People living in rural areas need social care and other support to let them have a good life, just as people living in towns do. The arrangements are not perfect for people living in towns, but people living in rural areas often have a lot less choice and sometimes find it hard to get any…
Boosting the health of our highstreets
We’re pleased to see the Institute of Health Equity and PHE’s new report examining how high streets are used to improve the overall health of local communities. The report focuses on reviewing the evidence on healthy high streets in urban settings, saying that “good quality design and furniture in local high streets that provide accessible, safe,…
Getting inter-generational with Edzell’s school kids!
Last Friday I had the pleasure of spending the morning with Edzell’s primary seven class where we were discussing age-friendly communities and beginning to plan our inter-generational film project. First we spent some time discussing a bit about the older generation and sharing perspectives: Can older people ‘floss’? (not the dental kind – it’s the latest…
Intergenerational National Network Meeting
We are looking forward to talking about Rural Wisdom at the next Intergenerational National Network sharing session, which will be held in Dumfries on the 5th April. We’ll be joining The Stove Network who will also be talking about their work- Stove run premises at 100 High Street in Dumfries as a fully accessible public…
Our Edzell Pop Up Shop: Community conversations and plenty of jam!
Last week Rural Wisdom took up residence in the Edzell Community pop up shop to open up some conversations, gather ideas and give out jam. We really enjoyed meeting so many local-residents and feel we learned lots more about the local area, what’s important to folk and how we can contribute to ensuring Edzell thrives…
Event: Rural Wisdom Get Together, Inverness
You’re welcome along to our fourth Rural Wisdom get together! Our Rural Wisdom project is exploring ways to make rural areas work better for older people. We’re holding a series of events across Scotland for anyone who is interested in this work to come together, to share thoughts, to hear from others and to build the Rural…
Edzell Community Tea Dance
A group of local residents braved the icy conditions to come along to the first Community Tea Dance held at Inglis Memorial Hall on Saturday 20th January. They were treated to a variety of dance tunes and scrumptious home bakes, served on the finest china tea cups and saucers. Many commented on how much they…
Closure of RBS Branches across Scotland – share your views
We are sharing the following call out from Scottish Rural Action. If you have thoughts about this which you’d like to share, please read below and take this survey. The announced closure of 62 RBS branches across Scotland in the last week has kicked off debate from village shops to Holyrood and was also raised…
Eaglesham Vision for Change
In November, over 35 people came together to explore how the communities of Eaglesham and Waterfoot can be better places to live for older people. Village residents joined representatives from community groups, community council, local businesses, voluntary sector and local authority at The Carswell Centre in Eaglesham. Together we discussed what was working well, what…
Rural Wisdom communities in Highland Perthshire
As one of the current Rural Wisdom local areas, we’re working with a range of communities west of the A9 in Highland Perthshire, these areas offer a wealth of history, culture, stunning landscapes and adventure. Here we give a bit of background about the particular communities that we’re working in. You can read more about what…