2024 SURF Awards Shared Learning Workshops

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Following on from the SURF Award celebratory dinner shortlisted Award projects are invited to take part in a series of Shared Learning workshops in the Spring. The purpose of these events is to allow the projects to share experiences, both positive and negative, with the wider SURF network. This allows for discussion on aspects of learning and also how that fits into wider policy.

Workshop Presentations

Delivering housing led regeneration projects

1st May 2025

This workshop brought all projects shortlisted in the Housing and Regeneration category together; with additional input from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and Scotland's Housing Network.

Presentations

Kirkhope Steading

Presented By: Vicky Davidson, Ettrick and Yarrow Community Development Company

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Water Row Phase 1

Presented By: Jamie Mallan, Govan Housing Group

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An Faire Mor Housing

Presented By: Callum Hay, Colonsay Community Development Company

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SURF

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Overcoming barriers to employability

8th May 2025

This workshop brought all projects shortlisted in the Removing Barriers to Employability category together; with additional input from the Scottish Government and Third Sector Employability Forum (TSEF).

Presentaions

DFN Project Search - Ninewells

Presented By: Leanne MacDonald & Louise Henderson, Dundee and Angus College, and Neslihan Osmanalli, Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership

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Lone Parents, Poverty & Work

Presented By: Louise Park, Fife Gingerbread

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Family Finances Key Workers

Presented By: Marlene Bryceland, Glasgow Life

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SURF

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Investing in place-based regeneration

15th May 2025

This workshop brought the winning projects in the Improving Scotland's Places and Community Led Regeneration categories together; with additional input from the Scottish Futures Trust and Scotland's Towns Partnership.

Presentations

Molendinar's Flourishing

Presented By: Neil Young, St Paul's Youth Forum

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St Paul's Youth Forum Film Clip

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Bute Community Forest

Presented By: Richard Whitcomb, Bute Community Land Company

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SURF

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Creativity in Regeneration

22nd May 2025

This workshop brought all projects shortlisted in the Creative Regeneration category together; with additional input from Creative Scotland and Culture Counts.

Presentations

Narture CIC

Presented By: Saskia Singer, Narture CIC

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Creative Recovery Inverclyde

Presented By: Martita Dunn, Your Voice, Inverclyde Community Care Forum

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Music Broth

Presented By: James Bajgar, Music Broth

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