{"id":6906,"date":"2024-12-18T11:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T11:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6906"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:54:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:54:56","slug":"edinburgh-food-project-director-bethany-biggar-is-leaving-to-explore-pastures-new","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/news\/edinburgh-food-project-director-bethany-biggar-is-leaving-to-explore-pastures-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Food Project Director Bethany Biggar is leaving to explore pastures new"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bethany-Forth-Bridge33-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6910 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bethany-Forth-Bridge33-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bethany-Forth-Bridge33-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bethany-Forth-Bridge33-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edinburghfoodproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bethany-Forth-Bridge33.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>After 10 years with Edinburgh Food Project, our Director Bethany Biggar has announced that she will be leaving the organisation to explore pastures new early in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Bethany is set to join Change Mental Health, a national charity which provides support to ensure no one needs to face mental illness alone. She will join as Head of National Services in March and is confident that this is the right time for change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cIt has been an absolute privilege leading Edinburgh Food Project and I feel that I\u2019m leaving the organisation in good health. However, every organisation needs an injection of fresh energy, and this is a great time for new leadership, new skills, and exciting new ideas to take the Project into an even brighter future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for me to build my own skills and knowledge, and my new role at Change Mental Health offers me the opportunity to learn and grow and to develop my career. But Edinburgh Food Project has been a brilliant place to work and I\u2019m confident that the next Director will find it every bit as incredible as I have over the last 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bethany\u2019s official last day at EFP will be on 28 February, but she\u2019ll be using up some annual leave before that. We\u2019re sure all our volunteers, partners, and supporters will join us in wishing her every success in her new role. The search for our new Director will begin in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for me to build my own skills and knowledge, and my new role at Change Mental Health offers me the opportunity to learn and grow and to develop my career. 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