Argyll and the Islands

 

 

The Argyll and the Islands Local Action Group area is large, complex and diverse. It is almost entirely rural (99.3%) in nature and includes 25 inhabited islands.

The area is serviced by six small rural towns, five of which have populations below 10,000, the exception being the town of Helensburgh which is also part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.  

Under the applicable Scottish and United Kingdom legislation, The Local Action Group (LAG) will take forward in the Argyll and Bute Area, the Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Programme(s) from 2022 onwards, which seek to support Rural Community Led Visions.

The aim of Argyll and the Islands Local Action Group is to "Support community-led economic growth and sustainable rural development within the Argyll and the Islands area" by:

  • Halting and reversing the declining population;
  • Supporting and developing a stronger local economy;
  • Broadening the scope of economic activity at a local level;
  • Creating long-term sustainable employment particularly in those areas identified as having a fragile economic base; and
  • Building on our unique natural and cultural heritage.

Argyll and the Islands Local Action Group has partner representatives from a wide range of public, private and community sector organisations including:

  • Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
  • Argyll and Bute TSI
  • Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust
  • Argyll and the Isles Tourism Co-operative
  • BID4Oban 
  • Community Planning and Development
  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise
  • Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority
  • Lochgoilhead Village Hall 
  • NFU Scotland

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