What Makes Rural Wisdom? Listening

By OTBJanuary 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Angus, Eaglesham, Highland Perthshire, Scotland Leave a comment

Rural Wisdom has been working on a series of films highlighting the approach taken by the project. The first film looks at how we’ve tried to put listening at the centre of what we do.

Watch our Intergen film!

By Nicky BollardJanuary 7, 2019January 7, 2019 Angus, Scotland, Uncategorized Angus, Bringing people together, community, Edzell, intergenerational, Rural Wisdom Leave a comment

We can finally share the films we put together with Edzell Primary School, Edzell Bowling Club and other individuals from the Edzell area celebrating friendships across generations! You can read more about the intergen project here.

Let’s Talk Housing December 2018 Newsletter

By OTBDecember 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Highland Perthshire, Scotland Leave a comment

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

Handy Hints and Tips for avoiding Scams and Financial Harm

By OTBDecember 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Angus, Resources, Scotland Leave a comment

In December 2018, the Brechin Information Hub received a visit from two members of the Trading Standards team at Angus Council who gave people some information around protection from scams and financial harm and how to reduce door to door cold calling and nuisance phone calls. North Angus Rural Wisdom Community Worker, Shona has produced…

Rural Wisdom on the Highland Perthshire Mobile Library Van

By OTBDecember 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Highland Perthshire, Scotland Leave a comment

The Rural Wisdom Project arranged to go out on the Mobile Library Van in Highland Perthshire. Jill Davies, Rural Wisdom Development Worker spent a day on the Keltneyburn Route and a day on the Kinloch Rannoch route speaking to people about housing, social opportunities and the ‘Beast from the East’. The booklet below outlines what…

North Angus Rural Wisdom Newsletter – December 2018

By OTBDecember 24, 2018December 24, 2018 Angus, Resources, Scotland Leave a comment

The Rural Wisdom Project in North Angus have produced a newsletter in December 2018 which includes information about what the project has been up to and also details about the Connecting the Dots event which will take place on Friday 18 January 2019. Click the link below to view:

Connecting the Dots in North Angus Event – Friday 18 January

By OTBDecember 12, 2018 Angus, Events, Scotland Leave a comment

We are holding an event on Friday 18 January 2019 at 10am to 3pm in Brechin City Hall to plan what follows on from the Rural Wisdom project in North Angus. We welcome all older people, community groups, voluntary organisations, health and social care services, development workers and anyone else who wants to be part…

Brechin Community Singing Group Christmas Carol afternoon

By OTBDecember 12, 2018 Angus, Scotland Leave a comment

The Brechin Community Singing Group, supported by Rural Wisdom, decided to hold a Christmas Carols afternoon with a buffet on Thursday 6th December to thank residents from Newington Sheltered Garden Complex for allowing us to use their big lounge for our regular fortnightly Singing Group sessions. Newington Gardens host many other groups during the week…

Rural Wisdom in Angus – An Update

By OTBNovember 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Angus, Scotland Angus, Brechin, community, Edzell, North Angus Leave a comment

Brechin Information Hub A small group of people from Brechin have recently been talking about providing a public information hub in Brechin, aware that – as digital technology increasingly takes over – some older people can feel left behind and unsure of how/where to access information. The group hoped to address this inequality by providing…

Rural Wisdom in Scotland – One Year On

By OTBNovember 20, 2018November 29, 2018 Angus, Eaglesham, Highland Perthshire, Scotland Angus, community, Community Activities, Community Development, Eaglesham, Eaglesham & Waterfoot, Highland Perthshire, older people, Rural Wisdom Leave a comment

Rural Wisdom is working with communities in Scotland and Wales to create opportunities for older people to shape their community. Our aim is make communities work better for older people and the other people who live there. These are the outcomes we want to achieve: More older people, and a more diverse range of older…