Evaluation Scotland trained with CCG recently. they trained us and also recognized the good work we do within the community. They also said that everything looked good for CCG going forward.

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Morning Everyone, Here is the latest information about food poverty in Scotland. Spread the word to make people aware about this issue. The number of emergency food parcels handed out by food banks in Scotland hit a record high last year, according to new statistics. The Trussell Trust says its food banks provided more than 145,000 packages to people in crisis in 2016-17. It marks a 9% increase on the previous year - a trend the charity blamed on benefit payment problems and

We recently received a new smart board which has revolutionised how we teach lessons and show nutritional information to people attending our cooking classes which take place every Thursday and everyone is welcome to attend for free. The team at CaleroTech gave us a fantastic deal as a kind gesture to our charity and we are very grateful to them. #BigLotteryFund #COOP #Carriersforcauses

After our recent award of lottery funding Johann Lamont MSP for Glasgow sent us a letter of congratulations and acknowledged the outstanding work we do within the community. We would just like to give her a big thank you from everyone at CCG. #BigLotteryFund #Carriersforcauses #COOP

A biodegradable yoga mat and an eco-friendly dog bed are just some of the items on show at the immersive “Naked House” exhibition in London that aims to challenge throwaway consumerism. The exhibition comes as almost four in five Britons say they are concerned about the amount of waste produced, a survey that marked Zero Waste Week, found. The survey revealed that women are more anxious than men about waste, with almost eight in ten expressing concerns, while those aged over

Plans to halve food waste in Wales by 2025 have been announced amid talks with Scotland on the circular economy and resource management. The Welsh Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths today (17 August) announced the launch of a consultation on a non-statutory target for Wales to halve food waste by 2025, against a 2006-07 baseline. Wales has made significant progress in recent years in reducing the amount of food we unnecessarily throw away. Recent figures, published by WRA

A group of lucky children were the first to try out our new pizza oven. They were shown how to make scrumptious nutritious pizzas in a fun class. The new oven will allow us to feed hungry people and also teach them how to create delicious pizzas from left overs to make new topping combinations and help reduce food waste. The kids in the class gave our new oven a big thumbs up! #Carriersforcauses #BigLotteryFund #COOP

The following extracts are taken from an ebook of essays written by schoolchildren, outlining what would they change if they ruled Scotland ‘Open more food banks’ More than a million people in Scotland live in poverty. I don’t think it is fair for some people to live an amazing life with everything they want and need, and some people worry that they won’t have a bed for the night or when they will have their next meal. I would open more food banks and hope that more people wo

Doggy bags are a touch taboo. Whispering to a waiter you’d like that forty quid fillet steak wrapped up in tin foil feels a bit a bit cheap. Most of us prefer to go without than risk looking tacky as we sidle out of a restaurant, brown paper bag under one arm. Confronted with the news that 53,500 tonnes of food is wasted by Scottish restaurants each year, two thirds of which could’ve been avoided, more than 100 restaurants have now signed up to the government’s Good to Go sch