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EDITOR'S NOTES

One of the things that you often hear at conferences and seminars is how a successful project, or example of good practice, can go unnoticed even a few miles down the road. Frustrating? You bet, so we would like to address this state of affairs (a little) by developing an archive of rural projects and contacts on the Rural Gateway.

First up is Dave Niven of the Communities of the Edge initiative in southern Scotland. We would like to hear from you if you want to follow in Dave's footsteps and answer our nine questions about your project or success story. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1071

RURAL GATEWAY CONTRIBUTORS EVENT

Ten contributors have committed to attend our forthcoming event at our offices in Inverness on the 1st and 2nd of November.

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THANK YOU

To Dave Niven, Leslie Lowes, Gillian Bishop, Aileen Tulloch, Maria Murray, Tricia Dow, Alan Duffield, David de Gernier, David Woodhouse, Simone Nelson, and others, for their recent contributions. If you would like to share your expertise with the Gateway please email:mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk

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1. Funding Latest
2. Rural Post Offices Poll result
3. Broadband twins far-flung schools
4. Goodmoves Rural Jobs Announcement
5. Royal Burghs take up arms
6. Trees - the power of the west?
7. Latest Rural Answers postings
8. Latest Documents

LEADING STORIES

FUNDING LATEST

Sandra Hogg's latest update includes new programmes, deadlines and events and a spotlight on the UIA Charitable Foundation. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1064

RURAL POST OFFICES POLL RESULTS

Who thinks the retention of post offices is important to rural communities? Rural Gateway users who took part in our recent poll certainly think so... See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1065

BROADBAND TWINS FAR-FLUNG SCHOOLS

Children at rural schools more than 1,000 miles apart have been brought together thanks to telecommunications giant BT, who sponsored their broadband school links. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1068

GOODMOVES RURAL JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT

Here are more rural jobs courtesy of Goodmoves, the website recruiting Scotland's voluntary sector... See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1074

ROYAL BURGHS TAKE UP ARMS

The reconvening of the Convention of Royal Burghs could be one outcome of a forthcoming gathering of Royal and other Burghs, says Aileen Tulloch. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1063

TREES - THE POWER OF THE WEST?

Forestry Commission Scotland has launched the Woodfuel Development Programme for the west of Scotland to promote the use of wood as a sustainable clean source of heat and power. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1061

LATEST RURAL ANSWERS POSTINGS

A user has made a poignant appeal about a missing person, someone needs help on planning access rights, and there is new feedback on the vexed question of broadband availability in rural Scotland. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/ruralanswers/

LATEST DOCUMENTS

We have added five PowerPoint presentations from the recent Rural Services Conference to the library. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/documents.html

CONTACT US

If you have any queries you can send an email message to us at: mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk

I hope you continue to find the Rural Community Gateway Website to be of interest.

Kind Regards,
Bruce Wares,
Editor.
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