Community Council

Skills support for community councils

The Improvement Service and The Open University in Scotland are working together to offer all community councillors in Scotland the opportunity to learn new skills using free OU courses.

Stepping up for communities

Community councils have been supporting their communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crossmichael Community Woodland

A Community Council have been leading a project to manage, care for and improve access to a community woodland in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Events

8 June

SURF Awards 2021

The SURF awards are delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government to highlight, celebrate, and share the achievements of local initiatives that combat physical, social, and economic challenges in communities across Scotland.

13 May

Nature Scotland Awards 2021

Seeking Scotland's Nature Heroes

30 April

Community Paths Grants

Community Paths Grants Open for Expressions of Interest

26 April

Tesco Community Grants Open for Applications

Community groups across the UK including community councils are being invited to apply for funding for local projects that matter to them. The Tesco Community Grant scheme will award grants to charities and community organisations to fund local good causes whose focus is on supporting children and families.

31 March

Covid Community Memorial Projects

Communities will be supported by artists to develop projects that help them reflect on the impact of the pandemic, as part of longer term efforts to commemorate those who have lost their lives to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

31 March

Summer Clean Up

As part of their Clean Up Scotland campaign, Keep Scotland Beautiful will be coordinating a Summer Clean from May 28th - June.

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6 July

Scotland's New Town Toolkit: Introduction to the latest resource for your town

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) invites you to the unveiling of the online Town Toolkit: a new resource which supports work to turn aspirations for our towns into reality. In this free one-hour session they provide an overview and ‘mini-tutorial’ on how to use the Toolkit for your own project or place-based vision for regeneration.

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