SRA News

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 ...

We want "more localised democracy and more appropriate policymaking in rural and island areas. It’s not only about getting funding. It’s about legislative changes so communities have more ownership over their local resources" - Our Comms Officer in ...

We are so delighted to welcome 4 new trustees to our board. Aimee (top eft), Ann (top right), Brendan (bottom left) and Sjoerd (bottom right) were appointed to our board at our AGM on Thursday the 16th of February. With skills across agriculture ...

We held an event for members and non-members on the 16th of February from 18.30 - 19.00, followed by our AGM, to showcase the work happening across rural and island Scotland with village halls and community spaces. Artemis and Catriona from SRA ...

We submitted a response to the UK Parliament's Call for Evidence on the cost of living, following discussions with our members and sister organisations. You can view it here.

Barbara, our Research and Finance Officer, is moving on to exciting new things in February and will no longer be working with SRA. We are so grateful for all that she has done for the organisation over the years. She has been a brilliant advocate for ...

Over 70 rural and island representatives across Scotland gathered online and in Birnam on Tuesday the 8th of November to discuss actions to support Scotland’s rural movement. We were pleased to organise the event along with Scottish Rural Network ...