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| Scottish LEADER newsletter |
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You can search hundreds of funds that support projects in rural Scotland using the Scottish Rural Network (SRN) Funding Search tool. The service is powered by Funding Scotland, and offers an enhanced service tailored for rural Scotland. |
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| News from Scottish Government |
| Communications Working Group meet for first time | ||
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The new LEADER Communications Working Group had their inaugural meeting in Perth on 25 April. The group is made up of people involved in delivering LEADER in Scotland, and is tasked with improving joined-up communications across the programme. A number of actions were agreed at the meeting, including setting the ball running on preparations for promoting LEADER at this year’s Royal Highland Show. The LARCs Working Group will have their first meeting on 15 May. |
| Accountable Bodies meeting | ||
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The fourth Accountable Bodies meeting was held on 26 April. Andrew Watson was invited to come along to the meeting as the new Director of the Paying Agency. He was keen to learn more about LEADER and to listen to the experiences of Accountable Bodies. The discussion mainly focused around the work of the Service Level Agreement working group, including finance, LARCs, audit and monitoring aspects. The next meeting is likely to be held later in the summer. |
| Contact the Scottish Government LEADER team | ||
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You can contact the LEADER team by emailing Leader.Queries@gov.scot or calling 0131 244 9852. |
| News from Local Action Groups |
| Job vacancy - Orkney LEADER Assistant Project Officer | ||
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Orkney LEADER are looking for a part-time Assistant Project Officer to be based in Kirkwall. This is an exciting opportunity to join the LEADER team to take forward the delivery of the 2014 to 2020 LEADER Programme and the community element of the Fisheries Fund (EMFF). The closing date is 7 May 2017. |
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| Volunteer seeks opportunity | ||
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Hilary Kalisch is hoping to visit Scotland this summer and is interested in volunteering in a community development capacity. While Hilary won't be able to help long-term, she'd love to be a part of a community project. If you have a volunteering opportunity, you can contact Hilary at hkalisch@hotmail.com. |
| News from Europe |
| Extending LEADER Innovation workshop highlights available | ||
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You can now get the highlights from the European 'Extending LEADER Innovation' workshop. The event took place in Brussels in February 2017. A number of action points came out of the workshop and there was agreement to form an innovation practitioner-led working group. |
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| Declaration for renewing LEADER/CLLD for 2020+ | ||
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The European Leader Association for Rural Development (ELARD) has published a declaration for renewing LEADER/Community-Led Local Development post 2020, and a vision for LEADER in 2027. The declaration was created during the ELARD conference held in Estonia in November 2016. |
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| Green economy projects highlighted in new brochure | ||
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In a new publication you can find out about projects that have taken advantage of economic opportunities that are environmentally and socially sustainable. The 'Transition to Greener Economies' project brochure has been published by the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) and is now available to download online. |
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