Health and wellbeing

Support in Mind Scotland and Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) are running a survey to find out what it's like to live with mental ill health in rural Scotland.

The survey aims to discover how living in a rural area affects daily life - including the use of public transport, accessing services and being part of small communities

Take part in a Scottish Government consultation and help shape Scotland's first social security system.

The Scottish Government is looking for views from people across the country on the benefits being devolved to Scotland and how they are delivered.

The process of transferring power, for the Scottish Parliament to make legislation in relation to a limited number of benefits, including disability and carers payments, passed an important milestone this month when regulations were laid at Westminster to begin the transfer.

Kelvin Valley & Falkirk LEADER are seeking new members for their Local Action Group.

Kelvin Valley & Falkirk LEADER are looking for people with experience of economic and/or community development in rural parts of East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk to join the Local Action Group (LAG).

The Scottish Rural Parliament's Rural Innovators Awards are currently open in seven categories.

Do you know a project, person or organisation improving life in rural communities?

Nominations are now being accepted in the following categories:

• Business
• Young People
• Climate Change
• Community Councils
• Housing
• Health and Social Care 
• Angus

The closing date for all applications is 31 August 2016.

Scottish Rural Action are recruiting volunteers to campaign on rural issues and facilitate workshops at the 2016 Scottish Rural Parliament event.

The Scottish Rural Parliament brings together people from communities and decision-makers from public bodies, NGOs and private bodies, with the aim of improving rural policy and finding better ways of providing services.

The installation of an artificial bowling green and a community hall refurbishment are the first two projects to benefit from funding from the Orkney LEADER 2014-2020 Programme.

The Kirkwall Bowling Club will install an artificial outdoor bowling green which will allow assurances of play irrespective of the weather, extending the playing season and increasing the opportunity for members and non-members to use the facility.

Book your place at the free 'Connecting communities in rural Lanarkshire' conference to find out more about Lanarkshire LEADER.

The new £4 million Lanarkshire LEADER programme will be launched at the event in Carluke on 1 September.

It will also be a chance to find out more about the priorities and objectives against which applications for funding will be assessed.

There will be three interactive workshops and a chance learn about successful projects from the previous programme.