SRA News

The time is now: full registration for the Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament 2023 is now officially OPEN! It's time to turn your interest into action and secure your seat. Taking place between the 1st and the 3rd of November 2023 at the Nevis ...

First Minister Humza Yousaf visited the Nevis Centre in Fort William today and pledged funding of around £80,000 to the Rural & Islands Parliament, Scotland’s grassroots assembly of rural and island communities, which will take place on 1st to 3rd ...

If you haven't already heard, the next Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament is going to take place in Fort William from the 1-3rd November! Save those dates in your diary. This is the fifth rural and Islands Parliament in Scotland and we are excited ...

We submitted a response to the Scottish Government's Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition plan, following comments from our membership, board directors and other partner organisations. The Scottish Government consultation documents can be found ...

Prof. Michael Dower, sadly passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022, just a week before his 89th birthday. In his lifetime, Michael was a force in European rural development. He also gave strong support to the development of SRA, the Scottish Rural ...

Full or part time: Part Time, negotiable between 3-4 days a week Salary: £30,000 pro rata Location: Working from home, occasional travel around Scotland and internationally Closing: Monday, 15th May 2023, with interviews by zoom w/c Monday, 29 May ...

We responded to the Highly Protected Marine Areas consultation from the Scottish Government, drawing from the Scottish Island Federation's response to do so. You can read it here.

Thank you to all members who attended our AGM in February 2023. Please find below the minutes.

We were delighted to join an in-person meeting with the Land Reform Futures Stakeholder Advisory Group in March. Artemis and Catriona, our National Coordinator and Campaigns and Communications Lead, joined this project last year to advise research ...

A delegation from Asturias, Spain, will be in the Highlands and Moray this week to find out more about how community projects are developing solutions to challenges facing rural and island areas. The 22 visitors are members of Local Action Groups ...