July 15, 2024

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Jill Rogers (jill@fastforward.org.uk). Jill joins the team as Project Officer. Jill…

July 3, 2024

Donna was delighted to join The Parenting Unit, earlier this year, based within Polmont HMP/YOI. Find out more about our…

July 1, 2024

19th June 2024 What is a Silver Charter Award? It’s a programme that enables organisations to proactively include LGBTQ+ people…

May 8, 2024

Do you enjoy working with people? Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young people?…

May 8, 2024

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Niroshini Kondaswamy Aramval (niroshini@fastforward.org.uk). Niroshini joins the team as Project Development…

March 25, 2024

“Parents and carers feel stuck in a vulnerable position, wanting to safeguard their children from potential harm when they spend…

March 25, 2024

Our Project Officer Jamie Wells, on working with the Beavers, Scouts and Explorers to achieve their Digital Citizen Staged Activity…

March 6, 2024

We are delighted to launch the 2024 edition of our Gambling Education Toolkit! This edition includes updated research, and features…

February 5, 2024

Check out the latest Youth Fund project developed by Irvine Media Club, a group of young people in North Ayrshire….

February 5, 2024

We are delighted to share a new Youth Fund project by young people at Govan Youth Information Project (GYIP). In…

January 31, 2024

Please join us in welcoming our newest board member, Gillian McNeil who joined us in August last year. Gillian has…

January 25, 2024

Our next podcast has just dropped and we were incredibly fortunate to have had the lovely Steph Shilton come speak…

January 15, 2024

We are delighted to share the report from the 2023 Scottish Gambling Education Conference. This year’s theme was ‘Engaging Community…

October 12, 2023

We are thrilled to share that the first episode of our podcast on gambling harms in Scotland is now live!…

September 13, 2023

Our third network webinar of 2023 was on 31 August, and focused on ‘Gambling and Crime.’ Tickets for the event…

September 4, 2023

Are you aged 11-25 and living in Scotland? If so, we want to hear what you think about gambling, cryptocurrency,…

June 29, 2023

In this post, Allie (CEO) and Christina (Project Development Officer) describe our partnership with LGBT Youth Scotland (LGBTYS)  and our…

June 21, 2023

Our second network webinar of 2023 was on 25 May, and focused on ‘Gambling and Mental Health.’ Speakers highlighted research…

May 10, 2023

We are excited to share new research on Scottish students’ views on gambling, gaming, and cryptocurrency. The research was conducted…

May 8, 2023

Fast Forward welcomes the UK government’s recent white paper on gambling reform. It is a positive step in the process…

April 19, 2023

Fast Forward’s new Gambling Harm Awareness Charter, launched with Street League as the first pilot organisation, aims to create a…

April 5, 2023

Our first network webinar of 2023 was on 30 March, and focused on ‘Gambling and Gender.’ Speakers highlighted research around…

March 27, 2023

Fast Forward is now hiring for the role of Project Officer in the Scottish Gambling Education Hub! We are looking for…

February 27, 2023

In this blog, Susan McKellar from the Scottish Women’s Convention shares a take on their roundtable event on women and…

February 22, 2023

Our first networking event in partnership with Simon Community Scotland brought individuals working in the gambling harms and homelessness sectors…

February 9, 2023

In this blog, Georgina Aitchison (Learning & Development Co-ordinator) from includem shares their journey towards including gambling in their work,…

January 26, 2023

In this blog, Robert Quigley from Highland Council shares their journey towards including gambling in their work, and tips for…

December 14, 2022

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Farrah Walji Jiwa (farrah@fastforward.org.uk). Farrah joins the team as Project Officer,…

December 14, 2022

It was wonderful to welcome so many of you to our first annual conference ‘Inspiring the next steps in gambling…

December 1, 2022

In this blog, Erika Copland from Home-Start Orkney shares their journey towards including gambling in their work. Having attended an online…

November 3, 2022

We are delighted to launch the 2022 edition of our Gambling Education Toolkit! This edition includes updated research, delves a…

September 30, 2022

The third network webinar of 2022 was on 29 Sept, and focused on ‘New Technologies in Gambling’. This was our…

August 17, 2022

Are you currently a student at a university or college in Scotland? If so, we want to hear what you…

July 29, 2022

In this post, we explain what cryptocurrency is, and its connections to gambling. Cryptocurrency is an increasingly visible and mainstream…

July 11, 2022

In this post, Tina from the Scottish Gambling Education Hub shares the case study of a youth-led project funded by…

June 2, 2022

Barnardo’s Stirling facilitated a unique art workshop, themed around the topic of gambling and its risks. Two young people got…

May 30, 2022

Men’s Health Week is this month (13-19 June). In this blog, Chris Miezitis from Fathers Network Scotland shares how their…

May 25, 2022

The second network webinar of 2022 was on 26 May, and focused on the links between gambling, gaming, and disability….

May 16, 2022

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Francesca Howard, Scottish Gambling Education Hub Project Manager. Francesca was born…

April 25, 2022

We are delighted to share new research exploring young people across Scotland’s views on gambling and gaming. The report was…

February 9, 2022

The conference on Safer Internet Day (8 Feb 2022) highlighted the wealth of opportunities children and young people have gained…

January 27, 2022

The first network webinar of 2022 focused on tackling stigma around gambling. We are thrilled that so many members took…

December 22, 2021

Many of the people and organisations we work with deliver training, or educational sessions, for young people and families. In…

November 17, 2021

We are delighted to share that GambleAware has recommissioned the Hub’s work for a further three years. The Hub project…

October 8, 2021

Hi, my name is Tina Reuter and I am delighted to join the Fast Forward team as Project Officer (Gambling…

September 29, 2021

Our network meeting this September focused on the psychology of gambling. We’re delighted so many members were able to attend…

July 15, 2021

The Scottish Gambling Education Hub supports Scottish third sector organisations that work with young people and families to include gambling…

June 30, 2021

In May we launched the Trust Me film resource and website, and held a digital screening of the film at…

May 27, 2021

The spring network webinar focused on involving people with lived experience in the prevention of gambling harm. It was our…

April 29, 2021

The UK Government is reviewing our gambling laws through a process called the Gambling Act Review. The existing laws were…

April 1, 2021

The Scottish Gambling Education Hub’s Support Officer Alexa Armstrong shares how the team adapted to life in lockdown. Well, what…

March 4, 2021

Even small gambling spend linked to poor financial, social, and health outcomes. Researchers at Oxford University published a landmark study…

October 30, 2020

Having joined us on 9th November 2012, Chiara Marin is leaving Fast Forward to take up a new post with…

March 1, 2020

Youth 2000 (Y2K) engaged their young people in the co-creation of an awareness-raising video addressing gambling-related harms. Mindful of the…

February 13, 2020

A group of young people took it upon themselves to examine just how different their community is from a more…

December 18, 2019

On December 5th, the Gambling Education Hub team attended the GambleAware 7th Annual Conference in London. This year’s programme theme…

November 7, 2019

Fast Forward is delighted to share the evaluation summary of the 2019 theatre-based school tour addressing gambling-related harms. Fast Forward…

July 3, 2019

A series of pitch side activities during a football game engaged young people in conversations about gambling, loot boxes, and…