How we own, manage, and use our land is key to building community wealth and strengthening local economies 🔄

Land has an important role to play in building a wellbeing economy, you can access find a range of useful resources on the topic on our website 🌐

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An interesting #RepurposedChurch in Pitlochry. The original United Free Church finally became the East Church of Scotland before being converted into flats.
Read more here 👇
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Community takeover of Rousay hotel and purchase the manse on Rousay from the Church of Scotland - with backing from the Scottish Land Fund orcadian.co.uk/community-take… via The Orcadian

Church to be turned into community hub after £227,000 grant awarded eastlothiancourier.com/news/24243200.…

Yell charity receives £99,000 to buy Sellafirth buildings shetlandtimes.co.uk/2024/04/10/yel…

‘Community hub’ hopes for newly acquired Ross-shire building ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/community…

New DTAS blog - reflecting back on the Democracy Matters 2 Consultations - worth a read - dtascot.org.uk/news-events/ne…

Interesting research in England on resilience of asset owning charities - strong correlation between land ownership and charity survival rates - making it crucial for deprived communities sibgroup.org.uk/news-insights/…

The wonderful thing about working with #developmenttrusts like Ayrshire Food Hub is that great things happen in seemingly ordinary buildings, and I don’t mean the wonderful cake and coffee. #makingadifference . Development Trusts Association Scotland

Great news - Fife Council transfers ownership of Denburn Wood fife.gov.uk/news/2024/fife… Great

The Community Assets Knowledge Exchange programme HIE provides funding to help community organisations take part in training and learning experiences related to owning land or buildings. Grants of up to £2,000 are available. #landreform
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Congratulations to our friends on the Isle of Kerrera on the opening of their community hub in the old school. Pleased that William Grant Foundation was able to play a small part in supporting this amazing effort by the island's residents. Isle of Kerrera Development Trust #CommunityAssets westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/final-pup…

Looking forward to working even closer with our 4 nations partners but most importantly for the support, networking, learning and opportunities this will bring to our members of Development Trusts Association Scotland Locality Development Trusts NI DTA Wales / CYD Cymru
#ItStartsWithCommunity
Thanks The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland

Delight as community takes on Lunna Kirk shet.news/tiosy via Shetland News

This is brilliant news - asset transfer from Forest and Land Scotland bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Delight after community group gets go-ahead to take over Glenmore Visitor Centre strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/delight-a…

Loch Ness village’s move for new community facility takes major step forward inverness-courier.co.uk/news/loch-ness…

Brilliant development - rising from the ashes indeed - successful asset transfer from @forestryLS bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

📷 Kilmaronock Old Kirk at sunset

The kirk served the communities of Gartocharn and Croftamie until its closure in 2017. It's now in the care the Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust.

Read the Trust's top tips for taking a historic church into community ownership: ow.ly/FvEJ50R2fz9

Campaign Launches to Keep Iconic Edinburgh church in Community Hands edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/campaign-…