The Scottish Land fund has been re-opened and now includes urban areas

The first two rounds of the Scottish Land Fund saw communities across Scotland buy land and buildings that were important to the future of their local area – from post offices and sports fields, to whole crofting estates and lighthouses.
The Fund has now been confirmed for a further 4 years from April 2016 to March 2020 however for the first time the whole of Scotland is eligible. This includes groups working in towns and cities and reflects the provisions of the new Community Empowerment Act which has extended the Community Right to Buy legislation to all of Scotland.
The budget for the first year of the Fund is £10m. Communities can apply for support both to help prepare their acquisition project – costs of community engagement, feasibility studies, business plans and technical support – as well as the capital costs.
Further information on the fund and the process is available here.

ESEN Scottish Land Fund event, Weds 13th April (open to all interested groups, free)
To disseminate information about the Land Fund and the associated processes to Social Enterprises, Community Groups and other interested parties within the Edinburgh area, ESEN are hosting an event at the Grassmarket Community Project on Wednesday 13th April from 2.00 till 4.00pm. Speakers from HIE who are managing the  Scottish Land Fund, Community Land Scotland and the Community Ownership Support Service will all be present to talk about the funds, explain the support and the process for organisations as well as being available to answer your questions.
Your ticket for this event can be booked here.

See you at Easter Road later.

Cheers,

Gordon

 

Gordon Hodgson

Network Development Officer,

Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network

www.edinburghsocialenterprise.co.uk

T: 0131 228 1276

M: 07508064648

gordon@edinburghsocialenterprise.co.uk

 

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