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EDITOR’S NOTES

Halloween and Bonfire Night weren’t the only highlighted dates in our calendar last week. Our first ever Contributors’ Event took place over two days in Inverness and the initial feedback about it has been positive.

Eight contributors from all over Scotland joined the Rural Gateway team and our site partners for two days of discussions, workshops and networking. The event also generated some very good ideas for developing the Gateway and we’ll bring you updates on these in due course.

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We’re pleased to announce that we have now published Angus Hardie’s answers to your questions about Development Trusts. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1085

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To Angus Hardie, Bridget Paterson, David Zabiega, Dave Niven, Leslie Lowes, Tony Bowmer, Nicky Donald, Michael Johnston, Bill Mitchell, Vicky Konieczny, Juliet Wilson, 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. Your Project: Highlands & Islands Community Capacity Partnership
2. Scotland’s Renewables Powerhouse steps closer
3. Is tourism everyone’s business?
4. SNH’s new approach to grants
5. Argyll web portal goes live
6. Art for art’s sake!
7. Inquiry into Rural Development
8. November Website of the Month

LEADING STORIES

YOUR PROJECT: HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS COMMUNITY CAPACITY PARTNERSHIP

In our latest profile Helen Macdonald answers the Rural Gateway's questions about the HICCaP project. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1082

SCOTLAND’S RENEWABLES POWERHOUSE STEPS CLOSER

The prospect of the Northern Isles becoming Scotland’s cheap renewable energy powerhouse has moved a step closer, with an offer from the national grid to construct a power connector from Shetland to the Scottish mainland. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1097

IS TOURISM EVERYONE’S BUSINESS?

Tourism Minister Patricia Ferguson says everyone in Scotland has a part to play in making our country a 'must visit' destination. Do you agree? See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1095

SNH’S NEW APPROACH TO GRANTS

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is taking a new approach to its grants schemes to benefit the environment and its enjoyment in Scotland. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1081

ARGYLL WEB PORTAL GOES LIVE

It's going to be easier for community groups in Argyll to have their own cost effective web presence following the launch of a new web portal in the area.See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1084

ART FOR ART’S SAKE

Vicky Konieczny describes how the Travelling Gallery is bringing the best in contemporary art to rural communities. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1079

INQUIRY INTO RURAL DEVELOPMENT

You can now download the new rural report from the Scottish Parliament Environnment and Rural Development Committee. There is also a separate report of the evidence gathered in the inquiry.See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/documents.html

NOVEMBER WEBSITE OF THE MONTH

We’ve picked a smashing site from Forres in the North East for this month’s award. See http://www.forresweb.net

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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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