Community constitution guidance issued
GUIDANCE has been issued, to help communities constitute themselves as companies limited by guarantee. The Scottish Government has issued a template for communities to potentially…
Category: Community ownership
Scheme launched to explore how to help communities move quickly for local assets
A PILOT project has been agreed exploring how to assist communities who want to own local assets but struggle to raise funds quickly enough when…
Ballot result a step forward for community right-to-buy campaign
MORE than three-quarters of a Fife village have turned out to vote overwhelmingly in favour of a ‘community buyout’ of a former local hotel. The…
More Scots projects to receive backing from community ownership fund
A HIGHLAND village, near one of Scotland’s most recognisable castles, has been awarded UK Government funding, announced as part of the 2023 spring Budget, delivered…
Community asset numbers on a modest rise
THE number of land parcels or buildings to have been transferred into community ownership during last year has risen by seven per cent on the…
The restoration of properties on Dumfries High Street
THE contractors are already on site and work is progressing to turn previously vacant buildingst into a combination of ‘enterprise’ space on the ground and…
Funding to help eight Scots communities take ownership of local ‘assets’
‘COMMUNITY assets’ – including a village pub, a church and a woodland – are among eight projects to be awarded over £1m by the Scottish…
Community ownership levels increase by three per cent
THE number of ‘assets’ in community ownership in Scotland has increased modestly between the years 2018/19 and 2019/20. Begins a Scottish Government announcement (here): “There…
Fund created to help communities take ownership of ‘local assets’ such as at-risk pubs
A WESTMINSTER fund has been created, to help communities take ownership of ‘local assets’, such as a pub or shop, which are at risk of…
Funding released for Scots community projects
MORE than £25 million is going to ‘disadvantaged and remote communities’ around Scotland to support regeneration and employment projects – according to an announcement from the…