CONVO

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 .

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.