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Kelly McBride

@kellymcbr.bsky.social

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Democratic innovation / collaborative governance / participation / community action. Often in the mountains 📍Edinburgh 🔗 linkedin.com/in/kmcbride1 🧑‍💻 Involve UK. Freelance Aiteal Co. Prev TPXimpact, FutureGov, Demsoc, UoEdi, UoSussex

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hello 👋 I’m new here. Give me a follow if you’re into participatory and deliberative democracy, community power, open governance, climate and regenerative futures

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Kiera Chapman @kierachapman.bsky.social · Jan 29

I'm doing a webinar! Can't wait to speak to everyone about this (and gather some ideas about how we put it right!)

Action to Protect Rural Scotland @aprscotland.bsky.social · Jan 29

It's time for our final webinar in our series on Planning and Biodiversity, with Planning Democracy.

Join us on 5th February 7pm to hear about the importance of Conditions and Enforcement in Planning for protecting nature and wildlife, and how communities can be involved.

www.eventbrite.co.uk...

Planning Conditions and Enforcement

We will look at what planning conditions are, how they work and how they are enforced.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Jan 15

That’s super helpful Nathan, thanks! Hello everyone 👋 it’s an area of growing personal interest, but I’m also doing some relevant work with @plandemoc.bsky.social so great to make the connections

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Jan 14

I went for a wee walk to process my first ORFC today. It connected so many dots and I’d go again in a heartbeat. Now back at my desk thinking about community participation and land use, keen to meet others working on this in Scotland!

Photo of the front cover of the Oxford real farming conference event guide

Photo of the Pentlands today, low sun and cloudy sky. A slither of snow still visible on the hills!

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Jan 7

First meeting of 2025 and the start of freelance life today. Grateful for the stunning location and company 🐈‍⬛ 🥾

Picture of Tinto Hill and a cat in the snow

Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 28

Planning Democracy is on Bluesky! A brilliant grassroots organisation working on systemic democratic deficits, inequalities and environmental justice in land use planning in Scotland

Planning Democracy @plandemoc.bsky.social · Nov 27

We've just joined Bluesky!
What do we do? Find out by reading this wonderful blog by Kate from Cumbernauld & Carbrain Community Hub. It's about a workshop on planning rights we ran with our partners @aprscotland.bsky.social, with support from the Corra Foundation.
www.corra.scot/planning-rig...

Planning Rights Workshop at C&C Community Hub

Kate of C&C Community Hub in Cumbernauld writes about the importance of planning rights for communities when it comes to local development.

www.corra.scot

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 23

Excited to report it is now available in 3D (requires ArcGIS login). Thanks to Walter the Salter for service around my ends this morning 🩵

Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 23

On snowy mornings in Scotland we flock to the road gritter tracker

www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 21

It’s been fantastic to be part of the team working with 345 citizens throughout #TheFoodConversation this past year. People across the UK want change and the movement is growing.

thefoodconversation.uk

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 21

It was incredible to watch citizens from #TheFoodConversation take the stage in Westminster on Tuesday to share their experiences, highlight important questions, and make a collective call for change to the food system. So much passion and clarity.

Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · Nov 20

Standing room only at our Citizens Food Summit yesterday!

A huge thank you to our speakers, inc. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social & so many more. To our citizens from #TheFoodConversation who showed we are all experts when it comes to food. And to everyone who came down.

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Kelly McBride @kellymcbr.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hello 👋 I’m new here. Give me a follow if you’re into participatory and deliberative democracy, community power, open governance, climate and regenerative futures

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