Rural Community Gateway

In our latest Rural Round Up, you'll find news of Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop's recent award win, a new website for Scottish moorlands, a fundraising fashion show, a new brochure urging farmers and landowners to get into renewables, the last call for entries to the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards and funding success for a Bute landscape conservation and regeneration project.

Bill Mitchell gives us an update on the major Highlands and Islands youth migration study currently being carried out. Hundreds of young people have already completed an online survey. What are their perceptions of the Highlands and Islands? You'll also find out how to take part in the survey, and you don't have to live in the Highlands and Islands or be under 30 to help!

In this special report, Petra Vergunst speaks to organisers of the popular Johnshaven Fish Festival. Attracting up to 5000 visitors caused some problems. In 2007, the festival organisation was handed over to a non-constituted group of young people. How did they refocus this successful festival? Find out here.

A new research project commissioned by the Scottish Government aims to develop a clear picture or map of Scotland's disability organisations and groups. Quarriers and Lucy Johnstone research are aiming to contact as many charities and voluntary organisations as possible, and they're looking for your help.

The national discussion on food invited people to help shape the future of food in Scotland. It was made up of a discussion paper, stakeholder events and a food blog. This report presents the findings
Author: Scottish Government

The Highlands and Islands Equality Forum were funded by the Scottish Government and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to hold a conference looking at Equal Opportunities in rural Scotland. Th
Author: Highlands and Islands Equality Forum

This is the Gaelic language version of the final report from the Commitee of Inquiry on Crofting. Minister for the Environment Michael Russell has described this final report from the Committee of In
Author: Committee of Inquiry on Crofting

Minister for the Environment Michael Russell has described this final report from the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting as "the most significant report on crofting for the past half century." The Commi
Author: Committee of Inquiry on Crofting

The May 2008 edition of the Rural Archaeology Bulletin features an SRDP update, news about National Forest Estate and SAMs and information on events and publications.
Author: Archaeology Scotland

In this consultation paper, the Scottish Government put forward their proposals to safeguard rural schools and improve consultations before closures. The Scottish Government are seeking the views of p
Author: Scottish Government

Research and consultancy project to assess the level to which the community or third sector, in the definitive region of Skye and Raasay, is engaged in ICT as a means of making their work more effecie
Author: Highlands and Islands Enterprise in partnership with Skye and Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Service

This is the first in a series of briefings from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations' about the new Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). The SRDP is funding of £1.6 billion worth o
Author: SCVO

This is the first annual report covering the Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspectorate Directorate (RPID). In the report, you can find out what RPID do, what their key role and purpose is an
Author: Scottish Government

The report on the first ever Village Halls Summit, which took place in Aviemore on 22nd February. The report includes a transcript of the Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead's keynote speech, presentat

A car sharing website for the Highlands and Islands. Full review »

A journey sharing website for Dumfries and Galloway. Full review »

Website for a housing initiative on the Isle of Arran. Full review »

A new website full of useful information about life in the Howe of Fife. Full review »

A UK-wide car sharing website. Full review »

Car sharing website for Central Scotland and Tayside. Full review »

The car sharing website for the Dundee area. Full review »

A journey sharing website for the Caithness area. Full review »

The community website for Ardentinny village in Argyll has news, forums, galleries and much more. Full review »

Rural Lanarkshire's online community. Full review »