Rural Community Gateway

RURAL UPDATE: ISSUE 105
8 October 2007
Catch up with the latest news from the Rural Community Gateway
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Not surprisingly information about the new Scottish Rural Development
Programme (SRDP) is popular at the moment. You can find details of
upcoming events, as well as key facts for communities in the aptly-
titled 'Rural Development funding - key facts for communities.'
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2010
 
An SRDP event will be held in the Corran Hall in Oban on 9th October
from 9am to 1pm. You can find more details in the article
'Announcement: Rural Development Programme seminars'. See
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2007

NFU Scotland are also holding a series of events about the SRDP for
their members. You can find more details in the article 'NFU Scotland
host Rural Development Programme events'.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2014

There will be an event on the evening of 9th October in
Alford as part of a rural Aberdeenshire consultation.
Rural Tayside community consultation events are as follows:

11th October, Fisher's Hotel, Pitlochry, 7-9pm.
15th October, Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, 7-9pm.
18th October, Links Hotel, Montrose, 7-9pm.
 
You will find more details, as well as information about community
questionnaires for Highland and Argyll and Bute in 'Rural Development
funding - key facts for communities'. See
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2010

This article has had quite a few comments so far. You can join the
debate by going to the bottom of the article and adding a comment. If
you want to know a bit more about the SRDP take a look at the related
articles links.

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

USER SURVEY
Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent user survey, which
has now closed. We had some very useful comments and hope to be able
to follow up some of your suggestions. Look out for a results article
coming to the site soon.

PHOTO COMPETITION
Rosie O'Hara has won our September photo competition prize with her
delightful image of Leon and Jim off to feed the sheep at
Cantraybridge.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2008

Look out for our September gallery which will be on the site very
soon. There are some great stories behind the featured photos in this
gallery. And don't forget to send your photos on the theme 'Living in
rural Scotland' to mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk.

EVENTS
Recently added events include a wild plants event in Golspie, a
Transport of Delight debate in Oban and a social enterprise event in
Alloa. If you would like to promote your event on the Rural Gateway,
please send full details, including a contact email address and
telephone number to mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/events.html

OFF THE SHELF
In our September Off the Shelf, we highlighted some new additions to
our documents library including an RSPB report on bird of prey
persecution and a guide to agricultural wages in Scotland.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2006

WEB OF MONTH
Our web of the month for October is theGuidLife, rural Lanarkshire's
online community. On this site you will find news and information, an
events calendar, photos, discussion pages and more.
See http://www.theguidlife.net/
 
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 Shona MacLennan, Daye Tucker, Sandra Hogg, Alastair MacDonald,
Craig Coady, Beata Kucinski, Gail Cunningham, Michael Johnston, Mountain
Bothies Association, Jeremiah Johnson and more for their recent
comments and contributions.

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TOP STORIES
Rural development funding - some key facts for communities
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2010

NFU Scotland host Rural Development Programme events
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2014

Rural round up 84
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2012

Rural jobs round up 30
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2013

Announcement: Rural Development Programme Seminars
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2007

Markets to resume following Foot and Mouth outbreak
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2011

Farming fun for September photo competition winner
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2008

Off the shelf - September 2007
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2006

Borders Voluntary Sector Conference report
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2009

Geopark Conference - more than rocks
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2004

Initiative at the Edge conference success for Barra
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1998

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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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