Rural services

Details of how the Scottish Government will deliver their priorities over the lifetime of the National Islands Plan have been published in a route map.

It identifies the methods to monitor progress towards fulfilling the many commitments in the Plan and sets out timescales for delivery of our work.

Community-led Housing Management & Maintenance

Join the Scottish Islands Federation Island Housing Group as they discuss Community-led Housing Management & Maintenance.

Once the development and build phase of a community-led housing project is underway there are lots of things to consider around local lettings policy, long-term management, and on-going maintenance, and this will be the focus for our next Island Housing Group meeting where we will learn from and discuss some working models.

Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) Perth & Kinross has announce a new sponsorship deal by Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew through the support of its Early Years Farm Resource Box initiative.

The partnership aims to enrich early agricultural education for young people across Scotland.

The Social Enterprise Scotland (SES) Summit is a three-day programme of events, from the 6th to the 8th of November.

This year’s agenda will focus on social enterprises’ contribution to delivering a well-being economy and will cover a diverse range of topics. Tickets are now available for a full day of sector-leading speakers, informative roundtable discussions, and significant networking opportunities.

First Minister John Swinney has said the Scottish Government will focus on maximising investment from newly created UK Government energy initiatives, including Great British Energy, the National Wealth Fund and the Clean Power 2030 Mission, in projects in Scotland.

Trustees week conference 2024: Good governance – future proofing for trustees

Join SCVO at their free Trustees’ Week 2024 conference where they’ll be bringing together trustees and charity and governance expert speakers in Edinburgh to celebrate the work trustees do and share all of their experience and knowledge. There will be lots of opportunities for networking, learning and sharing your own experiences. Lunch and refreshments provided.

Running Community Spaces

The 2021 Social Enterprise Census highlighted that over 1000 social enterprises run Community Centres and Halls and this has been one of the consistently largest fields of economic activity since the first Census in 2015.

CPG Rural Policy: Community Benefit , Tax, Land Value Capture

Join SRUC in person or online for the next Cross Party Group in Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy, where they will focus on innovations in Community Benefit, Tax, and Land Value Capture across rewewable energy, natural capital and other globalised rural industries.

Speakers to be confirmed, but tentatively include:

Agri - Innovation & Insights Event

Join the James Hutton Institute at a Agri - Innovation & Insights Event for a day filled with exciting discussions, innovative ideas, and insightful presentations.

The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has announce the transfer of Campsie High Kirk in Lennoxtown into community ownership for use as an arts, cultural and community events hub

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