RURAL UPDATE: ISSUE 109
5 December 2007
Catch up with the latest news from the Rural Community Gateway
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/

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EDITOR'S NOTE
Important news for the photo competition - please note that the
deadline for December, and your last chance to enter the 'Living in
rural Scotland' photo competition, is now 10th December 2007. We 
are hoping to put together a calendar with all 12 of our winners, so.
we have had to make the deadline a bit earlier. Apologies for any
inconvenience caused.

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PHOTO COMPETITION
Fiona Bird has won the penultimate monthly prize in our 'Living in
rural Scotland' photo competition with 'Fried Mars Bars'. Her unusual
shot shows her son Xander trying the deep fried confectionary at an
agricultural show in South Uist. You can find out more about the
photo and what Xander thought about his snack here:
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2089

The November gallery is also live on the site now.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2090

Please note the change in deadline for the December competition. Your
last chance to enter the 'Living in rural Scotland' photo
competition is now 10th December 2007. Get your submission in soon to
be in with a chance of winning!

SRDP EVENTS
The Scottish Government have arranged a series of 21 events for
possible applicants to the new Scottish Rural Development Programme.
The first one is in Perth on 11th December 2007, with other events
across the country over the next few weeks. You can read more in
Public meetings for possible SRDP applicants.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2087

100 BEST THINGS FOLLOW UP
Fiona Stewart from NHS Education has written a special report for the
Rural Gateway on the Remote and Rural Care e-Library, which was
nominated as one of the 100 Best things in rural Scotland by Rural
Gateway users. You can read more about this great online resource in
'Sharing knowledge as an act of care in NHS Scotland.'
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2088

RURAL ANSWERS
Issie Campbell is currently looking for people to fill out a short
online questionnaire for a Sustainable Rural Development Research
project she is carrying out for her degree. Issie has already added a
comment to let us know she has had quite a few responses from Rural
Gateway users. The questionnaire only takes about five minutes to
complete.

Also, if you have any knowledge or experience to share about slowing
traffic through villages, please add a comment to Neil Paterson's
posting about this issue.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/ruralanswers/

OFF THE SHELF
In Off the Shelf we highlight some recent additions to our documents
library. The November edition highlighted the good practice guide
'Making a Difference in Rural Scotland' from Dumfries and Galloway
LEADER+, the Scottish Consumer Council's 'Rural Advocacy in Scotland'
report and the Bog Standard, the Boat of Garten community newspaper.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2084

EVENTS
Recently added events include the Rural Housing Service's annual
conference, which this year will have the theme of affordable
housing. Don't forget to send us details of your event so we can add
it to our calendar. Just email full details, including contact
telephone number and email address, to
mailto:editor@ruralgateway.org.uk.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/events.html

WEB OF MONTH
Our web of the month for November is Scottish Natural Heritage's
Information Service site. The home page is great to look at and easy
to navigate. You can find out about natural heritage in your backyard
and across Scotland.
See http://www.snh.org.uk/snhi/
 
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Funding latest newswire, produced by Sandra Hogg, our resident
funding expert. Remember to select to receive them in html format.
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THANK YOU
Thanks to Shiela Quillen, Hazel MacMillan, Andrew Capes, Issie
Campbell, Lynsae Tulloch, Helen Houston, Ravi Palani, Mary
Williamson, Xander Bird, Fiona Bird, Fiona Stewart, Mike Burleigh,
Derek Logie, Ian Bailey and more for their recent comments and
contributions.

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TOP STORIES
Special report: Sharing knowledge as an act of care in NHS Scotland
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2088

November photo competition winner - Fried of Scotland
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2089

Public meetings for possible SRDP applicants
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2087

Gigha Trust seek assistant manager
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2083

Conference report: Highland Voluntary Sector 2007
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2085

Rural round up 87
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2082

Rural rambling 9
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2081

Halls campaign goes to Holyrood
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2080

Deer strategy consultation open
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2079

New report says rural voice not being heard
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2077

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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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