Forestry and Land Scotland
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Forestry and Land Scotland manages Scotland's national forests. They offer a range of ways for community groups to make use of and engage with local woodland.
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Community Wealth Building
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Community wealth building is a new people-centred approach to local economic development, which redirects wealth back into the local economy, and places control and benefits into the hands of local people. UK based organisation CLES provides a useful introduction.
Read MoreCommunity Ownership Support Service
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The Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) has been funded by the Scottish Government to support community based groups in Scotland take a stake in or ownership of previously publicly owned land or buildings.
Read MoreAsset transfer route map
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Takes you through the steps you need to follow to take over the running of local assets such as land and buildings.
Read MoreHighlands and Islands Enterprise
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is the economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland. It provides support to community organisations, focusing on areas such as inclusive growth, sustainability, partnership, community development and social enterprise.
Read More2-page intro to the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act
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This quick summary should help you to get started on finding out how your community group can use the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, a piece of legislation which aims to make it easier for communities to have their voices heard in decisions, shape local services and increase their control of local land and buildings.
Read MoreCommunity Empowerment
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The Scottish Government’s webpage on community empowerment. where you can find government guidance and other support for community asset transfer, participation requests, community councils, participatory budgeting and the Island’s (Scotland) Act 2018 as well as funding for activity in this area.
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