Supporting community ownership and increasing ambition
At the Big Lottery Fund Scotland we are committed to supporting communities across the country develop themselves by helping make the most of their assets. From the first Scottish Land Fund through to...
View ArticleScottish Land Fund awards £1.2 million
The Castle Toward estate in Argyll. Copyright Alain Bety An enterprising Argyll community has received £750,000 from the Scottish Land Fund to purchase an historic 15th Century estate. It is one of...
View ArticleNew community asset for Muir of Ord residents
Community ownership is alive and kicking as the people of Muir of Ord in Inverness celebrate a Growing Community Assets award. The Muir of Ord Hall & Facilities Company receives £1,156,957 to...
View ArticleThis land is our land
The former town reservoir at Lochmill, Fife, will be brought into community ownership with Scottish Land Fund backing The Scottish Land Fund has today stepped in to make community ownership a reality...
View ArticleScottish Land Fund puts seven more communities in control
The Scottish Land Fund has today stepped in to help seven enterprising rural communities take ownership of local land that matters most to them. Plans to set up a ‘Gateway to North Ayrshire’ and to...
View ArticleCommunity Asset mentors
With 15 years of experience supporting communities to buy and develop assets we’ve developed a wealth of knowledge of key factors that can help to make a successful project. We know that many community...
View ArticleThe future is bright for community ownership
With land reform high on the political agenda 2017 we anticipate that even more communities, particularly in urban areas, will look to the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) to help them acquire assets. With...
View ArticleHow community ownership can ‘unloch’ the potential of local land
The heart-shaped Castle Loch in Lochmaben is right at the heart of Dumfriesshire, and certainly has a warm place in the hearts of its residents. To mark Community Land Week 2018, in this guest blog...
View ArticleNew deadline for Community Assets
Thinking of applying to us to develop a local building or asset? Yes! Then it is time to talk to us. The clock is now ticking as we have set a deadline for closure and final applications: October 4,...
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