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    A Very Grand Occasion Indeed! The 2017 CRNS Awards Dinner took place within the iconic Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow on Friday 19 May 2017 and it was a very grand occasion indeed. CRNS members, sponsors and stakeholders looked very smart as they arrived to partake in a gl

The CRNS Reuse Consortium has been shortlisted for the Pioneering Award at the 2017 Scottish Charity Awards on June 22nd in EICC in Edinburgh. Reuse Furniture for Scottish Welfare Fund Clients A ground-breaking reuse consortium has been created in Scotland to deliver quality, affordab

Fife Council leads the way in reuse furniture Fife Council has become the first local authority to trial a change in the way it provides furniture and other household items to Scottish Welfare Fund customers. Since April 2013, all 32 local authorities in Scotland have provided Crisis

CRNS Awards 2017 overview CRNS is delighted to announce that nominations are now being taken for the CRNS Awards 2017.  The Awards will provide you, our valued member, with an opportunity to shine in the field of Innovation, Collaboration, People Support and this year, the new categor

CRNS Funding & Finance Seminar Funding, Finance & Support Programmes for Third Sector Resource Management Projects  Date 27th April 2017  Location: The Royal Hotel, 55 Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4HG   This CRNS Funding & Finance Seminar will provide an opportun

Reuse Furniture for Scottish Welfare Fund Clients A ground-breaking reuse consortium has been created in Scotland to deliver quality, affordable furniture to people in need. The reuse consortium, created by Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS), is the first consortium of its ki

CRNS and the Federation of City Farms and Gardens held a successful “Community Approaches to Composting” event in Edinburgh recently. Community organisations from across Scotland, came together to network and share their knowledge of all things community composting related. The mornin

CRNS Annual Conference ‘The Voice of the Sector – The Vision of the Members’ This year’s conference was a vibrant and dynamic event which focussed very much on ‘collaboration,’ between CRNS members and the private and public sector.  Held in Perth Concert Hall and sp

Schools Challenge The national schools challenge in the summer asked both primary and secondary schools throughout Scotland to come up with an idea for making things last at their school.  The thinking behind this year’s challenge was all about generating suggestions that might make a