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Rural update 111
24 January 2008
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Congratulations to Austin Taylor. His photo 'Light Up' has been voted
the Rural Gateway Photo of the Year 2007. This spectacular shot was
taken at the Up-Helly-Aa festival in Lerwick Shetland and shows the
moment when the guizers light their torches. You can read more about
Austin's win here: http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2118
Our 'Living in rural Scotland' photo competition far exceeded our
expectations. We received wonderful submissions from all over the
country with subjects ranging from agricultural shows to mountain
climbing. Thanks to everyone who took part. And watch this space for
information on a competition for 2008.
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VILLAGE HALLS SUMMIT
The Village Halls Summit in Aviemore on 23rd February will bring
together the people who run village halls and other community
facilities along with representatives from the organisations who fund
and support them. The keynote address will come from Richard Lochhead
MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment. The
event is organised by the Scottish Council for Voluntary
Organisations and supported by the Scottish Government and Highlands and
Islands Enterprise.
The event is free, but places are limited so booking is essential.
Assistance may be available for essential travel and subsistence
for representatives of small community based voluntary
organisations.
For more info see: http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2120
You can also call Sandra Hogg on 01463 251 729.
RURAL GATEWAY WELCOMES NEW CONTRIBUTOR
A Southerly Aspect, written by John Gold of South Lanarkshire, is our
newest regular feature. In his first article, John reflects on his
role with the Southern Uplands Partnership, and his Rural Animator
job title!
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2119
HOUSING DEBATE RESULTS
Thanks to everyone who took part in our first ever Great Rural
Debate. The poll results are in, so you can find out how people voted
on the issue of restrictive planning and affordable housing. And it's not
too late to get involved with the debate. You can still let us know what
you think by adding your comments in the Great Rural Debate on Housing article.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2092
I'll be feeding back the results
of the debate and all the comments to relevant agencies and Scottish
Government departments soon.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2113
WANT TO WIN A RURAL GATEWAY CALENDAR?
Do you want to be in with a chance of winning a fantastic Rural
Gateway calendar, featuring all 12 of our monthly photo competition
winners? We are going to give away one of our calendars to five Rural
Gateway users who join our Members Directory, or who update their
existing entry, by 4pm on 25 January 2008.
It's easy to join the Members Directory and you can choose how much
of your information is visible to other users. For example, your
telephone number doesn't have to be visible on the site. Go to your
profile to update your record and join the Members Directory.
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POST OFFICE LOCAL CONSULTATIONS
The local consultation on the future of the post office network in
the Highlands (including Skye) has started. You can download the
consultation document from our library. We've had a couple of
comments so far about closures of post offices. You can join the
debate by going to the document in our library and adding your comments.
You can also read an article about the local consultation here:
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2108
VIEWS ON NEW LICENCING FEES
In our Rural Answers section, Heather Brass wants to know what you
think about proposed changes to licencing fees. She is very concerned
that the changes could lead to the closure of rural pubs and hotels.
She would like to hear from rural businesses such as public houses,
restaurants and licenced shops.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2116
MINIMUM INCOME STANDARDS - GROUP ORGANISED
In our last Rural Update, we highlighted Dr Noel Smith's request to
meet a group of people in rural Scotland to map out additional living
costs for rural areas. Dr Smith has been back in touch to thank Rural
Gateway users for getting in contact. Thanks to your help, he is
meeting with a group this week. You can get a link to more
information about the minmum income standards project in Dr Smith's
Rural Answers posting.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2115
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR BREAKFAST?
Our link of the week is the Farmhouse Breakfast Week site. This annual
campaign emphasises the importance of eating a healthy breakfast
every day. Their site has recipes, a quiz and breakfast facts.
See http://www.farmhousebreakfast.com/
DOCUMENTS
Recently added documents include the January issue of the 'Scottish
Rural Development Programme Implementation Update' newsletter from
the Scottish Government, the discussion paper 'Choosing the right
ingredients: the future of food in Scotland' and a report from the
Woodfuel Task Force.
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/documents.html
EVENTS
Recently added events include the final conference from the HI Hopes
project, the Village Halls Summit to be held in Aviemore, a major
conference from Growing Up in Rural Scotland, and Equal Opportunities
in Rural Scotland event from the Highlands and Islands Equality
Forum.
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/events.html
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THANK YOU
Thanks to Gillian Swan, Ed Archer, Roslyn MacPherson, Katy Mathieson,
Kim Siu, John G Muir, Ranald Allan, Steve Bonner, Cath Logan, Robert
Dempster Russell, Sarah Peters, John Bond, Daye Tucker, Dr Noel
Smith, Fiona MacNab, Eleanor McNab, Heather Brass, Rape Crisis
Scotland more for their recent comments and
contributions.
TOP STORIES
Up-Helly-Aa shot wins photo competition
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2118
Village Halls Summit to map way forward
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2120
A Southerly Aspect: January 2008
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2119
Rural Round Up 88
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2117
National discussion is food for thought
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2114
Housing debate poll results
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2113
Rural ramblings 10
See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/2112
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
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provided by the Rural Communities Team of the Scottish Council for
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