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Sheena Boyd: A Long Time with SRA!

We wanted to say a big thanks to Sheena Boyd who recently stepped down as a trustee of Scottish Rural Action. She was co-opted in 2017 and…

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Celebrating Village Halls and Community Spaces

Christine Fairbairn, our Engagement and Membership Lead, writes... Community spaces and village halls are often the unsung heroes of our…

Thanks to Innes, Our Youth Consultant

A huge thanks is owed to our youth consultant, Innes Morgan, who this year took a step back from Scottish Rural Action. Innes started…

Water, Wastewater and Drainage Policy Consultation

Working with Dr. Elizabeth Lawson from Newcastle University, and hearing directly from members and other representatives in rural and…

Sheena Boyd: A Long Time with SRA!

We wanted to say a big thanks to Sheena Boyd who recently stepped down as a trustee of Scottish Rural Action. She was co-opted in 2017 and…

Celebrating Village Halls and Community Spaces

Christine Fairbairn, our Engagement and Membership Lead, writes... Community spaces and village halls are often the unsung heroes of our…

Thanks to Innes, Our Youth Consultant

A huge thanks is owed to our youth consultant, Innes Morgan, who this year took a step back from Scottish Rural Action. Innes started…

Water, Wastewater and Drainage Policy Consultation

Working with Dr. Elizabeth Lawson from Newcastle University, and hearing directly from members and other representatives in rural and…

New Report: Policy Playing Catch Up on Scotland’s Green Investment Boom

A flood of green investment into Scottish land holdings could deepen existing perceptions of what divides landowners and rural communities…

UK Parliament launches a call for evidence on the cost of living in rural Scotland

The UK Parliament has launched a call for evidence on the cost of living and its impact on rural communities in Scotland. The deadline is…

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New Research on Rural Movements Across Europe and How They Inform a Scottish Approach

The rural movement for Scotland can boost the voices and influence of communities in national policy-making decisions – but it needs to be…

20 Minute Neighbourhoods in Rural and Island Areas?

20 Minute Neighbourhoods in Rural and Island Areas? Popularised in Oregon, Australia and Scandinavia, 20 minute neighbourhoods are places…

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What is Needed to Achieve a Just Transition for Rural and Island Scotland?

Drawing on thirty years of experience in community development and her work with young people in remote and isolated areas, our Acting…

A Borders community’s solution to ensure community resilience

The responses to the recent email from SRA has revealed that around Scotland there are a wide variety of so called “co-ordinating anchors”…

Pandemic Poetry from Grimsay, Uist

A young woman, an artist, a musician, who has lived and worked in Iceland where there is a Grmsay, now finds herself in Grimsay, Uist Outer…

Rural Housing Scotland Conference 2020

Rural Housing Scotland Conference 2020: Rural Vision I attended the Rural Housing Scotland conference held at the Dunkeld House Hotel and…

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20 Minute Neighbourhoods: Isle of Jura

Barbara Grieve, our Research and Finance Officer, has been researching a few case studies across rural and island Scotland. Here she…

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Community Wealth Building: Tradition Bearing

Barbara Grieve, our Research and Finance Officer, has been researching a few case studies across rural and island Scotland. Here she…

Community Wealth Building: Micro Enterprises

Barbara Grieve, our Research and Finance Officer, has been researching a few case studies across rural and island Scotland. Here she looks…

Community Transport as a form of Community Wealth Building?

Barbara Grieve, our Research and Finance Officer, has been conducting interviews with various people across rural and island Scotland to…

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Sheena Boyd: A Long Time with SRA!

Celebrating Village Halls and Community Spaces

Thanks to Innes, Our Youth Consultant

Water, Wastewater and Drainage Policy Consultation

Sheena Boyd: A Long Time with SRA!

Celebrating Village Halls and Community Spaces

Thanks to Innes, Our Youth Consultant

Water, Wastewater and Drainage Policy Consultation

New Report: Policy Playing Catch Up on Scotland’s Green Investment Boom

UK Parliament launches a call for evidence on the cost of living in rural Scotland

New Research on Rural Movements Across Europe and How They Inform a Scottish Approach

20 Minute Neighbourhoods in Rural and Island Areas?

What is Needed to Achieve a Just Transition for Rural and Island Scotland?

A Borders community’s solution to ensure community resilience

Pandemic Poetry from Grimsay, Uist

Rural Housing Scotland Conference 2020

20 Minute Neighbourhoods: Isle of Jura

Community Wealth Building: Tradition Bearing

Community Wealth Building: Micro Enterprises

Community Transport as a form of Community Wealth Building?

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