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.
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The Urban Gathering 2023
On February 22 2023, we hosted the Urban Gathering. Sixteen community groups from towns and cities across Scotland, as well as other third sector organisations, joined us in Stirling.
Capital Investment: Local action in Edinburgh
Communities in Edinburgh have been slower to take control of their local assets than their counterparts elsewhere in Scotland, it has been recognised. But they are now catching up with a series of truly exciting projects.
Appointment of John Todd to the Board of Community Land Scotland
Community Land Scotland has appointed John Todd to its Board of Directors.
“They’ve been levelling up for decades”: Isle of Eigg featured on BBC Countryfile
There’s a lot we can all learn from the Isle of Eigg, which featured on Countryfile this week.
The villagers keeping their dream alive
Residents of community of Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village, are on tenterhooks as they wait to find out if a funding bid for their purchase of… Read More »The villagers keeping their dream alive
Meet the Pioneers: Landscape Scale Ecological Restoration
23 November 2022 * 14:00 – 15:30
The way that Scotland’s land is owned and managed has a huge impact on the country’s ability to tackle twin crises of the climate emergency and biodiversity. In this Meet the Pioneers, we’ll hear from three Members about what community-led ecological restoration looks like for them.
Lessons & Learning from the Gaelic Communities Fund
2 December 2022 * 11:00 – 12:30
Could community trusts have a unique role to play in supporting the use of Gaelic? That’s the question that ten communities have been working on over the past year, as part of a partnership project between Community Land Scotland and Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
Local groups celebrate achievements in Community Land Week
This year’s annual Community Land Week Oct 8th – 16th celebrates the achievements of 18 local communities across the length and breadth of Scotland. These… Read More »Local groups celebrate achievements in Community Land Week
Community Land Scotland 2022 AGM & Keeping The Bounce in Your Buyout
27 October 2022 * 10:30 – 12:30 Community Land Scotland’s annual general meeting will be hosted on Zoom this year. All members and the general… Read More »Community Land Scotland 2022 AGM & Keeping The Bounce in Your Buyout
Appointment of Bridie Ashrowan and Kate Wimpress to The Board of Community Land Scotland
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two leading figures in urban community development and regeneration, Bridie Ashrowan and Kate Wimpress, to the board of Community Land Scotland.
Tayvallich Takes the Initiative
The imminent sale of a £10 million Argyll estate gives the Tayvallich community an exciting opportunity to address many of the issues that are threatening… Read More »Tayvallich Takes the Initiative