Celebrating urban community landownership at the Scottish Parliament
On 6 February, close to 200 people gathered at the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the achievements of urban community landowners.
Glasgow and Clyde Valley News
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Understanding Urban Community Landownership
The first of a blog series sharing learning from our urban action research project Community Ownership Hub: Glasgow and Clyde Valley.
Transparency, Options to Develop Land and Community Empowerment: Time for Action
We were asked to write a blog for the Scottish Land Commission on their research into transparency and legal options to development land ‘Transparency of Options Agreements’ (Diffley Partnership 2023).
Be a part of Community Land Week in 2023
Community Land Week returns this year in an expanded celebration that will run from the 13th to the 29th of October for the fifth Scotland-wide festival of community landowners.
Community efforts vital in fight to save the natural world
The debate continues over wealthy ‘green lairds’ buying land and receiving public money for environmental projects, used to offset harmful carbon emissions from their normal commercial activities.
Coal miners’ families stop auction of play park on historic mining site, launch community buyout
The community of Cardowan in North Lanarkshire is celebrating this week, after stopping a public auction of their play park.
Taking community ownership to the next level in the Clyde Valley
Community Land Scotland is delighted to announce that it has full funding for its new Community Ownership Hub: Glasgow and Clyde Valley, thanks to grant… Read More »Taking community ownership to the next level in the Clyde Valley
Support Framework Pilot- Community Engagement: Call for proposals
Community Land Scotland and the Community Ownership Hub: Glasgow and Clyde Valley are pleased to announce a consultancy support framework to provide expertise to aspiring… Read More »Support Framework Pilot- Community Engagement: Call for proposals
Community Ownership – Shaping the Future of Our Towns
Following our January 2021 event, Pippa Coutts, Policy and Development Manager, Carnegie UK Trust wrote a blog highlighting the key messages from the conversation.
‘Our Glen’ bought by the locals
The Viewpark Conservation Group and its 2,200 members has successfully completed a community buy out of the land which is the Historic Douglas Support Estate in Lanarkshire, fondly known as ‘Our Glen’ by locals, and a treasured green space.