Scotland’s Towns Partnership and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland agree new strategic partnership to support Business Improvement Districts during COVID-19.
read moreThe Maybole Regeneration Project has confirmed it has secured £7.5 million in funding and this week (4th June 2020) launches a dedicated website, www.regeneratingmaybole.scot.
read moreThe Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) Open Fund aims to encourage people to change their behaviours to walk or cycle as part of their everyday short journeys.
read moreSmall Business Saturday is once again highlighting 100 small businesses, one a day for 100 days leading up to Small Business Saturday, 5th December 2020.
read moreNLS - The National Library of Scotland has a vast collection of electronic resources (eResources) related to the COVID-19 pandemic and connected issues. They are available for free to all those based in Scotland.
read moreThe Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has established the COVID Historic Environment Resilience Forum (CHERF) to look at the medium to long-term issues for Scotland’s heritage that are anticipated to arise post-lockdown.
read moreWelcome to edition eight a series of special SURF e-bulletins showcasing positive examples written by organisations delivering services or providing support to communities across Scotland, whilst we navigate through the current Covid crisis. These special bulletins are part of SURF's re-purposed Covid19 Sector Connector Service, delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government.
read moreThe Scottish Tourism Emergency Response Group (STERG) has published the first phases of a National Action Plan supporting the recovery of Scotland's tourism and events industry. This is based around 'respond', 'reset', 'restart' and 'recovery'.
read moreATCM support Place Managers across the UK and Ireland and are currently engaged with STP to offer their FREE on-line portal to discuss the issues we are all facing due to COVID-19.
read moreA route map setting out a phased approach to easing lockdown restrictions while still suppressing coronavirus (COVID-19) has been published.
read moreThe Age-Friendly Living Ecosystem project team, part of the Intergenerational National Network, is gathering ideas on how best to design age-friendly intergenerational places and spaces.
read moreScotland's Towns Partnership holds regular events and webinars for the custodians of Scotland's towns and city districts. All of the learning and resources from these are available in our series of event reports. Access these on our Wakelet page here.
read moreKeep Scotland Beautiful’s It’s Your Neighbourhood and Beautiful Scotland initiatives support, reward and recognise communities which are cleaning up and greening up their areas. In light of the COVID crisis, KSB are encouraging groups to register to keep in touch, be connected with each other and help KSB celebrate their achievements.
read moreAdopt An Intern - With a large proportion of UK businesses making use of the Government’s Job Retention Scheme, there are now thousands of motivated professionals at home looking for meaningful projects to volunteer their time and skills for. AAI is keen to support by connecting the two whilst furlough continues.
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