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Scottish Community Alliance

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A coalition of community based, national networks and intermediaries – each one representing a different aspect of Scotland’s diverse community sector.

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Third Force News @thirdforcenews.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector With the passing of the #CommunityWealthBuilding bill in the #ScottishParliament we look at this inspiring concept with Jill Keegan of @scalliance.bsky.social @greatergovanhill.com and many more Read it all here: buff.ly/ylJ2Tx7
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The Community Wealth Building Bill promises to rewire the country's economy. But communities across the country are already pioneering community wealth building. This movement must be invested in, not reinvented. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we...
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Invest in, don’t reinvent, Scotland’s community wealth building movement - Scottish Community Alliance
The Community Wealth Building Bill has transformative potential, but its real test will be whether it empowers the people already leading the way. By Jill Keegan, Partnerships Manager, Scottish Comm...
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
In Mayfield & Easthouses, the local development trust MAEDT is using food to feed the soul of the community. With a thriving community pantry, café, and community garden, #ThisisCommunityWealthBuilding. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we... #ThisisCWB
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Growing community wealth with food and love in Midlothian - Scottish Community Alliance
In Mayfield and Easthouses, the local development trust is using food to feed the soul of the community. With a community pantry, café, and a derelict bowling green transformed into a thriving communi...
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
In northwest Edinburgh Lauriston Agroecology Farm is using a community-led approach to bring back to life 100 acres of land, showing what Community Wealth Building looks like. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we... #ThisisCommunityWealthBuilding #ThisisCWB
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100 Acres of Ambition: Growing Community Wealth at Lauriston Farm - Scottish Community Alliance
How a workers' cooperative in Edinburgh brought 100 acres back to life, building wealth through food, community, and biodiversity. By Charlie Ellis
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Balerno Village Trust: 🍏 Runs a farmers' market (celebrating 20 years this year!) 🏡 Is turning an old police station into a community space 🌊 Funds their work with a community-owned hydro scheme #ThisisCommunityWealthBuilding #ThisisCWB www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we...
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From market days to hydropower: Community Wealth Building in Balerno - Scottish Community Alliance
On the edge of Edinburgh, a village trust is using a farmers’ market, a hydro scheme and a former police station to stop their community becoming a sleeping suburb. By Paul Fisher Cockburn
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
For the people of Langholm, the Tarras Valley has always been theirs. They rallied to do the impossible, and pulled off a 1.5k acre community buy-out. 🎥 This is the story of @tarrasvalleynr.bsky.social www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we... #ThisisCommunityWealthBuilding #ThisIsCWB
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Rebuilding community wealth through land ownership: the story of Tarras Valley Nature Reserve - Scottish Community Alliance
For the people of Langholm, the Tarras Valley has always been theirs. So when the land came on the market, they rallied to do the impossible and pulled off a 10,000-acre community buy-out. This is Com...
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“They're not just bus drivers. They're friends and they're social workers" 🎥 Today we tell the story of Glenfarg Community Transport Group, who built their own bus service and reconnected the village. #ThisisCommunityWealthBuilding #ThisIsCWB www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we...
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How Glenfarg rebuilt its bus service - and its future - Scottish Community Alliance
When Glenfarg’s last commercial bus service vanished, it risked the viability of the village. So residents built their own. The result is a thriving community-run network – and a clear example of Comm...
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Communities are already building community wealth across Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 As the Scottish Government’s Community Wealth Building Bill progresses this week, it presents a vital opportunity. But it must empower the people already leading the way. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/news/communi...
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Community Wealth Building isn’t new – Scotland’s communities have been doing it for years - Scottish Community Alliance
With the Community Wealth Building Bill due to complete Stage 1 this Thursday, Scotland need only look to its communities to see what becomes possible when people are given the power and resources to ...
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Today we're launching our new series: This is Community Wealth Building! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We start on Tiree, where a community-owned wind turbine powers life on the island, run by the Tiree Community Development Trust. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-we...
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Tiree: Powering Community Wealth Building with renewable energy - Scottish Community Alliance
On Tiree, a community-owned wind turbine has powered a decade of local investment, funding essential infrastructure and services. As Scotland debates how to embed Community Wealth Building in law, the...
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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 19/10/2025
ICYMI We announced our programme for the #ScotlandDemandsBetter rally! Join us after the march for a family-friendly, festival vibes event at The Meadows, Edinburgh. 🎼Live music 📢Inspiring speakers 😋Food 🫧Activities for the kids. Find out more:
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Programme and Performers — SCOTLAND DEMANDS BETTER
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Last but not least in our CWB stories- took us to the Greater Govanhill Newsroom @greatergovanhill.com where locally owned journalism is providing the much needed counter narrative to support community cohesion. Where local residents share skills and resources for #localwealthbuilding
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The next instalment of gathering our community wealth building stories took us to Urras Thiriodh - Tiree Community Development Trust- where #communityownedassets include Tilly the Turbine, 2 harbours, a shop, electric minibus,4 business units and fuel station! @communitylandsc.bsky.social
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
From the south to the north west- visiting the Nevis Centre, Fort William in the next leg our Community Wealth Building stories journey- where #communityspaces are the heart of #localwealthbuilding and #communityengagement
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Week two in Taras Valley and Langholm Moor Nature Reserve filming our Community Wealth Building stories- where community ownership supports nature based enterprise for meaningful nature and climate contributions. @tarrasvalleynr.bsky.social @communitywoods.bsky.social @scottishbeacon.bsky.social
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Fantastic day with @maedt.bsky.social in day two of gathering stories for our community wealth building project. MAEDT deliver food growing, reuse shop a community pantry, cafe and garden - contributing to #communitywealth for sustainable community regeneration - more to follow!
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Kicking off our Community Wealth Building project today with Glenfarg Community Transport - gathering stories from the people leading local community wealth- more to follow! #communityconnection #communityownedtransport #localwealthandwellbeing @scottishbeacon.bsky.social
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Scottish Community Coalition on Energy published their #5 2026 manifesto asks for the benefit of communities in Scotland. @cescotland.bsky.social
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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 17/07/2025
✊ Change happens when we stand together to demand it. Join us! www.povertyalliance.org/events-page/
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The Community Learning Exchange fund is now open! Apply for costs to visit other groups and organisations to develop your ideas and practice across Scotland. www.scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk/community-le...
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Community Learning Exchange - Scottish Community Alliance
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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 19/06/2025
Change happens when we step up and demand it. Join the march for all of us. Edinburgh - 25 Oct. #WeDemandBetter scotland-demands-better.com
A cartoon of people raising their hands together. Scotland Demands Better. The March for all of us. Edinburgh 25 Oct 2025. scotland-demands-better.comA cartoon of a family - children, parents, and grandparents. Scotland Demands Better. The March for all of us. Edinburgh 25 Oct 2025. scotland-demands-better.comA cartoon of tenement flats with solar panels on the roofs. Scotland Demands Better. The March for all of us. Edinburgh 25 Oct 2025. scotland-demands-better.comA cartoon of a woman helping another woman climb a ladder. Scotland Demands Better. The March for all of us. Edinburgh 25 Oct 2025. scotland-demands-better.com
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
@climatecafes.bsky.social happy 10th birthday to you! Lovely to visit Birnam & Dunkeld to celebrate the work of the community led climate cafe movement.
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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨Last call to join SCCE on April 8th for a webinar exploring the Scottish Government’s Community Benefits consultation. If you can't make the webinar but need help responding to the consultation see: communityenergyscotland.org.uk/community.../ @scalliance.bsky.social
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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📢 📢 📢 If you haven't already, it is SO IMPORTANT that you complete the CE State of the Sector (SOTS) Survey!!! We need your data to advocate on your behalf New or have questions? sots@communityenergy.scot Completed before? sots.communityenergyscotland.org.uk/scotland/home. Sponsored by SPEN
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Community Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The surprise sale of this huge landholding is a prime example of the need for further land reform. The current Bill is being debated today at 2pm (www.scottishparliament.tv), it offers a chance to address the lack of transparency and communication in land sales www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Isle of Skye clan estate and historic castle put up for sale
The move surprised islanders, who have criticised the lack of community involvement in the decision.
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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Have Your Say on Community Benefits from Renewables Scotland’s renewables bring community benefit funds—but are they fair? The Scottish Government is reviewing its guidance. Help us shape our response! 🔗 Register and more info:
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Community benefits from renewables: give us your views!
Sottish Government Community Benefits Consultation - with Scottish Community Coalition on Energy and Scottish Community Alliance
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Corra Foundation @corra.scot · 14/02/2025
Boost is back! 🌟🤸 🗓️Open 25th Feb, 12noon Funded in partnership @STVChildren'sAppeal & @ComicRelief For community orgs in Scotland supporting children&families affected by poverty ➡️£500-£3k -constituted groups/charities w annual income of £50k or less ➡️£250-£1,500 -unconstituted groups
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The Robertson Trust @therobertsontrust.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
We are pleased to announce the opening of our Community Spaces Grants as of the 12th of February. Applicants can apply at any time and there is no set closing date for applications.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The Scottish Government has committed to delivering the world’s first Community Wealth Building Act. In this report, co-director @miriambrett.bsky.social explores how community wealth building can be a powerful catalyst for achieving a just transition.
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Rewiring Local Economies: Community Wealth Building for a Just Transition
This report aims to demonstrate how CWB can be a powerful instrument to achieve a just transition.
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Planning Democracy @plandemoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Nature & Planning Webinar Wed 5th Feb 7-8.30pm Planning Conditions & Enforcement How do they work for Nature? Speakers Kiera Chaman Oxford Uni Stuart Bence Nature Scot Ed Swales Enforcement Officer Cairngorms NP www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-c... @aprscotland.bsky.social @scotlink.bsky.social
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Planning Conditions and Enforcement
We will look at what planning conditions are, how they work and how they are enforced.
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Scottish Community Alliance @scalliance.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Interested in community energy generation and repowering?Check out this event from Community Energy Scotland. SCA members can go free, get in touch with them directly!
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Prof Matt Hannon @matthannon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Delighted that in partnership with the British Institute of Energy Economics, the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities will be hosting the following event: *The Local Power Plan: Powering a community energy revolution in Scotland?*
Local Power Plan event invitation
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