in Edinburgh for youth workers, covering hate crime and prejudice-based behaviours in education and community settings. Drawing on a resource developed jointly by Education Scotland, YouthLink Scotland and RespectMe, the session covers how to identify early signs of prejudice-based behaviours, what…

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Embedding Trauma-Informed Practice in Community Safety | Lunchtime Learning Seminar (Co-hosted with Improvement Service) | Summary

Embedding Trauma-Informed Practice in Community Safety: Key Learnings On 26 August 2026, Safer Communities Scotland and the Improvement Service’s Protecting People Team co-hosted a special, extended Lunchtime Learning Seminar exploring how trauma-informed practice connects with and strengthens community safety responses. With 117 attendees joining from across the public and third sector, the session brought together…

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#ASB12: A New Dawn [Anti-social behaviour conference]

#ASB12: A New Dawn [Anti-social behaviour conference] #ASB12: A New Dawn Green & Burton ASB Associates’ fourth annual anti-social behaviour conference returns to Birmingham at a pivotal moment for the sector, with the expected commencement of England and Wales’s Crime & Policing Act reshaping ASB practice south of the border. The full-day, in-person event brings…

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What I Wish I’d Known Sooner: The ASB Lessons That Transformed Our Practice

What I Wish I’d Known Sooner: The ASB Lessons That Transformed Our Practice   What I Wish I’d Known Sooner: The ASB Lessons That Transformed Our Practice This free, one-hour webinar from Green & Burton ASB Associates brings together four experienced practitioners from housing, local authority, policing and learning backgrounds, each sharing the single insight…

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