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.

Help and Support for Community Councils with Cost of Living

Helpful Hub of information and resources supporting community councils and their communities with the cost of living crisis.

Blog: Sustrans on the cost of living crisis and rural transport

Caro Kemp, Project Officer at Sustrans, has written a guest blog about a recent Community Council webinar on the cost of living, community and active travel - the first in a series of events for community councillors on issues that can affect transport in our rural and urban communities.

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Events

20 March

Blog: Sustrans on the cost of living crisis and rural transport

Sustrans is leading the discussion on the cost of living crisis, climate change and cars - and how they all affect the way people in rural communities get around.

20 March

Call for community views on National Outcomes

The Scottish Government is undertaking a review of the National Outcomes under the requirements of the Community Empowerment Act (2015).

20 March

Funding available for Scotland’s historic sites and buildings

£2 million is available to communities across Scotland this year as part of a new scheme from Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

17 March

New climate adaptation tool for communities launched

Adaptation Scotland and partners have launched the Community Climate Adaptation Routemap, a practical guide for communities to adapt to climate change.