Community development
The Scottish Land Commission is taking a groundbreaking step to ensure the well-being of local communities by introducing fresh guidelines that emphasise the importance of community-centred land use decisions.
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The National Centre for Resilience (NCR) have announced that their ‘Community Councils Fund’ is open with applications closing on 31 January 2024.
The funding is for Community Councils to develop local resilience plans that address potential natural hazards such as heavy snow, landslides, high winds, and other disruptive events and subsequently enhance their local community preparedness and response to natural hazards.
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Holyrood’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee has today launched a call for views to inform its consideration of the Scottish Government’s Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill.
The legislation represents the Scottish Government’s ‘vision for agriculture’ to transform farming and food production in Scotland and to make it a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
- Read more about Holyrood Committee launches inquiry into the Agricultural and Rural Communities Scotland Bill
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With National Mentoring Day on the 27th of October, enterprise support organisation GrowBiz is asking those in the rural business community to consider whether they can give something back by volunteering as a mentor.
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The Wolfson Foundation have announced that their ‘Funding for Places’ grants will be open from 20 November - 5 January (for decisions in June). The programme provides support for places and are for capital initiatives, i.e. buildings (new build or refurbishment) and equipment.
The Wolfson Foundation is an independent grant-making charity, based in central London but funding across the UK.