Fuel Poverty and Cold Homes in Moray

By OTBDecember 16, 2020December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, Rural Wisdom Scotland

Our Rural Wisdom project works alongside Burghead and Cummingston, two small villages on the Moray Coast. They are off the gas grid and people have been telling us that they are struggling to heat their houses due to rising prices and lack of fuel choice.

Rural Housing Conference 2020 at Birnam Arts and Conference Centre

By OTBMarch 12, 2020December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, Older people having a voice & leading change, Rural Wisdom Scotland, Shared learning

by Fi Thomson, Rural Wisdom Community Worker, Moray Housing in Rural Scotland is a complex problem. Key issues such as land ownership, demographics and depopulation, holiday houses and tourism, rural enterprise and affordability were all discussed at this conference in the lovely surroundings in Birnam. The attendees included journalist and broadcaster, Lesley Riddoch whose talk was aptly named ‘Not Doomed…

Exploring alternative energy and fuel poverty in Moray

By OTBMarch 3, 2020December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, National policies, Rural Wisdom Scotland

by Fi Thomson, community worker in Moray One of the first community meetings I went to was a get together to discuss Burghead, Cummingston and Hopeman becoming less reliant on oil and electricity and maybe even producing their own energy. There was interest in renewable and energy and the idea of a development trust to implement it, but it…

Let’s Talk Housing December 2018 Newsletter

By OTBDecember 24, 2018December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, Rural Wisdom Scotland

Click the link below to see the Let’s Talk Housing December 2018 Newsletter by Rural Wisdom in Highland Perthshire

Let’s Talk Housing Newsletter

By OTBOctober 3, 2018December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, Rural Wisdom Scotland

In preparation for our Let’s Talk Housing Event in Aberfeldy on the 5th October, we created this newsletter to help people consider different options.

Let’s Talk Housing Event in Aberfeldy

By OTBOctober 3, 2018December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, Rural Wisdom Scotland

Does your home suit your future lifestyle? This is your chance to consider alternative options! Rural Wisdom are hosting a drop-in event with The Care and Wellbeing Co-operative and Housing Options Scotland. Workshops: Perth Citizen Advice Bureau, Housing Options Scotland, the Perth and Kinross Council Tenants Association and more Marketplace: Meet lots of organisations who can help with housing and…

Housing in Rural Areas

By OTBJuly 6, 2018December 22, 2020 Housing & fuel poverty, Rural Wisdom Scotland

“The Rural Housing Crisis Is Destroying Communities, But How Can We Stop It?” This was the recent headline of an online article by Luke Murphy of HuffPost United Kingdom. The picture was of rural England; projections of youth migration/brain drain, fuel poverty, unaffordable house prices coupled with low rates of affordable homes being built in…