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REVIVE @revivecoalition.bsky.social · 18h

REVIVE National Conference programme announced!
revive.scot/revives-nati...

This November join REVIVE for a landmark event that could help shape a new future for Scotland’s people, wildlife and environment.

Book your place ➡️
www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 17h

Spend on the Scottish Land Fund over almost 25 years is less than the cost of 1 mile of the Edinburgh tramline. It's time to celebrate the incredible levels of regeneration it's achieved and think about an increase in investment in the next Scottish Parliament www.heraldscotland.com/news/2552487...

Calls to accelerate funding for community buyouts in Scotland

Land reform campaigners and community landowners have called for a £25 million annual fund to maintain Scotland’s "world-beating"…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 21h

We're calling on the Scottish National Investment Bank to rethink investment in the Gresham House fund.

Using @andywightman.scot's research, we raise key concerns around public expenditure, transparency & local economies.

Scotsman article 👉 tinyurl.com/4re6ps6r
Full article 👉 tinyurl.com/mt38ax9f

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Isle of Eigg @isleofeigg.bsky.social · 6d

🌟 BIG NEWS! 🌟
Solas Eige has been funded!🎉 Thanks to the Scottish Land Fund, Solas Eige can purchase St Columba’s Church and begin its transformation into the Solas Eige Centre. solaseigethelightofeigg.org
#SolasEige #FundingSuccess #IsleOfEigg #CommunityPower #TogetherWeCreate

solaseigethelightofeigg.org

Solas Eige is an EIGG COMMUNITY INITIATIVE set up to purchase THE ISLE OF EIGG CHURCH of St Columba’s . The Church has been put up for sale by the Church of Scotland trustees.Following a robust feas...

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Isle of Eigg @isleofeigg.bsky.social · 6d

🚀 Solas Eige are hiring!
SOLAS EIGE is looking for a short term Project Support Consultant to join their team.
📍 Remote working welcome/4 months contract
📅 Apply by 30 October 2025
www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org/blog/project...

PROJECT SUPPORT CONSULTANT FOR SOLAS EIGE

Hello! As part of our SLF funding package, we have been awarded £4,500 for project support to bring capacity to our board and ensure all the essential repairs to the church are com

www.solaseigethelightofeigg.org

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 5d

Get ready! Community Land Festival returns 17 Oct – 2 Nov. From Shetland to the Borders, celebrate Scotland’s thriving communities! buff.ly/qrFvw2v

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 19d

Scotland's communities are diverse and our land ownership should be too. However, many black & minority ethnic communities in Scotland who want to buy land or take over buildings have been unable to do so. Our latest research highlights the barriers and what needs to change.

👉 tinyurl.com/e8b696mc

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21d

A historic monument in the Isle of Lewis has been named as a finalist in a prestigious UK-wide public sculpture award 👇

Historic monument on Scottish island named as finalist in prestigious award

www.thenational.scot

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Chris Dalglish @cdalglish.bsky.social · 21d

Are you a community organisation in Scotland working to address local housing needs? Join the Community Led Housing Alliance (free) and help campaign for greater support in the run up to the 2026 Scottish election.

@communitylandsc.bsky.social @dtascotland.bsky.social @nationwidefdtn.bsky.social

South of Scotland Community Housing @soscommhousing.bsky.social · 21d

It's Scottish Housing Day! The theme of community, which fits perfectly with launch of the Community-Led Housing Alliance.

This will provide a space where local leaders and representatives can come together, learn from each other, and work together to further the role CLH across Scotland.

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 20d

Community ownership should be for all. However, many urban communities face barriers that hold them back. We are sharing research about the experiences of under-resourced urban communities and the specific challenges they encounter on their paths to ownership.

👉Read more here: tinyurl.com/mtx3thkv

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 22d

📣 Communities - have you used, or tried to use, Community Right to Buy? We want to hear your experiences to help shape our response to a Scottish Government review. Join us at our upcoming consultation event to share your opinions - your insight is invaluable!

Register 👉 tinyurl.com/4266cfuf

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 23d

Bookings are now open for our online AGM at 13:00 on the 8th October. It will be followed by a panel discussion looking at the past and future of the Scottish Land Fund. All welcome! www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/commun...

Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 23d

The @inspiringscotland.bsky.social Outdoor Community Play Incubator Programme is now open! Grants up to £5,000 + support for small rural/remote groups to deliver free, child-led outdoor play. Applications close noon, 26 Sept 2025. inspiringscotland.org.uk/fund/thrive-...

Thrive Outdoors - Inspiring Scotland

Thrive Outdoors is focused on using outdoor play as a catalyst to improve the lives of children, young people and families across Scotland.

inspiringscotland.org.uk

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 24d

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-n...

Stirlingshire villagers launch funding appeal in bid to secure vital land

Residents in Kinlochard are hoping to secure the 27 acre site as part of big plans for a community revamp.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 26d

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/9lx58eQ...

The Field Kinlochard

Help the Kinlochard community buy The Field. Community ownership of this key piece of land could determine the future of our village.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 26d

If you believe in the importance of community-led biodiversity, then consider supporting Kinlochard's crowdfunder www.heraldscotland.com/news/2545879...

Villagers in race against time to save 'precious' green space

Residents of a Stirlingshire village say their community could be 'devastated' if they fail in a bid to buy an area of neglected local land.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 27d

Just over a week to go! Communities still have time to submit events for Community Land Festival 2025 – but don’t wait too long. Submissions close on Monday 22 September.

There are a few bursaries available to help groups bring their ideas to life.

www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/events/be-pa...

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Tarras Valley Nature Reserve @tarrasvalleynr.bsky.social · 29d

Insects are the building blocks of biodiversity 🐛🦋🐜🐝

Some hopeful results from ongoing community -led insect surveying on the reserve!

✅ 302 moth species now recorded - 23% of Scotlands 1300 species!

✅ 13 of 26 Scottish Dragonfly species on our new ponds 💧

✅ 19 Butterfly species recorded!

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Ramblers Scotland @ramblersscotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Scotland’s world-class outdoor access rights began with Holyrood’s first #LandReform Bill.

But land reform is an ongoing journey, and it’s time to pick up the pace, so that everyone benefits. 🗺️

We’ve joined with diverse partners to push for deeper, bolder changes during the next Parliament. ⬇️

New coalition calls for overhaul of land reform plans

There is a crucial lack of pace and breadth in Scotland’s land reform strategies according to a new coalition of organisations representing community groups, environmental bodies and land reform...

www.scottishhousingnews.com

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

'My great grandmother ran village pub for more than 60 years - I'm helping reopen it'

There are hopes that The Ship in Johnshaven could be re-opened as community buy-out gets under way. For some, the pub is held in the deepest affection.

www.scotsman.com

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Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci.bsky.social · Sep 3

Why land, community and not just the "me" but the "we" matter - here's the text of my Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Scotland. And if you want to share your thoughts, please do so with the Scottish Land Commission's ScotLand Futures by Saturday, at: www.landcommission.gov.scot/scotland-fut...

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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Prompted by this, we have also published a preliminary policy position statement on the state of the forestry sector, highlighting our concerns and what could change for the future:

www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/resources/preliminary-position-on-the-industrial-forestry-sector-in-scotland/

Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Following the £145 million sale of Griffin Forestry Estate to Gresham House, we have published a statement on the sale and it's wider implications:

www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/our-statemen...

Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Following the £145 million sale of Griffin Forestry Estate to Gresham House, we have published a statement on the sale and it's wider implications:

www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/our-statemen...

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Andy Wightman @andywightman.scot · Aug 25

With the acquisition on 7 Aug of the French forestry portfolio, Woodland Invest, Gresham House partnerships now become the second largest owner of privately-owned rural land in Scotland with more land than Buccleuch Estates. andywightman.scot/2025/08/gres...

Gresham House is now Scotland’s 2nd largest landowner - Land Matters

In October 2024, I published a blog highlighting the sale of a 2539 hectare (ha) portfolio of 16 woodland properties across Scotland owned by a French investment fund, Woodland Invest, based in Paris....

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Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · Aug 24

Given the massive public benefit of community-owned energy projects it's absolutely dispiriting to learn that they are being messed about and deprioritisied in favour of large corporate players in the Hebrides. Absolutely the wrong policy.

www.welovestornoway.com/index.php/ar...

Local groups struggle as windpower drive heats up

For the local news and events in the Western Isles, We Love Stornoway connects our island communities, highlighting key happenings and sharing positive stories.

www.welovestornoway.com

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