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SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Inverness
DESCRIPTION:23 April – 30 April 2025 \nMonday – Friday * 9:00 – 17:00 \nSaturday * 11:00 – 15:00 \n  \nAn exhibition about Scotland’s community ownership journey over the last 100 years… and where we go next. \nThis exhibition originally toured across parts of Scotland in Summer 2024 in partnership with the Travelling Gallery and was seen by close to 2\,500 people. We are delighted to be able to take this back out 10 venues around Scotland in Spring / Summer 2025. \nThe exhibition acknowledges and celebrates the efforts\, ingenuity and passion of all those involved in community ownership over the last century. The exhibition shines light on the tremendous collective effort of people across Scotland working together to make a better future for themselves and the nation; empowering communities and the land they live on\, the land which they are custodians of. \nEach work is rooted in the experience and knowledge of people deeply involved in community ownership and then honed and shaped by artists embedded in those places. Each process of creation was about reciprocity\, sharing skills and collective vision. \nIt is important to contextualise these contemporary artworks within the larger land reform movement of Scotland\, so woven through the exhibition are the milestones and accomplishments of the last one hundred years\, and an invitation to look forward towards what the next one hundred years might hold. \nEverything traces back to people and place; the stories of how people live\, how they create a sense of belonging and how we live in harmony with the rest of the natural world. These artworks are about tracing the roots of this social movement to see what has flourished already\, and to wonder what blossoms are still to come. \n \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/where-we-stand-inverness/
LOCATION:WASPS\, Gym Hall\, Stephens Street\, Inverness\, IV2 3JP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
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SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Grantown
DESCRIPTION:8 April – 22 April 2025 \nMonday – Friday * 10:00 – 17:00 \nSaturday * 11:00 – 15:00 \n  \nAn exhibition about Scotland’s community ownership journey over the last 100 years… and where we go next. \nThis exhibition originally toured across parts of Scotland in Summer 2024 in partnership with the Travelling Gallery and was seen by close to 2\,500 people. We are delighted to be able to take this back out 10 venues around Scotland in Spring / Summer 2025. \nThe exhibition acknowledges and celebrates the efforts\, ingenuity and passion of all those involved in community ownership over the last century. The exhibition shines light on the tremendous collective effort of people across Scotland working together to make a better future for themselves and the nation; empowering communities and the land they live on\, the land which they are custodians of. \nEach work is rooted in the experience and knowledge of people deeply involved in community ownership and then honed and shaped by artists embedded in those places. Each process of creation was about reciprocity\, sharing skills and collective vision. \nIt is important to contextualise these contemporary artworks within the larger land reform movement of Scotland\, so woven through the exhibition are the milestones and accomplishments of the last one hundred years\, and an invitation to look forward towards what the next one hundred years might hold. \nEverything traces back to people and place; the stories of how people live\, how they create a sense of belonging and how we live in harmony with the rest of the natural world. These artworks are about tracing the roots of this social movement to see what has flourished already\, and to wonder what blossoms are still to come. \n \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/where-we-stand-grantown/
LOCATION:Grantown Museum\, Burnfield House\, Grantown-on-Spey\, Moray\, PH26 3HH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250404T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250404T211500
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
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SUMMARY:Trusting People to be Wild - inspiration from Eigg and beyond
DESCRIPTION:LIVESTREAM CANCELLED: \nUnfortunately Wi-Fi has conspired against us and so we’ve made the decision to cancel the planned livestream of this event. We are sorry for the disappointment as we know that many of you were looking forward to tonight’s event – but we don’t want to put you through the frustrating exercise of watching a livestream with delays and lags. Instead\, we will record the event tonight and will upload the full video of it by Monday afternoon. We will email you once the event is live on our YourTube channel. \nThank you for your understanding. \n  \n \nIn 1997\, the Scottish Wildlife Trust became a founding member of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust\, one of Scotland’s first community buyouts. Over the last 28 years\, this partnership has seen Eigg thrive as a beacon of community empowerment and environmental action. \nScottish Wildlife Chair Kenny Taylor has been part of Eigg’s community ownership story since the start. In his Simon Fraser lecture he will reflect how community led wildlife conservation creates positive futures for people and planet. How nature\, culture and community combined can deliver political change in Scotland and beyond. \n4th April 2025 marks 28 years since the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust’s offer to buy the island into community ownership was accepted. Kenny will be joined by Eigg’s community\, and previous Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust Chair John Hutchison\, to share memories of Eigg’s generational change in word and music. \nDr Kenny Taylor FRSA is a well-known figure in the world of conservation as an ecologist\, writer\, editor\, broadcaster and musician. Currently Chair of the Scottish Wildlife Trust\, he was previously Chair of the North of Scotland Local Group\, and Convenor of the Trust’s Conservation Committee. He was involved when SWT supported the community buy-out of the Isle of Eigg in 1997\, as Chair of Trees for Life through the purchase of Dundreggan\, and more recently in the campaign to save Coul Links and the establishment of Riverwoods. \nA passionate advocate for communities\, John Hutchison MBE CEng chaired the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust from 2007 to 2015. Currently Chair of East Lochaber Community Trust and Constitution for Scotland\, he has previously chaired West Highland Museum\, John Muir Trust\, the Scottish Rural Parliament\, UHI West Highland College\, and was a Director of Community Land Scotland. \nProgramme: \n\nWelcome\, John Hutchison\nSimon Fraser lecture\, Dr Kenny Taylor\, Scottish Wildlife Trust\nPanel: Dr Kenny Taylor\, Colin Carr\, Norah Barnes\, Ann Fraser\, and John Hutchison\nToast to the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust by Stuart Fergusson\, Chair of Isle of Eigg Residents Association and Maggie Fyffe\, Secretary of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust\nMusic\n\n  \n \nThe Simon Fraser Memorial Series is part of Linn an Fhearainn / 100 Years of Community Ownership. The project focuses on the stories of community owners\, the change they created\, and how their legacy might shape the future by building a new digital archive. The archive can be accessed at www.100years.scot. \nThe Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture series launched in January 2024\, held in Edinburgh\, with subsequent events in Gigha\, Lewis and Glasgow. These events are dedicated to the memory of Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland. Simon was instrumental in the success of some of the early community buyouts including Eigg\, Knoydart and Gigha as well as the Assynt Crofters buyout. \nSimon said of the Eigg buyout “It is a triumph for all that is good in humanity and certainly one in the eye for everything that is mean-spirited and self-seeking.” \n\n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/trusting-people-to-be-wild-inspiration-from-eigg-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Eigg Community Hall\, Isle of Eigg\, PH42 4RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hundred Years of Community Ownership,Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T160000
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SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Eskdalemuir
DESCRIPTION:1 April – 6 April 2025 \nMonday – Sunday * 10:00 – 16:00 \n  \nAn exhibition about Scotland’s community ownership journey over the last 100 years… and where we go next. \nThis exhibition originally toured across parts of Scotland in Summer 2024 in partnership with the Travelling Gallery and was seen by close to 2\,500 people. We are delighted to be able to take this back out 10 venues around Scotland in Spring / Summer 2025. \nThe exhibition acknowledges and celebrates the efforts\, ingenuity and passion of all those involved in community ownership over the last century. The exhibition shines light on the tremendous collective effort of people across Scotland working together to make a better future for themselves and the nation; empowering communities and the land they live on\, the land which they are custodians of. \nEach work is rooted in the experience and knowledge of people deeply involved in community ownership and then honed and shaped by artists embedded in those places. Each process of creation was about reciprocity\, sharing skills and collective vision. \nIt is important to contextualise these contemporary artworks within the larger land reform movement of Scotland\, so woven through the exhibition are the milestones and accomplishments of the last one hundred years\, and an invitation to look forward towards what the next one hundred years might hold. \nEverything traces back to people and place; the stories of how people live\, how they create a sense of belonging and how we live in harmony with the rest of the natural world. These artworks are about tracing the roots of this social movement to see what has flourished already\, and to wonder what blossoms are still to come. \n \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/where-we-stand-eskdalemuir/
LOCATION:The Eskdalemuir Community Hub\, Eskdalemuir\, Langholm\, Dumfries and Galloway\, DG13 0QJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250330T160000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
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SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Stow
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition about Scotland’s community ownership journey over the last 100 years… and where we go next.  \nThis exhibition originally toured across parts of Scotland in Summer 2024 in partnership with the Travelling Gallery and was seen by close to 2\,500 people. We are delighted to be able to take this back out 10 venues around Scotland in Spring / Summer 2025. \nThe exhibition acknowledges and celebrates the efforts\, ingenuity and passion of all those involved in community ownership over the last century. The exhibition shines light on the tremendous collective effort of people across Scotland working together to make a better future for themselves and the nation; empowering communities and the land they live on\, the land which they are custodians of. \nEach work is rooted in the experience and knowledge of people deeply involved in community ownership and then honed and shaped by artists embedded in those places. Each process of creation was about reciprocity\, sharing skills and collective vision. \nIt is important to contextualise these contemporary artworks within the larger land reform movement of Scotland\, so woven through the exhibition are the milestones and accomplishments of the last one hundred years\, and an invitation to look forward towards what the next one hundred years might hold. \nEverything traces back to people and place; the stories of how people live\, how they create a sense of belonging and how we live in harmony with the rest of the natural world. These artworks are about tracing the roots of this social movement to see what has flourished already\, and to wonder what blossoms are still to come. \n \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/where-we-stand-stow-2/
LOCATION:Stow Town Hall\, Townfoot\, Stow\, TD1 2QN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250311T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250311T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20250120T175409Z
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Fife
DESCRIPTION:We are stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across Scotland to share inspiring stories of community ownership. Tuesday 11 March from 18:00 – 20:00\, we will host an information session at Greener Kirkcaldy to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \nThe session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  Inspiring stories of community landowners \nAfter a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland. \nIn addition to this event\, we will also be hosting two additional events in East Lothian and the Scottish Borders. You can register for those events at the links here: \n\n\n\nMonday 3 March * 13:00 – 15:00: Tranent\, East Lothian\nWednesday 5 March * 18:00 – 20:00: Eyemouth\, Scottish Borders\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-roadshow-fife/
LOCATION:Greener Kirkcaldy\, 8 Fergus Place\, Kirkcaldy\, Fife\, KY1 1XT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250303T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250303T150000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20250120T172610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100447Z
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: East Lothian
DESCRIPTION:We are stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across Scotland to share inspiring stories of community ownership. Monday 3 March from 13:00 – 15:00\, we will host an information session at The Fraser Centre in Tranent to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \nThe session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  Cockenzie House and Gardens will share the story of their ownership journey \nAfter a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland. \nIn addition to this event\, we will also be hosting two additional events in the Scottish Borders and Fife. You can register for those events at the links here: \n\nWednesday 5 March * 18:00 – 20:00: Eyemouth\, Scottish Borders\nTuesday 11 March * 18:00 – 20:00: Kirkcaldy\, Fife
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/co-roadshow-east-lothian/
LOCATION:The Fraser Centre\, 3a Winton Place\, Tranent\, East Lothian\, EH331AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
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SUMMARY:Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture 2025
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the annual Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture 2025.\nThe second annual Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture will take place in London and will be hosted by Community Land Scotland. The focus of the event will be on sharing experiences and learning between England\, Scotland and Wales about community ownership and the transformational change it can deliver. \nThis conversation comes at a particularly opportune moment. The UK Government is developing proposals for the introduction of Community Right to Buy in England through the English Devolution Bill. Previous reforms\, such as the Localism Act\, have not given communities the same power\, or had the breadth of vision\, as the Scottish equivalents. It is also working on a land use framework\, with discussion about the potential for a wider land reform agenda. \nThe Welsh Government is reviewing its approach to community assets\, where there are currently no equivalent rights\, and is considering whether to bring forward legislation and policy in support of a more ambitious community ownership agenda. A commission has been established to stimulate innovative thinking on community ownership of land and assets. \nThe facilitated discussion and debate\, chaired by John Watt of Community Land Scotland\, along with a voice of community ownership in Scotland and counterparts in England and Wales\, will equip us with a much richer understanding of the path to community power through ownership of land. \nWe are pleased to be working with colleagues at the Community Land Trust Network\, Power to Change and Cwmpas to bring you this event. We’d also like to thank the Nationwide Foundation for their support. \nThe gathering will feature a chaired panel discussion and open Q&A lasting 90 minutes\, followed by live music and a drinks reception. \n\n  \n\n  \n \nMeet the speakers:\n \nJohn Watt – Chair of Community Land ScotlandJohn has worked in the Highlands and Islands for nearly 40 years. He established the Community Land Unit in Highlands and Islands Enterprise\, chaired the Scottish Land Fund for nine years\, and was vice-chair of the Scottish Government’s Land Reform Review Group. He is also a Board member of Community Land Scotland. \n \nAngela Williams – Development Manager at Tarras Valley Nature ReserveAngela oversees the development and financial sustainability of the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. She manages income-generating projects\, housing on the reserve\, and works with the community to support visitor development. With over 20 years of experience in community buyouts\, including 17 years with the Knoydart Foundation\, she has worked on affordable housing\, deer management\, bunkhouse management\, and renewable energy. Originally trained as a Landscape Architect\, she has a background in project development\, fundraising\, and income generation in the voluntary sector. \n \nCasey Edwards – Community Led Housing Project Manager\, CwmpasCasey manages Communities Creating Homes\, Wales’ only community-led housing hub\, supporting over 50 groups developing 318 affordable homes. With over 10 years in the third sector\, she has worked in community asset transfers and with large housing associations. She holds an MSc in Sustainability\, Planning\, and Environmental Policy\, specialising in community-led high-street regeneration\, and is a trustee of Building Communities Trust. \n \nSonia Bassey\, MBE – Trustee of Community Land Trust Network\, Chair of Mandela8\, Chair of Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services\, Director of L8 Matters CLTSonia is Chair of LCVS and Mandela8\, Director of L8 Matters CLT\, and a former Chair of Africa Oye. After retiring as Director of Public Sector Transformation for Cheshire and Warrington\, she is now a PhD student at Open University. A former senior manager at Cheshire West and Chester Council\, she led the Troubled Families Programme and the West Cheshire Poverty Truth Commission. Raised in a family of activists\, her passion for community work was shaped by early life experiences\, including witnessing the Toxteth Riots. She has a background in community engagement\, arts regeneration\, and was instrumental in an exhibition on the 1981 Toxteth Riots. Sonia was awarded an MBE in 2017 and the Liverpool City Region Lifetime Achiever Award in 2023. \n \nNick Plumb – Director of Policy and Insight at Power to ChangeNick is Director of Policy and Insight at Power to Change – the think-do tank backing community business. He has worked on communities policy and research for almost a decade. He oversees the organisation’s policy\, research and communications functions and\, for the past two and a half years\, was a member of the High Streets Task Force Board. His research has covered everything from devolution and high street regeneration to local government procurement and community cohesion. He contributes regularly to the media and is the author of the Beyond Localism Substack. \nChris Ellis – Performer and MusicianChris Ellis is a musician and filmmaker exploring how the arts help communities share their stories and drive change. With violinist Rosie Toll\, he has contributed music to Land of Promise\, a show combining songs\, spoken word\, and film to highlight struggles for land rights and social justice in the UK. \n \nThe Simon Fraser Memorial Series is part of Linn an Fhearainn / 100 Years of Community Ownership. The project focuses on the stories of community owners\, the change they created\, and how their legacy might shape the future by building a new digital archive. The archive can be accessed at www.100years.scot. \nThe Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture series launched in January 2024\, held in Edinburgh\, with subsequent events in Gigha\, Lewis and Glasgow. These events are dedicated to the memory of Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland. Simon was instrumental in the success of some of the early community buyouts including Eigg\, Knoydart and Gigha as well as the Assynt Crofters buyout. \nSimon said of the Eigg buyout “It is a triumph for all that is good in humanity and certainly one in the eye for everything that is mean-spirited and self-seeking.”
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/sf-lecture-2025/
LOCATION:Nationwide Building\, 1 Threadneedle Street\, London\, EC2R 8AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hundred Years of Community Ownership,Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241102T180000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20241025T133223Z
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SUMMARY:Fire Stories: We Make the Road by Walking
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating a Century of Community Land In Scotland \nThe Craigallian fire\, wisnae just any old fire\, legend has it that fire burned continuously for over 20 year. It was hearth from home for the folk that felt her warmth. Men and Women escaping the hardships of industrial life\, the dirt and drudgery of poverty. When work was scarce fire sitters tramped and dossed all week heading back only to collect their dole. The fire beckoned\, it called to them. And its siren song promised a better life\, a life of socialism and freedom\, full of beauty and poetry under the wide and starry sky. \nCome sit by the fire\, bask in her warm glow. Relax\, soak her up. Listen to her crackle. Can you hear it? Join us for a relaxed afternoon of Chat\, Song\, Poetry\, Film and Performance as we share histories and stories of The Craigallian Fire\, Radical Glasgow\, Scottish Land Reformers and the Community Spirit of Easterhoose! \nThis event is free\, but registration is required. \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/fire-stories/
LOCATION:Platform\, The Bridge\, 1000 Westerhouse Road\, Easterhouse\, Glasgow\, G34 9JW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Hundred Years of Community Ownership
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240821T125022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100629Z
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Prestwick
DESCRIPTION:We are stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across Scotland to share inspiring stories of community ownership. On 26 September\, in partnership with Friends of the Broadway Prestwick\, we will host an information session to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \nThe session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  The inspiring community ownership story of the Friends of the Broadway Prestwick\, who took Prestwick’s iconic Art Deco cinema\, the Broadway\, into community ownership in April of this year. Hear about their journey\, their learning and their plans for the building. \nAfter a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland. \nFollowing this\, attendees will have the opportunity to get a sneak peak into the Broadway.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-roadshow-prestwick/
LOCATION:Bramley’s\, 120 Main St\, Prestwick\, KA9 1PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T150000
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Muirkirk
DESCRIPTION:We are stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across Scotland to share inspiring stories of community ownership. On 26 September\, in partnership with Muirkirk Creatives\, we will host an information session to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \nThe session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  Inspiring community ownership stories \nFollowing a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-roadshow-muirkirk/
LOCATION:Muirkirk Hub\, 15 Furnace Road\, Muirkirk\, KA18 3RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240925T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240925T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240823T114942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100543Z
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: West Kilbride
DESCRIPTION:We are stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across Scotland to share inspiring stories of community ownership. On 25 September\, at the West Kilbride Village Hall\, we will host an information session to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \nThe session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  Inspiring community ownership stories \nAfter a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-roadshow-west-kilbride/
LOCATION:West Kilbride Village Hall\, Arthur Street\, West Kilbride\, KA23 9EN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240920T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240920T210000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240905T112713Z
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SUMMARY:Why land reform matters: The power of people and place
DESCRIPTION:As part of the celebrations to mark 100 years since the resettlement of Galson village\, Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn will host one of Community Land Scotland’s talks in the Simon Fraser Memorial series during its extended heritage festival\, Dùthchas next month. \nThe Simon Fraser Memorial series looks at the life and works of Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland. Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn is a community landowner of the Galson Estate on the Isle of Lewis who worked closely with Simon following the community buy out in 2007. \nThey will be joined by guest speaker\, Brian Wilson. \nAs a journalist and Labour politician\, Brian has campaigned for decades on land reform; as a Minister he instigated the Community Land Unit at HIE and the Scottish Land Fund. He supported and admired the essential work done by Simon Fraser to help deliver a string of community buy-outs. In this lecture\, Brian will ask how that momentum can be regained and explain why it matters. \nRead Brian Wilson’s lecture here. \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/why-land-reform-matters-the-power-of-people-and-place/
LOCATION:Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre\, Borve\, Isle of Lewis\, HS2 0RY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust)":MAILTO:office@uogltd.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240612T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240612T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240426T085803Z
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SUMMARY:From Laird to Shared: Glasgow’s Landownership and Alternative Futures
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday 12 June as we delve into the past\, present\, and future of land ownership in Glasgow. In From Laird to Shared: Glasgow’s Landownership and Alternative Futures\, we’ll unravel the intricate tapestry of landownership in Glasgow\, exploring its contemporary ramifications and showcasing the inspiring efforts of those working to take ownership of their local land. \nThe evening will include a diverse panel of community activists\, academic and community landowners\, alongside music and spoken word. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion from the audience as we untangle the complex picture of landownership in Glasgow. \nGuests for the evening include: \n\nMartin Avila\, CEIS and former Director of Kinning Park Complex\nProfessor Stephen Mullen\, University of Glasgow\nMaggie Morrison\, Inchinnan Development Trust\nSteg G\, Sunny Govan\nIona Macleod\, Govan Docks Collective\nJohnny Cypher\, rapper\, activist and educator\nJosie Duncan\, vocalist and songwriter\n\nSo mark your calendars and join us for an evening of enlightenment\, empowerment\, and envisioning alternative futures. From laird to shared\, together\, we’ll chart a new course for Glasgow’s landownership landscape. \nWatch recording here:\n\n*** \nThis event is part of the Simon Fraser Memorial Series 2024\, part of Linn an Fhearainn / 100 Years of Community Ownership. The series focuses on the stories of community owners\, the change they created\, and how their legacy might shape the future. It pays tribute to the memory of Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland. Simon was instrumental in the success of some of the early community buyouts including Eigg\, Knoydart and Gigha as well as the Assynt Crofters buyout \nThe series launched in January 2024 with the Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture\, held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Additional events are being hosted by the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust\, the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust\, Urras an Taobh Sear / Staffin Community Trust\, Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn / Galson Estate Trust\, the Community Land Trust Network\, and Community Land Scotland.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/from-laird-to-shared/
LOCATION:Adelaide Place Baptist Church\, 209 Bath Street\, Glasgow\, G2 4HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240403T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240406T233000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240112T100652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T141854Z
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SUMMARY:Capturing Your Story: Oral History Workshop for Community Owners
DESCRIPTION:Get ready and confident to capture and share your project’s story in this year of celebration. \nWe have been championing community ownership in Scotland since 2016 and in those years the stories we have amplified have been some of our best work. Community Land Scotland wants to enable community owners with the expertise to present their stories themselves. \nJoin us for an exciting online training to help community owners collect and tell their own oral history of the path towards community ownership. This engaging workshop\, led by Iain Craig\, will provide the tools necessary for community organisations to collect and document their community ownership histories. \nThe workshop will cover: \n\nPreparing step by step.\nSorting out permissions and good practice.\nTrying out recording interviews.\nTalking over potential challenges.\n\nYou will also learn how to take care of and share your results\, as well as learn about how we can support you in your work. \nThis Training is available for all communities that own land or buildings. \n\nDates \n\nWed 3rd Apr * 19:00 – 21:00\nSat 6th Apr * 10:00 – 12:00
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/capturing-your-story-oral-history-workshop-for-community-owners/
LOCATION:Sutherland
CATEGORIES:Oral History Workshop for Community Owners
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ORGANIZER;CN="Community Land Scotland":MAILTO:info@communitylandscotland.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240326T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240326T160000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240222T120145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T162553Z
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SUMMARY:Community ownership and its place in Orkney
DESCRIPTION:Orkney has one of the highest rates of community ownership in Scotland.  Join us in Kirkwall as we hear how community ownership is benefiting Shapinsay\, Westray and Rousay\, Egilsay & Wyre. We will also be joined by Donna Heddie\, Professor of Northern Heritage at UHI and Francesca (Chessa) Couperwhite of HIE for a discussion about how community ownership contributes to the culture and economy of Orkney. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask any questions they have about community ownership. \nThis event is part of our Linn an fhearainn / 100 Years of Community Ownership project and is supported by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \n  \nCan’t make it to Kirkwall? Join us via Livestream: \n\n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-and-its-place-in-orkney/
LOCATION:Kirkwall Library\, MacGillivray Room\, 44 Junction Rd\, Kirkwall\, KW15 1AG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240319T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240319T160000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20240306T142144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T101109Z
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Cumbernauld
DESCRIPTION:This winter\, as we celebrate 100 Years of Community Ownership\, we are stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across Scotland to share inspiring stories of community ownership. On 19 March\, in partnership with Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire\, we will host an information session to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \nThe session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  Inspiring community ownership stories \nFollowing a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-roadshow-cumbernauld/
LOCATION:Freedom City Church\, 6 St Mungo's Rd\, Cumbernauld\, G67 1QR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T170000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20250314T131525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T131525Z
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SUMMARY:Gigha Day & Simon Fraser Memorial Event
DESCRIPTION:The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust played tribute to Simon Fraser in a full day event that celebrated the past\, present and future of the island. \nThis year’s Gigha Day not only commemorated the anniversary of island’s community buyout\, but also served as a memorial event for Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer for land reform. Simon’s wife\, Ann Fraser\, launched the festivities by raising the Gigha flag. Alongside the flag raising\, Gigha Primary buried a time capsule. All the pupils have included a letter which tells a little bit about themselves alongside what they would like to see Gigha like in 100 years. They have also included a photo of something that is important to them and want children of the future to see. \nAfter the flag raising and time capsule\, guests adjourned to the Gigha Hotel for food\, and a couple of mapping activities – the first was to create a timeline of what has happened over the last 100 years on Gigha. The second mapping activity was for people to write what they want to see Gigha like in 100 years’\ntime. \nSeveral speakers were invited to the events\, with the theme of their talks being “Community Wealth Building”. Our first speaker was Neil McInroy. Neil is an international expert on Community Wealth Building and is the global lead for Community Wealth Building at The Democracy Collaborative and is Chair of the Economic Development Association of Scotland. Our second speaker was Miriam Brett who is a Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland which is a think tank that aims to create a democratic\, sustainable\, and just economy for everyone.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/gigha-day-simon-fraser-memorial-event/
LOCATION:Gigha Hotel\, Isle of Gigha\, PA41 7AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240226T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240229T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20231214T111252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100834Z
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SUMMARY:Community Ownership Electric Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:This winter\, as we celebrate 100 Years of Community Ownership\, we will be packing up our campervan\, stocking up on cakes and coffee\, and visiting communities across the Northeast of Scotland and Tayside to share inspiring stories of community ownership. Over the course of one week in February\, we will meet with groups in Angus\, Stirling\, Dundee\, and Aberdeen. \nWe are partnering with Kirrie Connections\, Creative Stirling\, Creative Dundee\, and the Fittie Community Development Company to host four information sessions to share with communities the benefits and opportunities of community ownership. \n \n  \nEach session will feature: \n*  An introduction to community landownership: how can it help your community? How do you start? Who can help? \n*  Information about communities’ rights to register interest in land or buildings \n*  An overview of the support available \n*  Inspiring community ownership stories \n  \nFollowing a few short presentations\, there will be ample time to ask questions\, and to meet with representatives from the Scottish Land Fund and Community Land Scotland. \nIn addition to the four events\, we are hoping to meet with communities who are looking to learn more. If you are part of a community in the Forth Valley\, Dundee\, Angus\, or Aberdeen\, and you would like to set up a meeting\, please email Meg.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/community-ownership-electric-roadshow/
LOCATION:Sutherland
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240124T200000
DTSTAMP:20261012T094750
CREATED:20231208T130609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T131545Z
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SUMMARY:The Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first event in our series celebrating a Hundred Years of Community Ownership. The lecture\, which featured music and song and a conversation between four special guests\, was dedicated to the memory of Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland. Simon was instrumental in the success of some of the early community buyouts including Eigg\, Knoydart and Gigha as well as the Assynt Crofters buyout. \nSimon said of the Eigg buyout ”It is a triumph for all that is good in humanity and certainly one in the eye for everything that is mean-spirited and self-seeking.” \nThe guests reflected on Simon’s life and contribution to land reform\, the history and cultural significance of the last 100 years of reform and what the next 100 years may look like. \nGuests \n\nAgnes Rennie – Vice Chair of Community Land Scotland and Chair of Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn\nAnn Fraser – Simon Fraser’s wife\nMaggie Fyffe – Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust\nKarine Polwart – award winning songwriter\, folk singer and storyteller\n\n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/simon-fraser-memorial-lecture-live/
LOCATION:Dynamic Earth\, Holyrood Road\, Edinburgh\, EH8 8AS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
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