Scotland: National Rural Network
Connecting Rural Scotland - Promoting Rural Growth

Rural Direct can be contacted on the local rate enquiry number 0845 8388598 or email info@ruraldirect.org.uk

Rural Direct staff

Rural Direct staff support rural community organisations split by RPAC regions:

Highland and Outer Hebrides

Barbara Love - supports communities in these areas and has an overall  co-ordination role

Telephone: 01463 251725

Mobile: 07966 411476

Email: barbara.love@scvo.org.uk

Grampian and Moray, Tayside

Eleanor Morris - supports communities in these areas

Telephone: 01463 251735

Mobile: 07792 858180

Email: eleanor.morris@scvo.org.uk

Forth, Borders

Sheila Fraser - supports communities in these areas

Telephone: 0131 474 8021

Mobile: 07973 220608

Email: sheila.fraser@scvo.org.uk

Clyde, Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Argyll

Ian Mathieson - supports communities in these areas

Telephone: 0141 225 8012

Mobile: 07968 743736

Email: ian.mathieson@scvo.org.uk

Northern Isles - Orkney

Barbara Robertson - supports communities in this area

Telephone: 01856 872897

Email: Barbara.Robertson@vaorkney.org.uk

Northern Isles - Shetland

Wendy Hand - supports communities in this area

Telephone: 01595 743900

Email: Wendy.Hand@shetland.org

Rural Direct Adminstrator

Liz Syred - keeps the team right

Telephone: 01463 251739

Email: liz.syred@scvo.org.uk

Other members of the team...

Sandra Hogg - co-ordinates policy and information stuff

Telephone: 01463 251729

Mobile: 07773 391605

Email: sandra.hogg@scvo.org.uk

Norman MacAskill - manages the team

Telephone:01463 251731

Mobile: 07885 218308

Email: norman.macaskill@svo.org.uk