Rural Community Gateway

RURAL UPDATE: ISSUE 103
6 September 2007
Catch up with the latest news from the Rural Community Gateway
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Thanks to everyone who has already completed the Rural Gateway user
survey. We've had some really constructive comments and useful
suggestions. We'd be grateful if you could take a few minutes to
complete our survey if you haven't done so already. We would like to
know a bit more about how you use the Gateway to help with the
future development of the site. And as a small incentive a 15 pounds Amazon
voucher will go to a randomly selected participant. Just fill in your
email address on the survey to be included in the draw.
To take the survey go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j6rZL3UeKEekuj13x0VG3A_3d_3d

The Rural Gateway Team will be out and about next week. I will be
attending the European Geopark Network Conference in Ullapool, while
Sandra Hogg, our resident funding expert, will be giving a
presentation at the Initiative at the Edge conference in Barra. Sandra
and I will also be at the Borders Voluntary Sector Conference
at the end of the month. We hope to meet some of you at these events!

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 are delighted to announce that Graham Riddell has won our August
photo competition prize. The winning shot shows local artist Mary
Kenny painting a ceiling at St Ronan's Wells in Innerleithen in
preparation for a visit from the BBC's Beechgrove Garden programme.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1972

Look out for a great August gallery, coming to the site soon.

CHARTER FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES REVIEWS
Patrick Krause and Iain MacKinnon of the Scottish Crofting Foundation
are our latest reviewers of the Carnegie Commission's Charter for
Rural Communities.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1971

Kate Braithwaite has set the record straight about the cost of
producing this report in the article 'Three million? Not likely!
Carnegie's Charter was "tremendous value for money"'
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1979

YOUR PROJECT
TYKES, a project for young carers in Sutherland is the latest project
to take part in Your Project. TYKES are up for the Sunday Mirror Best
Charity/Voluntary Group Award at the National Lottery Awards 2007.
Voting has now closed, but look out for the winners being announced
in a special BBC programme to be broadcast this autumn.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1969

EVENTS
Events in our calendar include the Black Isle Gathering, a series of
Scottish Women's Convention events and open days for the Scottish
Agricultural College.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/events.html

OFF THE SHELF
In our second Off the Shelf we highlighted new additions to our
documents library for August. These included Reporting on 100 days:
Moving Scotland Forward which looks at the first 100 days of the new
Scottish government. An impact assessment of voluntary modulation and
farming income was also highlighted and has been commented on a
couple of times already. We'd like to know what you think of these
documents, so please feel free to add your comments in the documents
library.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1970

If you would like your community newspaper to feature on the Rural
Gateway, or if your organisation has published a document of interest
to rural Scotland, let us know by emailing mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk.

WEB OF MONTH
Our web of the month for September is the Rural Housing Service
website. The Rural Housing Service provides a range of services to
rural communities and individuals throughout Scotland. They are happy
to discuss local housing problems with communities. And even better, their
services are free.
See http://www.ruralhousingscotland.org/index.htm
 
FUNDING NEWSWIRE
If you need to know about funding, sign up for our very popular
Funding latest newswire, produced by Sandra Hogg, our resident
funding expert. Remember to select to receive them in html format.
See https://secure.ruralgateway.org.uk/cgi-bin/profile.cgi?page=1

THANK YOU
Thanks to Phil Olson, Daye Tucker, Michael Johnstone, TYKES, Agnes Rennie, John
Riley, Patrick Krause, Iain MacKinnon, Geoff Crolley, Scottish
Agricultural College, Tricia Dow, Kate Braithwaite, Graham Riddell
and more for their recent comments and contributions.

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TOP STORIES
Three million? Not likely! Carnegie Charter was "tremendous value for
money"
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1979

Post office local consultations begin
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1977

Tougher penalties for wildlife crime proposed
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1976

Only way is up for August photo competition winner
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1972

Scottish Crofting Foundation review Charter for Rural Communities
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1971

Off the shelf - August 2007
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1970

Next steps for village halls campaign
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1968

Your project - TYKES
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1969

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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 Executive 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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