Grace Chocolates
Joyce began volunteering at the family Hub centre at Cornton Vale HMP and YOI when it opened in 2013. Until that point she had no involvement with the criminal justice system but hearing the stories of the women and their families touched her heart.
By 2017 the idea of supporting the women through the making and selling of “exquisitely wrapped chocolates” had been planted. She began speaking with peo….
1st Step Café was founded in 2015, the result of there being a severe lack of support for individuals situated in the surrounding areas suffering from addiction-based difficulties, such as alcoholism or drug abuse. 1st Step Café was initially formed with the primary mission of providing a warming abode for beneficiaries who could meet in […]
Abbey Soft Play Abbey Soft Play is a unique and innovative project that has transformed a redundant public toilet block in Kelso into `Soft Play` facilities for children and their parents and carers. It opened for business in July 2000. The project has over 250 child members aged up to 8 years who benefit along […]
Aberdeen Forward Aberdeen Forward is an environmental charity which runs a number of different projects in the city and across Aberdeenshire. The organisation aims to develop a portfolio of projects in the field of sustainable development. Traditionally working in sustainable waste management, Aberdeen Forward is now moving on to look at projects that expand the […]
Monday 15th October 2007 saw over 50 people turn up to celebrate the opening of the ACE Centre in Kelso, by local social enterprise CESEL, who put a huge amount of time and ‘sweat equity’ into developing this new community facility for the residents of Kelso and the local social enterprise sector. The building which […]
Aconite Productions Aconite is a social enterprise, recently established to bring topical stories of global significance to the world stage. They produce quality documentaries in collaboration with international partners. It takes both to successfully produce the ambitious projects they undertake. Working together they can achieve meaningful changes in our world. Their partners are: […]
ACRE Scotland An Investment Coop for people interested in investing in Rural Community Businesses Community groups across Scotland are trying to set up businesses to provide local jobs, provide local services and make their communities viable and good places to live. There are grants to help with some aspects of setting up […]
Action for Change Action for Change was formed when Mike Trevett graduated from the School for Social Entrepreneurs in Fife in 2004. Initially a constituted group, Action for Change is now a social enterprise and a charity, importantly an affiliate of the Earth Charter in Scotland. The Earth Charter is the UN sponsored document ‘Values […]
Active Communities Active Communities was established as a result of the success of Jogging Buddies, which was set up in 2003 to promote walking and jogging in the Paisley area. In 2010, Jogging Buddies changed its company name to Active Communities to better reflect the range of work undertaken in local communities. The company […]
ACTive INquiry ACTive Inquiry is an arts company based in Leith, Edinburgh committed to creating exciting new theatre and arts projects with and for communities. ACTive INquiry promotes increased participation in the arts as a catalyst for active involvement in society. There current projects include the Forum Theatre project in Leith which aims to create […]
Adventure Carrick offers a wide range of adventure activities across the south west of Scotland for people of all ages, abilities and incomes. Adventure Carrick is a branching arm of the charity Adventure Centre for Education (ACE), which specializes in harnessing the power and energy of adventure sports to broaden people’s visions and aspirations. Specialising […]
Adventure Circus is an award-winning social enterprise based in Perth, specialising in aerial, gymnastic and fitness activities for people who like to do things a little differently. Founder Gemma Simpson began by teaching circus activities from Perth Gymnastics Club, founding Adventure Circus in 2015 and moving to a dedicated circus and cheerleading space in North […]
Age Concern Enterprises EARLY next year, Age Concern Scotland and Help the Aged Scotland will merge into one charity – under an as yet undecided title.With an ageing population in Scotland, the need for help and support for older people has never been greater. But like all charities, Age Concern and Help the Aged have […]
