BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Community Land Scotland - ECPv6.14.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Community Land Scotland
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Community Land Scotland
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20241218T141353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T130300Z
UID:10000166-1740592800-1740600000@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/260225_SimonFraser-216-mrj.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250303T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250303T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250120T172610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100447Z
UID:10000167-1741006800-1741014000@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Tranent.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250311T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250120T175409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100354Z
UID:10000170-1741716000-1741723200@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kirkcaldy.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250330T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T103728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T093528Z
UID:10000187-1743069600-1743350400@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_-timeline-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250401T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T103410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T093552Z
UID:10000554-1743501600-1743955200@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_basket-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250404T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250404T211500
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T120527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T092127Z
UID:10000929-1743796800-1743801300@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SimonFraser-Eigg.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250422T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T105000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T093614Z
UID:10000921-1744106400-1745341200@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_OURS.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250423T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250430T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T110251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T093701Z
UID:10000922-1745398800-1746032400@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_sticks-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250501T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T111707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T093629Z
UID:10000923-1746090000-1746720000@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Wick
DESCRIPTION:1 May – 8 May 2025 \nThursday * 18:00 – 20:00 \nFriday – Tuesday (2nd – 6th) * 11:00 – 16:00 \nThursday (8th) * 11:00 – 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-wick/
LOCATION:Lyth Arts Centre\, Wick\, KW1 4UD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_-timeline-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250509T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T111957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T091842Z
UID:10000924-1746784800-1748019600@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Bettyhill
DESCRIPTION:9 May – 23 May 2025 \nMonday – Saturday * 10:00 – 17:00 \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-bettyhill/
LOCATION:Strathnaver Museum\, Clachan\, Bettyhill\, Sutherland\, KW14 7SS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_basket-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T112533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T091722Z
UID:10000925-1748080800-1748710800@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Portree
DESCRIPTION:24 May – 31 May 2025 \nMonday – Saturday * 10:00 – 17:00 \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-portree/
LOCATION:Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre\, Elgin Hostel\, Dunvegan Road\, Portree\, IV51 9PT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_OURS.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250602T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250616T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T112958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T091204Z
UID:10000926-1748858400-1750093200@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Stirling
DESCRIPTION:2 June – 16 June 2025 \nMonday – Sunday * 10:00 – 17:00 \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-stirling/
LOCATION:Made in Stirling\, 44 King Street\, Stirling\, FK8 1AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_sticks-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250625T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T114146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T090409Z
UID:10000927-1750248000-1750874400@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Glasgow
DESCRIPTION:18 June – 25 June 2025 \nWednesday – Saturday * 12:00 – 18:00 \nMonday – Wednesday * 12:00 – 18:00 \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  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/where-we-stand-glasgow/
LOCATION:Komplex Gallery\, 72a Victoria Rd\, Glasgow\, G42 7AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_-timeline-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250627T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250711T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250314T114925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T085035Z
UID:10000928-1751014800-1752253200@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where We Stand - Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:27 June – 11 July 2025 \nMonday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00 \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-edinburgh/
LOCATION:North Edinburgh Arts\, MacMillan Square\, off Pennywell Road\,\, Edinburgh\, EH4 4TZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Where We Stand
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WhereWeStand_OURS.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250917T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250821T141724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T095850Z
UID:10000964-1758132000-1758139200@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Johnstone
DESCRIPTION:We’re hitting the road – and bringing the cake! \nJoin us in Johnstone as part of our community ownership roadshow\, where we’ll be sharing inspiring stories\, practical advice\, and plenty of coffee with communities across Scotland. \nOn Wednesday 17 September\, we’ll be at Station Seven to explore how community ownership can transform places\, empower people\, and build a stronger future. \nThis free session will explore: \n\nAn introduction to community land ownership – What is it? How does it work? Where do you begin?\nUnderstanding your community rights – Learn how to register an interest in land or buildings.\nSupport and funding – Get an overview of the help available to communities at every stage of the journey.\nStories from the ground – Hear directly from the Inchinnan Development Trust about their successful efforts to purchase Teucheen Wood\, and their upcoming projects.\n\nThere’ll be short presentations\, followed by plenty of time for questions\, informal chats\, and the chance to connect with representatives from Community Land Scotland\, Development Trusts Association Scotland\, and the Scottish Land Fund. \nWhether you’re just curious or already planning a community buyout\, this session is for you. Come along\, get inspired – and bring your neighbours!
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/co-roadshow-johnstone/
LOCATION:Station Seven\, 7 Quarry Street\, Johnstone\, PA5 8DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Johnstone-roadshow.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250807T164419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100320Z
UID:10000954-1758218400-1758225600@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Wigtown
DESCRIPTION:We’re hitting the road – and bringing the cake! \nJoin us in Wigtown as part of our community ownership roadshow\, where we’ll be sharing inspiring stories\, practical advice\, and plenty of coffee with communities across Scotland. \nOn Thursday 18 September\, we’ll be at The Merse in Wigtown to explore how community ownership can transform places\, empower people\, and build a stronger future. \nThis free session will explore: \n\nAn introduction to community land ownership – What is it? How does it work? Where do you begin?\nUnderstanding your community rights – Learn how to register an interest in land or buildings.\nSupport and funding – Get an overview of the help available to communities at every stage of the journey.\nStories from the ground – Hear directly from the Wigtown & Bladnoch Community Initiative about their successful efforts to purchase The Merse and the Wigtown Ploughman Community Pub.\n\nThere’ll be short presentations\, followed by plenty of time for questions\, informal chats\, and the chance to connect with representatives from Community Land Scotland\, Development Trusts Association Scotland\, and the Scottish Land Fund. \nWhether you’re just curious or already planning a community buyout\, this session is for you. Come along\, get inspired – and bring your neighbours!
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/co-roadshow-wigtown/
LOCATION:The Merse\, Lochancroft Lane\, Wigtown\, DG8 9JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Wigtown-roadshow.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T235900
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250930T114123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T124658Z
UID:10000987-1761397200-1761436740@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Staffin Community Trust - Urras An Taobh Sear * Sùil nam Brà
DESCRIPTION:Simon Fraser Memorial event\nOpening of the new Memorial to the Crofters of Staffin\nThe Simon Fraser Memorial Series is part of the Linn an Fhearainn / 100 Years of Community Ownership project.\nThe series focuses on the stories of community owners\, the change they created\, and how their legacy might shape the future. It pays tribute to Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland\, who was instrumental in early community buyouts\, including Eigg\, Knoydart and Gigha\, as well as the Assynt Crofters’ buyout. \nThis is the final Simon Fraser event in the series\, hosted by Urras an Taobh Sear / Staffin Community Trust to celebrate the opening of their new memorial. \nThe series launched in January 2024 with the Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture at Dynamic Earth\, Edinburgh\, and has included events in Gigha\, Glasgow\, Galson\, Eigg and London. \nLatha Mòr air An Taobh Sear\nThis Simon Fraser memorial event is a Community Day in Staffin\, North Skye\, to celebrate the opening of our Crofters’ Memorial at Creag an Fhèilidh. \nCrofters from Bhaltos were the first in Skye to rebel against extortionate rent rises imposed by their landlord. Thig còmhla rinn – join us to celebrate. \nPrògram an Latha / Day Programme\n1:00pm – Teine Ceann Fòid (Cutting the Ribbon of Fire)\nCreag an Fhèilidh (The Kilt Rock)\, Staffin\n1:30pm – Come Listen to the Crofters\nColumba 1400 Centre\, Staffin\n7.30pm – late – Sùil nam Brà – A Cèilidh Dance\nTalla Stafainn (Staffin Community Hall) \nBidh fàilte romhaibh.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/staffin-clf25/
LOCATION:Staffin Community Hall\, A855\, Staffin\, IV51 9JS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:CLF Event Archive,Community Land Festival,Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Staffin-clf25.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Staffin Community Trust":MAILTO:staffin.ldo@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251110T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250828T094417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100048Z
UID:10000966-1762799400-1762806600@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Lairg
DESCRIPTION:We’re hitting the road – and bringing the cake! \nJoin us in Lairg as part of our community ownership roadshow\, where we’ll be sharing inspiring stories\, practical advice\, and plenty of coffee with communities across Scotland. \nOn Monday 10 November\, we’ll be at The Lairg Community Centre to explore how to make community-owned assets thrive. Wherever you are on your community ownership journey – curious\, considering your options\, or already running an asset – this session is for you. We’ll start with the basics\, then dive into the practical challenges of making community assets thrive. \nThis free session will cover: \n\nMaking assets work – How to increase revenue\, manage costs\, and ensure your community asset is a sustainable resource.\nUnderstanding the support network – Meet representatives from Community Land Scotland\, the Scottish Land Fund\, funders\, and peer communities who can provide guidance\, expertise\, and practical help.\nLearning from others – Hear from a featured community group tackling these challenges firsthand.\n\nThere’ll be short presentations\, plenty of time for questions\, informal chats\, and the chance to connect with people who’ve “been there\, done that.” \nWhether you’re looking to boost your asset’s potential or connect with a network of support\, this session is for you. Come along\, get inspired – and bring your neighbours!
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/co-roadshow-lairg/
LOCATION:Lairg Community Centre\, Main Street\, Lairg\, IV27 4DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lairg-roadshow.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20250828T094952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T100011Z
UID:10000967-1762972200-1762979400@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:Community Ownership Roadshow: Wick
DESCRIPTION:We’re hitting the road – and bringing the cake! \nJoin us in Wick as part of our community ownership roadshow\, where we’ll be sharing inspiring stories\, practical advice\, and plenty of coffee with communities across Scotland. \nOn Wednesday 12 November\, we’ll be at the Wick Assembly Rooms to explore how to make community-owned assets thrive. Wherever you are on your community ownership journey – curious\, considering your options\, or already running an asset – this session is for you. We’ll start with the basics\, then dive into the practical challenges of making community assets thrive. \nThis free session will cover: \n\nMaking assets work – How to increase revenue\, manage costs\, and ensure your community asset is a sustainable resource.\nUnderstanding the support network – Meet representatives from Community Land Scotland\, the Scottish Land Fund\, funders\, and peer communities who can provide guidance\, expertise\, and practical help.\nLearning from others – Hear from a featured community group tackling these challenges firsthand.\n\nThere’ll be short presentations\, plenty of time for questions\, informal chats\, and the chance to connect with people who’ve “been there\, done that.” \nWhether you’re looking to boost your asset’s potential or connect with a network of support\, this session is for you. Come along\, get inspired – and bring your neighbours!
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/co-roadshow-wick/
LOCATION:Wick Assembly Rooms\, Breadalbane Terrace\, Wick\, KW1 5AS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Ownership Roadshow
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Wick-roadshow.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215755
CREATED:20260220T091057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T085917Z
UID:10000992-1776880800-1776889800@www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
SUMMARY:2026 Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Next Five Years of Community Landownership\nAn evening of conversation and music dedicated to the memory of Simon Fraser\, a solicitor and pioneer of land reform in Scotland. \n  \nThe Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture returns in 2026\, continuing its bi-annual tradition of honouring the life and legacy of Simon Fraser\, the legal pioneer whose work helped make Scotland’s community buyouts possible. Taking place on 22 April at Inverness Town House\, this year’s lecture will be an evening of music and conversation\, beginning with a drinks reception and including musical performances throughout the evening. \nAt the heart of the event will be a chaired discussion led by Community Land Scotland Chair Megan MacInnes\, drawing on her own experience at Applecross Community Company to explore the big issues\, challenges and opportunities facing community landowners over the next five years. \nMaria de la Torre (Knocknagael) will share lessons from Knocknagael’s recent\, difficult but ultimately successful Asset Transfer of the Smiddy Field\, and challenge us to think about how asset transfer processes can work better for communities. Isla Kinnear (Fintry Development Trust) will discuss the opportunities and potential of community-owned energy projects. Michael Hunter (North Harris Trust and Carloway Estate Trust) will consider the future of large-scale estate management in community ownership\, particularly in the context of ecological regeneration and land management planning. \nTogether\, the evening will offer space for reflection\, connection and forward-looking discussion on the evolving role of community land ownership in Scotland\, grounded in the values that Simon Fraser championed. \n  \nThis event is made possible by sponsorship from Anderson MacArthur & Co Ltd and Harper Macleod.
URL:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/2026-simon-fraser/
LOCATION:The Inverness Town House\, High Street\, Inverness\, IV1 1JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Simon Fraser Memorial Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Simon-Fraser-26-web-image.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR