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National Council of Rural Advisers

@NCRAScotland

We have a bold & ambitious vision for the future of Scotland's rural economy. Read our final report & recommendations at https://xitter.cf/t.co/2C7bTKYNbv #ruralblueprint

 Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joined June 2018
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GrowBizScotland@growbizscotland11 Mar 2019
Delighted to be short-listed in this European competition. Thanks to @P_KLeader and our partners/funders: @scotent @PerthandKinross @scotgov @ssescotland @RBSBusiness Please vote! bit.ly/Vote4Rural #NetworX #ENRD #RuralInspirationAwards
ENRD Contact Point (@ENRD_CP) profile pictureENRD Contact Point@ENRD_CP11 Mar 2019
Rural Inspiration Awards 🏆 | Vote now for your favourite project in the category of popular vote. bit.ly/Vote4Rural 🎉 25 projects from 11 EU countries looking to win your vote!
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Digital Scotland@DigitalscotNews12 Mar 2019
Rural Entrepreneurship best practices, featuring @ENRD_CP case studies such as Perthshire's @Grow_Biz : smartvillage.scot/best-pract…
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Congratulations to @Grow_Biz on nomination. Vote now for this inspiring #rural enterprise support service in #Perthshire
Scottish Rural Network (@scotruralnet) profile pictureScottish Rural Network@scotruralnet11 Mar 2019
We are pleased to announce that 2 Scottish projects have been nominated in the upcoming Rural Inspiration Awards 🎉🏆Congratulations to Castlebank Park and @Grow_Biz - and you can now vote online for your favourite project! surveymonkey.com/r/R3JDP7G #RuralInspirationAwards #NetworX
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East of Scotland European Consortium (ESEC)@ESEC214 Mar 2019
Some great projects shortlisted here but a big shout-out has to go to @Grow_Biz, which provides an excellent community-based enterprise support service throughout rural Perthshire cc @P_KLeader cc @CllrPeterBarret #LEADERlegacy #PleaseVote – at Scotland, United Kingdom
ENRD Contact Point (@ENRD_CP) profile pictureENRD Contact Point@ENRD_CP12 Mar 2019
#RuralInspirationAwards 🏆 | Vote for your favourite project before 11 April and give it a chance to win in the 'popular vote' category! bit.ly/Vote4Rural 🎉
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Scottish Rural Network@scotruralnet15 Feb 2019
New Rural Economy Action Group announced by Fergus Ewing at Bake Off star's Dunkeld bakery: Read the full story: ruralnetwork.scot/news-and-e…
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Insightful article on the future of the #rural economy by Jackie Brierton, CEO of @Grow_Biz "We know better than ever the true value of the contribution of rural enterprises to Scotland's wealth" #innovation #enterprisesupport #ruralviews #timeforaction @ScotRuralAction
GrowBizScotland (@growbizscotland) profile pictureGrowBizScotland@growbizscotland2 Jan 2019
Rural enterprises contributed more than £36bn to Scotland's GVA last year.. & the potential for #growth & #innovation is significant. Read more on what our CEO Jackie Brierton has to say on the bright future of the #rural economy here -
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#PerthshireHour@perthshirehour18 Nov 2018
Vote for Burrelton & Woodside Senior Club who are looking for funding to continue their great service which helps to tackle social isolation amongst the elderly community in this area of #rural Perthshire. Voting closes Tuesday. avivacommunityfund.co.uk/vot…
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@johnthackara18 Nov 2018
in Scotland, the Cateran #Ecomuseum is an inspiring signal of transformation in tourism, learning, ecology, heritage, regional development ... cateranecomuseum.co.uk/about… @CateranEco @NCRAScotland @RuralMattersSG @ScotRuralAction @CateransCommon
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Sarah Skerratt@sarah_skerratt16 Nov 2018
Research by Dr Jane Atterton @mariannanarf + team @RuralPolicySRUC exploring rural Scotland's gender pay gap: dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art…
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Scottish Parliament
@ScotParl14 Nov 2018
Do you know the differences between the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government? @scotgov and @scotparl are separate organisations, but they both work for you - find out how in our handy new animation! ⬇
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Sarah Skerratt@sarah_skerratt15 Nov 2018
Packed room #SRP18 for panel debate on #rural #Scotland POST-#Brexit chaired wonderfully by @ruth_wishart Panel: @amshru @RuralChris @ColinSmythMSP @Dr_PhilippaW + Mike Rumbles MSP @scotlibdems @RuralPolicySRUC Key messages 1: * need clear single vision for rural Scotland ->>>
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Scottish Rural Action@ScotRuralAction12 Nov 2018
It’s really happening!! #SRP18
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This analysis of business support from @SP_Economy survey highlights challenges for #rural #businesses. Comments include: 'Lack of rural outreach and expectation that rural businesses will travel to cities/towns'. @scotruralnet
Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee (@SP_Economy) profile pictureEconomy, Tourism and Energy Committee@SP_Economy9 Nov 2018
We have just published our analysis of our business support survey that we carried out over the summer. @LizCameronSCC @susandlove @LancashireMatt @currie_carolyn @BusinessGlasgow @InterfaceOnline @ekosgen @dgcouncil ow.ly/TjjB30myEBj #EEFW31 #ScotBizSupport
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Rural Perthshire mentoring scheme receives national recognition. thecourier.co.uk/fp/business… via @thecourieruk
Perthshire mentoring scheme receives national recognition

Perthshire mentoring scheme receives national recognition

Perthshire community enterprise support group GrowBiz has become the first in Scotland to achieve a quality standard for its business mentoring programme.

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Alastair McIntosh@alastairmci3 Nov 2018
Scottish Government report on relations between environmental NGOs and community #LandReform says that: “Creating place-based plans and ... community projects by and for the local community, are more likely to encourage sustained community buy in and ... long-term viability.” – at Glasgow, Scotland
Scottish Land Commission (@ScottishLandCom) profile pictureScottish Land Commission@ScottishLandCom1 Nov 2018
New research published by @scotgov 'Examining the Relations Between NGOs and Community Groups' recommends increased community engagement: gov.scot/publications/enviro…
Environment and Land Reform: relations between non-governmental organisations and community groups

Environment and Land Reform: relations between non-governmental organisations and community groups

The report examines relations between non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community groups in the light of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

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Scottish Affairs Committee
@CommonsScotAffs31 Oct 2018
Yesterday we heard from @nfusjonnie , Vicki Swales @RSPBScotland @ScotLINK , John Kinnaird @NCRAScotland, Russell Smith @SCFHq and @FergusEwingMSP regarding the Agriculture Bill. You can read the transcript of our session here: bit.ly/2ACtGgk #AgricultureBill
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Sarah Millar (Allison)@ruralsarah30 Oct 2018
Queued out the door for tonight’s #RuralCPG 🤗looking forward to hearing industry responses to @NCRAScotland report and @Demperston presenting our key recommendations (if I make it in the door in time 🙈)
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Sarah Skerratt@sarah_skerratt30 Oct 2018
Replying to @RuralPolicySRUC
@RuralPolicySRUC delighted to be Secretariat for tonight's #CrossParty Group on Rural Policy @scotparl focusing on @NCRAScotland report on #rural economy. Looking at positives + innovation in rural #Scotland with responses from @RTPIScotland + @destination66 @FergusEwingMSP
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It's time to remove the lack of understanding around #rural support, to celebrate & recognise the contribution of rural to national economic prosperity & well-being. Read our full report at ncra.scot #timeforaction
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