Projects

Village Creative

Last year, Heids and Herts ran a series of workshops with local artists funded by the University of St Andrews to help communities reconnect as we emerged from COVID-19 and showcase village halls as creative spaces. In our evolving role as Enablers and Facilitators, we have tweaked the model of the Village Creative and now award Village Creative Awards directly to community builders working across North East Fife.

With secured funding for a new series of creative community projects to tackle loneliness and improve community cohesion, wellbeing and interest in arts & heritage, we are delighted to announce that we have confirmed four Village Creative Awards worth £650 each. We look forward to working with the Giffordtown Village Hall Committee and their writing project, A series of cooking and baking workshops with Colinsburgh Community Trust, The Listening Library', an intergenerational podcast project with the Youth Ambassador group affiliated with Balmerino Gauldry Kilmany Logie Community Council and a village history mural project with Gateside and District Community Association.

This stream of community projects taking part in the Village Creative 2023 is funded by Fife Council Local Community Planning Budget and "Binn Wind Turbine Community Fund managed by Foundation Scotland"

Newsflash - Funding Boost expands Village Creative

Selected from over 60 worthy applicants, new funding from independent Scottish broadband provider GoFibre and its GoFurther Community Fund means that Heids and Herts can further expand the Village Creative across 2024.

With the additional support from Go Fibre for essential grassroots community projects, we are delighted that we can pass on Creative Awards worth £650 each and move forward into the New year to develop - 100 Years of Memories project with OAP's at Kilmany Parish Church, Garden Tales: Cultivating Community Through Art - Collessie Village Hall Committee, Craft Workshops with children, young people and their parents and carers - Families First, St Andrews and an Arts and Poetry Project with CiC Community Café and LGBTQ HUB, Cupar

Village Creative aims to stimulate community cohesion, inclusion and equality and tackle the crisis of isolation and loneliness, which affects over 15,000 adults across all of our communities in North East Fife

Haiver FM – Howe Community Radio Station

Our Haiver FM broadcast on 87.9FM ran simultaneously across the Community Media Association portal with daily bulletins across Mental Health Awareness Week from 9th – 15th May 2022, followed by two weeks of 12 hours of live daily scheduling from 16th to 29th May from the temporary studio in the Jubilee Hall, Burnturk.

The Haiver FM media player attracted 2500 listener sessions across 22 countries, with listeners tuning into a staggering 28353 minutes across the month of broadcasting. Heids and Hert's social networking pages reached 12,900 people with 2,291 engagements.

Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for regular podcasts and project updates as we progress with the Haiver Community Radio and Podcast Project - Giving the Community a Voice.

This project was funded by the Fife Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, administered by Fife Voluntary Action with funding from the Scottish Government.

Creative Community Spaces - Day Conference - Wed, 26 April 2023 Falkland Estate

Professor (Emerita) Karen McArdle, FRSA, University of Aberdeen, joined our Facilitator, Peter McCaughey from Waveparticle, for our first-ever gathering and collaboration day, bringing together colleagues involved in building stronger communities across North East Fife. A brilliant day of bonding and sharing around strengthening social cohesion and resilience inspired us all. We are planning follow-up events and will keep everyone posted about dates in 2024.

Our thanks to the Arnold Clark Community Fund for funding this initiative.

Hearth in the Howe

Hearth in the Howe was a series of community story-catching events gathered around the idea that sharing stories strengthens common values, combats loneliness, and inspires compassionate actions.

We worked with several local communities and the brilliant professional storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth for a celebration of diverse stories and reminisces about rural living.

Hearth in the Howe Sponsors

Hearth in the Howe  was part of the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories programme. ith Fund support from EventScotland, MuseumsGalleriesScotland and National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Scotland's Year of Stories 2022 was a celebration of stories inspired by, written, or created in Scotland. Stories are a vital part of  Scotland's culture, and every community has a different tale. A host of events are being held across Scotland this year – by community groups, museums, culture and heritage organisations and visitor attractions – showcasing our rich storytelling and literary heritage.