Food partnerships bring together key stakeholders from right across the local food system, from the local authority, Health Boards and public sector establishments to food growers, retailers and the hospitality sector.

With the pending arrival of the Good Food Nation legalisation and a new Good Food Nation Plan duty, South Lanarkshire will need a strong and organised community food sector to deliver these duties. The creation of this network is also a requirement to maintain our current Good Food Nation bronze level status. This network will incorporate all aspects of good food policy pillars, including health and wellbeing; growing; community eating; affordable food, food insecurity, food dignity, whole systems working, education and capacity building within the community food sector.

The network will participate in the Community Planning Partnership under the tackling poverty working group and will undertake public engagement on local food systems as an output of the funding. This will inform South Lanarkshire’s Good Food Nation plan once this duty is legislated in late 2025. 

A third sector organisation will bring together a network that will develop a co-ordinated local approach to food related work in communities across South Lanarkshire and to identify areas for development and identify possible funding sources for new activities. This network will be the vehicle for communities to participate in the development of the Good Food Nation (GFN) plan as it develops.

Application form

Please ensure you have read our guidance information prior to submitting your application.

Please note 

• As part of your application, you are required to upload a signed copy of the terms and conditions.
• Applications may time out. To avoid losing your work, we recommend saving your answers in a separate document before submitting.

Applications will close 11.59pm Monday 15 Septmeber.

Futher information

For futher information, or guidance please contact Dana Brady. 
dana.brady@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 
07384 907556