The Community Empowerment Act (Scotland) 2015 presents new opportunities for communities to own and manage assets in their communities. A core element of this is the extension of the Community Right to Buy to urban areas and expanded availability of the Scottish Land Fund in urban as well as rural areas.
This workshop will give inputs from the COSS (Community Ownership Support Service) team at DTAS on new opportunities for asset ownership, the Community Right to Buy team at the Scottish Government, the Scottish Land Fund on the new extended fund and support that launches in April 2016 and the BIG Lottery on their new and upcoming grants programme for communities.
AUDIENCE
Ideal for community groups interested in owning and managing local land and buildings and wanting to find out more about the new opportunities that may be open to them. Also good for community support workers and other advisors giving advise to community groups.
PROGRAMME
9:30 - Coffee and registration
10:00 - Lynn Molleson, COSS Advisor
New Opportunities in Asset Transfer
- Vibrant community asset examples from around Scotland
- Best practice in Asset Transfer from the public body perspective (Speaker: TBC)
11:25 - Comfort break
11.45 - Colin Gray, Scottish Government Community Land Unit
New Opportunities in Community Right to Buy
12:30 - Catherine Francis, Scottish Land Fund Advisor
New Opportunities in Funding - BIG Lottery funds & extension of the Scottish Land Fund
13:00 - Networking lunch
13:45 - Workshop sessions (45mins each, participants attend both)
- Victoria Halls - working towards community ownership
- Glenboig Neighbourhood House - community assets, resilience and services
15:30 - Event ends
TRAVEL & PARKING
It is best to arrive by train, with Dunblane train station being directly across from the venue. There are frequent trains from Stirling.
Metered parking is available outside and there is limited space in the free Scotrail car park.
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0131 225 2080