Rural Community Gateway

RURAL UPDATE: ISSUE 89
15 February 2007
Catch up with the latest news from the Rural Community Gateway
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/

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EDITOR'S NOTE
It's been a time of firsts for the Rural Gateway. We've announced our first monthly photo competition winner, published our first monthly photo competition gallery and launched a brand new feature called 'Getting to know you'.
 
It's easy to take part in these new features. And remember, if you have an event,a project or some news that you would like to tell rural Scotland about drop me an email at mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk

NEWSWIRE FORMAT
If you have not received this newsletter in our new format, go to My Newsletters and select to receive the newswires in html format.
See https://secure.ruralgateway.org.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi?page=33

PHOTO COMPETITION
We were delighted to announce our first monthly photo competition winner earlier this month. Grant Thomson impressed us with his atmospheric 'The beaters in mist'.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1567

In our January gallery, you can take a look at the best submissions we received that month.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1580

Our photo competition will run throughout 2007, with winners chosen for each calendar month. Send your photos on the theme 'Living in rural Scotland' to mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk

GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Getting to know you is a brand new feature for 2007. On a regular basis, we will profile Gateway members, helping Gateway users get to know each other a bit better. Michael Johnston kindly agreed to be our first profiled member.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1584

It's easy to take part, if you would like to be profiled email me at
mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk

WEB OF THE MONTH
Our website of the month for February is the Community Health Exchange (CHEX) site. CHEX is the leading agency in Scotland's health care sector that provides a resource in supporting community development approaches to health improvement and challenging health inequalities.
See http://www.chex.org.uk/

RURAL ANSWERS
Do you have a question you would like to put to rural Scotland? Why not post your query on Rural Answers? Or maybe you can help with some of our recent postings. What do you think about the cost of getting to hospital appointments? Do you think community sports facilities are a community gain or pain?
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/ruralanswers/

FUNDING NEWSWIRE
Sandra Hogg, who writes our highly popular Funding Latest articles, also produces a very informative monthly newswire to keep you up to
date with funding news.
See https://secure.ruralgateway.org.uk/cgi-bin/profile.cgi?page=1
Remember to select to receive them in html format.

THANK YOU
Thanks to Mick Broad, Wendy MacPhedran, Michael Johnston, Sue Sadler, Ray O'Hare, Phil Armstrong, the Scottish Consumer Council, David Woodhouse and morefor their recent contributions.

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TOP STORIES

Is Scotland's rural voice being heard?
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1583

Rural round up 73
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1582

Urgently required - dynamic head teacher for rural school
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1581

Pylons public inquiry launched
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1576

Announcement - Bursaries available for Rural Housing Services Conference
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1572

Rum red deer cull
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1571

Digital TV switchover research - contractor required
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1568

Helpline for Muslim women seeks workers in Highlands
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1579

MSPs back bill aimed at revitalising crofting
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1565

Scottish Wildlife Trust urge public to say no to Lewis windfarm
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1569

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CONTACT US
We are always happy to hear from Rural Gateway users, so please feel free to email editor@ruralgateway.org.uk with any comments or
suggestions.

Best wishes
Norette Ferns

Copyright 2007 Rural Community Gateway. The Rural Community Gateway is a Scottish Government initiative, designed and developed by online community specialists Sift with content and editorial services provided by the Rural Communities Team of the Scottish Council for
Voluntary Organisations.

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