CONVO

Interview with Lorna Bellany & 'Toasty Tuesday' in Humbie, East Lothian.

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On this episode of CONVO, we chat with Elaine Gale, founder of Our Community Kitchen based in Haddington, which is a charity run to reduce social isolation by bringing people together for food and activities. We also chat to Charles Willis, Senior Manager in Policy & Sector Improvement at the Office of Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), about the role OSCR plays in the regulation and monitoring of charity activity in Scotland. He also discusses the new piece of legislation pertaining to charity law recently implemented by the Scottish Government, and OSCR's role in supporting and guiding charities through this new legislation .

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In this episode we chat to Angela Lamont, the new Community Wealth Building Officer for East Lothian Council about this new innovative role and her hopes and plans to engage and support the East Lothian communities. We also chat to Emma and Simen from Bridges Project in Musselburgh about their excellent work in supporting young people throughout East Lothian.

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In this inaugural episode we hear from Maureen Allan, Chief Officer of VCEL, about the function of VCEL as the TSI (Third Sector Interface) for the East Lothian region, as well as James Norris, a Young People Befriending Volunteer sharing his personal experiences of the mutual benefits of becoming a volunteer - especially with young people.

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