Congratulations and best wishes are due to our members Keose Glebe Steering Group who on Friday (25th March 2016)announced it’s completion of the purchase of the c.1,200 acre estate on the Isle of Lewis. The estate will now be operated on behalf of the community by Keose Glebe Estate Ltd – a not for profit company, which is seeking charitable… Read more »
The Scottish Government’s Community Land Team is holding a consultation on proposals for secondary legislation for the community right to buy abandoned, neglected or detrimental land. Community Land Scotland will be making a response to this and will be consulting its members in due course. A copy of the consultation can be accessed here. The consultation seeks… Read more »
Kyle & Lochalsh Community Trust is seeking to appoint a Development Officer Applications are invited from energetic and self-motivated individuals who can act as a catalyst for innovative and sustainable community development in Lochalsh. See here for full details and how to apply (deadline for applications is noon on Monday 11th April) Kyle of Sutherland… Read more »
The Scottish Government have announced that the Scottish Land Fund will continue until 2020 and support will be trebled to £10 million a year to help communities buy their own land. The previous Land Fund awarded £9 million over three years to 52 communities throughout Scotland. Of the 500,000 acres of land already in community ownership, over 90,000… Read more »
Community Land Scotland is today (16.03.16) welcoming the passage of the latest Land Reform Bill. A spokesman said, “Today’s passage of the Land Reform Bill represents important progress in taking Scotland further down the road toward more enlightened land laws and in extending the rights of communities to own land. The Bill that is completing… Read more »
We’re pleased to announce that our sixth annual conference and AGM will be held this year at An Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th May. Community Land Scotland Annual Conference & AGM 2016 What Next for the Sector? Hear from speakers on: the new joint protocol with Scottish Land and… Read more »
The Scottish Government have recently published the following guidance documents about the forthcoming changes to the Community Right to Buy; Changes to the Community Right to Buy process Community Right to Buy – an information leaflet for community bodies, land owners and other interested parties Community Right to Buy – Information for Communities Community Right to… Read more »
Staffin Community Trust (SCT) has declared its interest in purchasing local authority-owned land at the Old Man of Storr. The SCT has written to Highland Council regarding the 82-hectare site at the Storr from the A855 roadside upwards. It follows a community consultation in Staffin which strongly backed the organisation managing or purchasing the area… Read more »
In response to a number of requests from community group clients looking to distribute funds from self generated income – Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) and Community Land Scotland (CLS) are running a free webinar on Community Benefit Funds and what they can support. This webinar will be held on… Read more »
Today, 2nd March 2016, a Global Call to Action on community land rights is launched. Community Land Scotland supports the Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights. All across the world local people are fighting for land rights in the face of land grabbing which is depriving them of their land, their… Read more »
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