SRA News

Over the next five years, critical decisions about housing, healthcare, land use, transport, education and other matters will be made which will deeply impact our rural and island communities. These decisions must be shaped by the lived expertise of ...

Under the theme 'rural community solutions to global challenges', for the first time ever, Scotland welcomed over 400 European delegates to Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, on the 21st-23rd October 2025. SRA was secretariat for the event, working in close ...

Every year, the United Nations International Day of Youth celebrates the role of young people in driving change and shaping the future. This year, the theme of Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future speaks directly to the experiences of rural ...

Between the 19th and 22nd June, the Royal Highland Show (RHS) returned to Ingliston, bringing together over 210,000 people in a celebration of rural life. The RHS is 202 years old and one of the most important events in Scotland’s rural calendar. ⭐It ...

On Thursday 20th March as part of Village Halls Week 2025, Scottish Rural Action hosted an online event, in partnership with Social Enterprise Scotland (SES). The event, which attracted 100 people from all over Scotland, featured presentations from ...

On Sunday, 2 March, 36 people from across rural and island Scotland gathered at the Inverness Botanic Gardens for the first-ever All-YLAG Workshop. Organized by Scottish Rural Action, this event was part of the 2023 Scottish Rural & Islands ...

This past weekend, Scotland’s first Rural Youth Action Network (RYAN) Residential took place in Inverness, bringing together over 60 young people aged 16-30 from across rural and island Scotland. The event, co-designed by young people, was a ...

📅 Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025 ⏰ Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM GMT 📍 Location: Online As part of Village Halls Week 2025 (17th-23rd March), we’re excited to bring you a special lunchtime event focused on sustainable income ideas for village halls. If you’re ...

We’re delighted to announce that Scotland will be hosting the sixth European Rural Parliament (ERP), bringing a 40-country delegation to Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Cairngorms National Park area in the Autumn of 2025. The ERP is a large-scale ...

We are recruiting two Project Leads funded by the Scottish Government and Scottish Rural Network. Take a look! Project Lead – Rural Youth Action Network Salary £31,800 pro rata Pension 6% employer contribution Hours 4 days per week (negotiable) Leave ...