Community groups and anyone else interested in development planning are being encouraged to respond to two separate consultations on a draft framework to inform day to day decision making in the planning system.
Read MoreAudit Scotland has published a new online report, highlighting examples and learning from the community-led response to Covid-19 so far. The report draws on a number of great examples of community groups and local partnerships between agencies and community groups.
Read MoreThis Spotlight article highlights how people across Scotland with mobility issues and/or living with other challenges, and particularly people in and around Clackmannanshire, are being encouraged to make use of Cycling Without Age Scotland’s pioneering accessible Trishaws. The article illustrates the benefits for participants and volunteers, as well as how a few passionate folk engaging with their wider community can lead to Scotland-wide, and international, connections.
Read MoreAnyone interested in or concerned about short-term lets has until the 29th October to give their views to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, which is considering new laws in this area.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government is improving how it reports on the National Performance Framework and is asking for your help.
Read MoreCARN is holding it’s annual collaborative international conference, or CARNival, in the period 2nd October to 10th October 2021, with the theme of Raised Voices.
Read MoreScottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) is inviting community groups around Glasgow to take part in a focus group to discuss plans for a new community resource hub within the new Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow.
Read MoreWelcome to the redeveloped Communities Channel Scotland website which was first launched in 2014 as a one-stop shop information hub and to highlight the great work of community groups across the country. The new and improved website will continue to be a key online resource for community organisations and will provide up-to-date information including key Scottish Government policies such as the Local Governance Review, Community Wealth-Building, Regeneration and Community Empowerment.
Read MoreOne of the most effective ways of supporting community-led activity is to create the conditions for community and voluntary organisations to work, learn and grow together. This case study shows how Garelochhead Station Trust benefitted from this kind of support provided by Argyll & Bute Council.
Read MoreThis case study describes how, in spring and summer 2020, Alva Development Trust was at the heart of the local emergency response in Alva and across other areas in rural Clackmannanshire.
Read MoreOne of the issues community organisations most fequently raise with Communities Channel Scotland is how to go about finding some space in which to operate from. Public bodies can help by letting community organisations use rooms, buildings and outdoor spaces. Some have already been doing this through the Social Impact Pledge.
Read MoreAfter applying for Cycling Friendly Community development grant funding, a programme funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Cycling Scotland, West Lothian Bike Library has been able to purchase another adaptive bike suitable for people with physical disabilities to add to their fleet.
Read MoreAfter applying for Cycling Friendly Community development grant funding, a programme funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Cycling Scotland, the Yusuf Youth Initiative has been able to purchase bikes, cycling equipment, and bike storage facilities to teach more Dundee-based kids and adults to cycle and learn how to maintain their bikes.
Read MoreBarmulloch Community Development Company (BCDC) has moved into recovery mode, gradually welcoming back activities across their premises, and preparing staff and residents for a new normal.
Read MoreThis case study describes how SPRING's new service is providing essential support to communities across Scotland and Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHere, we share a press release from Lend a Hand Kintore describing how this newly formed group has been responding to local requests for help during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, Crossroads Youth and Community Association put in place a range of measures to protect and support the two local communities it works in
Read MoreThis case study describes how the Lochalsh Community Response has been providing essential support in the West Highlands during the Covid-19 pandemic
Read MoreThis case study details the immense effort put in by Collydean Community Centre, a community-led hub in Glenrothes Fife, during early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreIn this case study, Edinburgh Community Food describe their excellent work supporting local people at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic through vital food delivery.
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