Scotland: National Rural Network
The regional events programme kicked off again in Callander this week. The day was a great opportunity to meet some users of the website, and hopefully encourage some more people from the area to get involved! The Forth Valley and Lomond event took place at the McLaren Leisure Centre on 19th January 2010. The day was lively with over 100 delegates attending. There was a project showcase, funding updates and the chance to hear about lots of initiatives including presentations from two inspiring projects linking the environment and communities.You can read about what happened on the day in our event reports, download presentations and see photos from the event by using the links below:
Graveyard projects have come up in discussion at both the Rural Aberdeenshire and the Forth Valley and Lomond regional events. We've never featured a graveyard project on the website before, so we hope to bring you an article from a project in the coming weeks. There's obviously an interest in the restoration and conservation of graveyards - so if you're involved in a graveyard project, or know about one in your area, then why not share your experience in our Graveyards discussion forum?
A further 18 events are taking place over coming months as part of the Scottish National Rural Network. Booking is open for the Moray event which takes place on 29th January 2010 at the Inchberry Hall, Fochabers. Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead will attending and giving the opening remarks. Find out more in Book now for Moray Rural Network Regional Event.
The East Renfrewshire event takes place on 4th February 2010 at Glen Halls, Neilston. You can get more information in Book now for East Renfrewshire regional event. You can get details of all the events in our Regional Events page.
As you will have noticed if you've visited the website recently, Ipsos Mori are currently carrying out a user survey to help us further develop the website. The online survey should only take a few minutes to complete and we'd like as many people as possible to take part so we can get the best possible picture. You can find out more in Take part in our online survey. The survey is open until 10th February 2010.
The first conference of the UK National Rural Network will take place on 10th and 11th March 2010 in Belfast. More details about the event programme are expected soon and we'll keep you updated through this newsletter and on the website. Get more information in Belfast date for first UK National Rural Network Conference.
Pack Inquiry Interim Report PublishedThe interim report from Brian Pack's Inquiry into the Future of Agricultural Support in Scotland has been published. Those with an interest in farming are being urged to have their say on this report to help shape the final report, which will be published later this year. A series of public meetings are also taking place in coming weeks. Find out more in Pack Inquiry Interim Report Published.
If you're in East Lothian and looking for funding then why not get along to a free information event being run by East Lothian Council for community groups and social enterprises? Find out more in our events calendar.
The first evening of the International Rural Network conference held in Udaipur India in August 2009 gave delegates the opportunity to find out about Kavaad, a traditional Rajasthani storytelling technique. You can find out more in IRN Forum: Developing the Kavaad storytelling tradition of Rajasthan.
Around 200 farm buildings were damaged or collapsed during the recent big freeze. The Scottish Government have set up a short term working group to consider how those affected can be assisted. You can find out more in Farm building snow damage working group set up.
Linda McLean's article A New Lanark Blog: Wandering in Wonder takes you through a wintry walk at the Falls of Clyde and New Lanark, complete with giant icicles and frozen rivers.
If you're embarking on a new project this year, why not take a look at our Projects Database and Featured Projects to see what others in rural Scotland are doing and to get top tips from successful projects?
Remember, as a registered user of the website you can add your own content directly to the site including news, bulletin board posting, forum topics and events. All you have to do is log in and then use the Create Content link on the right hand side of the web page.
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