SRA News

Here at Scottish Rural Action we would like to say thank you to everyone who took the time this summer to complete either of our surveys, both the one in May and in July. We are very excited to now be able to launch the report from our second survey ...

Following a successful recruitment process over the summer, Scottish Rural Action is pleased to introduce their new Communications and Engagement Officer, Esme Leitch. Esme will support us to promote our work and to engage with our existing networks ...

Thank you to everyone who completed Round 1 of our survey. The findings have been communicated to the Scottish Government and we have published our report. As we move into Phase 3 of lockdown we want to understand your experiences now. The focus of ...

Thank you to everyone who completed Round One of our survey into the impact of Covid-19 on rural communities. We have now published our report which you can download here. More than 500 people took part, representing every local authority area in ...

We are urgently asking people and organisations across rural Scotland to take part in our survey. We know there are lots of surveys being sent out at the moment, so what’s different about ours? We want to capture the individual, community and ...

Sheena Boyd is an SRA trustee and volunteer. This week she travelled to Westminster to give the Scottish Affairs Committee evidence about financial and banking services in rural Scotland. The Scottish Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of ...

The potential impact of Brexit on rural Scotland has been described as the ‘21st Century Clearances’ in a new report published by Scottish Rural Action. The report summarises findings from a series of community conversations held across rural ...

Emma Cooper, Chief Executive of Scottish Rural Action, is stepping down from her post at the end of February to embark on new adventures. During the opening ceremony of the Scottish Rural Parliament Emma reflected on the work undertaken and the ...

Five projects and organisations from across Scotland have been named as outstanding examples of rural innovation by winning Scottish Rural Innovators Awards. Held every two years, the awards are organised and hosted by Scottish Rural Action to ...

Two Royal Bank of Scotland branches have been saved from closure following the national campaign against rural bank closures in Scotland. The banks saved from closure are Barra and Biggar – both the last bank in the town and more than 9 miles from ...