Our history
February 2003 Healthy Valleys established New Opportunities Funding awarded for 4 years - Douglas and Nethan Valley only |
2003 |
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2003 |
June 2003 Visit from HRH Prince Charles, Patron of Scottish Business in the Community |
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April 2004 MSP Tom McCabe, Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, launched organisation |
2004 |
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2004 |
2004 31 registered volunteers |
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March 2005 SoLVE Volunteering Quality Standards Plus Award |
2005 |
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2005 |
August 2005 Visit from MSP Johann Lamont, Deputy Minister for Communities |
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May 2006 Visit from MSP Andy Kerr, Minister for Health and Community Care |
2006 |
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2006 |
September 2006 Cabinet Secretary for Health, Nicola Sturgeon launched Routes to Health Clydesdale (stress management centre, Lesmahagow) |
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2008 & 2009 Successfully secured the Scottish Government's Transitional Fund |
2008 |
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2010 |
March 2010 Launch of My Way Project funded by the Government's Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland Fund |
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2010 Registered to undertake the Mental Health Commendation Award 2010 |
2010 |
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2010 |
2010 Co-founders of the Scottish Healthy Living Centre Alliance now know as Scottish Communities for Health and wellbeing |
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March 2011 120 active volunteers of which 44% were initially service users - cycle of development |
2011 |
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2011 |
2011 Healthy Valleys' volunteer, Gillian Armstrong won The Unsung Hero Award at The Herald Society Awards and Ideas Exchange and also Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire Volunteer of the Year Award |
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April 2012 Awarded BIG Lottery Fund to expand and extend reach of the Grassroots Project |
2012 |
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2012 |
May 2012 GSK & King's Fund IMPACT award winner |
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September 2014 Won the Volunteer Friendly Award from VASLan |
2014 |
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2015 |
December 2015 Fully approved REHIS centre |
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November 2016 Won in 2 categories of the VASLan Third Sector Awards Active Organisation or Project - Go2Play project and Overall Health and Wellbeing Organisation |
2016 |
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2016 |
December 2016 Awarded Healthy Living Awards for Rigside, Lanark & Kirkmuirhill Community Cafes and the Rural Café |
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June 2017 Won VASLan 'Volunteering Organisation of the Year' |
2017 |
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2017 |
September 2017 Volunteer Friendly Award VASLan (Renewal) |
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January 2018 Recognised as a Breastfeeding Welcome Facility |
2018 |
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2018 |
February 2018 25th Lanarkshire Business Excellent Awards - Community Impact 2018 |
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February 2018 Registered as Living Wage Employer |
2018 |
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2018 |
May 2018 The Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for Voluntary Service by Groups in the Community |
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May 2018 Tobacco Free Generation by 2034 Award |
2018 |
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2019 |
August 2019 Resilient Communities won VASLan 'Enterprising Organisation of the Year' award |
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September 2019 Healthy Living Award Plus |
2019 |
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2020 |
November 2020 Paths for All Dementia Friendly Volunteer of the Year |
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December 2020 Paths for All Dementia Accreditation |
2020 |
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2003 |
February 2003 Healthy Valleys established New Opportunities Funding awarded for 4 years - Douglas and Nethan Valley only |
2003 |
June 2003 Visit from HRH Prince Charles, Patron of Scottish Business in the Community |
2004 |
April 2004 MSP Tom McCabe, Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, launched organisation |
2004 |
2004 31 registered volunteers |
2005 |
March 2005 SoLVE Volunteering Quality Standards Plus Award |
2005 |
August 2005 Visit from MSP Johann Lamont, Deputy Minister for Communities |
2006 |
May 2006 Visit from MSP Andy Kerr, Minister for Health and Community Care |
2006 |
September 2006 Cabinet Secretary for Health, Nicola Sturgeon launched Routes to Health Clydesdale (stress management centre, Lesmahagow) |
2008 |
2008 & 2009 Successfully secured the Scottish Government's Transitional Fund |
2010 |
March 2010 Launch of My Way Project funded by the Government's Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland Fund |
2010 |
2010 Registered to undertake the Mental Health Commendation Award 2010 |
2010 |
2010 Co-founders of the Scottish Healthy Living Centre Alliance now know as Scottish Communities for Health and wellbeing |
2011 |
March 2011 120 active volunteers of which 44% were initially service users - cycle of development |
2011 |
2011 Healthy Valleys' volunteer, Gillian Armstrong won The Unsung Hero Award at The Herald Society Awards and Ideas Exchange and also Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire Volunteer of the Year Award |
2012 |
April 2012 Awarded BIG Lottery Fund to expand and extend reach of the Grassroots Project |
2012 |
May 2012 GSK & King's Fund IMPACT award winner |
2014 |
September 2014 Won the Volunteer Friendly Award from VASLan |
2015 |
December 2015 Fully approved REHIS centre |
2016 |
November 2016 Won in 2 categories of the VASLan Third Sector Awards Active Organisation or Project - Go2Play project and Overall Health and Wellbeing Organisation |
2016 |
December 2016 Awarded Healthy Living Awards for Rigside, Lanark & Kirkmuirhill Community Cafes and the Rural Café |
2017 |
June 2017 Won VASLan 'Volunteering Organisation of the Year' |
2017 |
September 2017 Volunteer Friendly Award VASLan (Renewal) |
2018 |
January 2018 Recognised as a Breastfeeding Welcome Facility |
2018 |
February 2018 25th Lanarkshire Business Excellent Awards - Community Impact 2018 |
2018 |
February 2018 Registered as Living Wage Employer |
2018 |
May 2018 The Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for Voluntary Service by Groups in the Community |
2018 |
May 2018 Tobacco Free Generation by 2034 Award |
2019 |
August 2019 Resilient Communities won VASLan 'Enterprising Organisation of the Year' award |
2019 |
September 2019 Healthy Living Award Plus |
2020 |
November 2020 Paths for All Dementia Friendly Volunteer of the Year |
2020 |
December 2020 Paths for All Dementia Accreditation |