Jun 222 minNew Smart Village Enquiry from IrelandSmart Village, received some interest recently from the small town of Borris in County Carlow in Ireland. Aoibheann who runs the steering...
Jun 211 minBroch Cafe Strathyre Open for Carry-outsIt was good to see Bill, Lesley and team today at the Broch Cafe - now open for Carry-outs. The picture below seems appropriate because i...
Jun 162 minBusinesses opening up again carefullyCoronavirus Update — 16 June GrowBiz Scotland The rural business landscape keeps changing as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Last we...
Jun 56 minBriar Cottage Lochearnhead - on a Busmans holiday - Rest, Reflect, ResetThank you to Kim Proven from Briar Cottages, Lochearnhead, for allowing us to share her inspirational story on how Kim and husband Fraser...
Jun 33 minJune Update from GrowBiz/Smart VillageCoronavirus Update: 3 June It's the start of a new month and also of a new phase of lockdown. Most of us will be eager to meet up with fr...
May 252 minBack to the "new normal" gradually with helpIt's so easy in this strange world of lockdown and social/self isolation to become distracted by what's going on politically in our world...
May 211 minSmart Village's place within a Circular EconomySustainable and smart At Smart Village Scotland we are very clear on our objectives - for the wider project and at an individual communit...
May 131 minDealing with the Impact of Coviod-19As the guidance on lockdown restrictions have been changed in England. The message affecting Scotland remains very much unchanged with a ...
May 81 minResults announced of a survey by GrowBiz on the CV-19 impact on Rural Business in ScotlandSmart Village partner GrowBiz, has announced the results of their recent survey on the impact of Corona Virus on businesses in parts of R...
May 61 minFree advice and support is still available to BLS Smart Village businesses from GrowBizIf you are a business owner within BLS Communities and in need of any support or advice related to your Business or its recovery. GrowBiz...
Apr 302 minMissing - Hundreds and hundreds of peopleToday Thursday 30th April, Strathyre Village should have been buzzing with hundreds of schoolchildren from many schools across Stirlingsh...
Apr 223 minNewly self-employed and hardship help, plus Creative Scotland support update.Support for the Newly Self-Employed and Firms Suffering Hardship Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop yesterday confirmed that grant funding fo...
Apr 212 minSmart Village / Growbiz Update for businessesCoronavirus Update—21 April There’s been several important announcements recently regarding support available for those whose employment ...
Apr 171 minWellbeing Fund available for quick applicantsCOVID-19 Wellbeing Fund open for bids The Scottish Government’s Wellbeing Fund will support organisations across the third sector that ar...
Apr 151 minMore Help for Businesses from Scottish Government Scottish Government announcement today gives more support and funding to Scottish Businesses including for the recently self-employed, &...
Apr 142 minLOOKING AFTER YOURSELF ADVICE Ready Scotland Ready Scotland is the official channel of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Division. It provides advice on finding ext...
Apr 61 minSix Key Elements of the Smart Village application explainedThe slide presentation explains the six key elements that make up each Smart Village application explained by Finlay Kerr, Project Manage...
Apr 41 minFinlay Kerr and Kenny Higgins discuss Smart Village Short zoom Video between Finlay Kerr Proiect Manager and Kenny Higgins Director on the development of the Smart Village application servi...
Apr 12 minConnecting Businesses - Connecting Rural ScotlandOne of the key themes in the Smart Village project is connectivity or our term 'connectedness' as this refers to all forms of connectivit...
Mar 314 minHelp for Event Organisers and Community GroupsIn Rural Communities that rely heavily on a series of Events and Tourism to sustain the future of such events and the resulting boost to ...