Scottish Borders Transport -Connecting Villages & Towns

By OTBDecember 16, 2019January 20, 2020 Borders, Scotland, Transport older people, rural communities, Rural Transport, transport Leave a comment

Last month we were in Duns to talk about transport issues in the area. The Royal Voluntary Service and Living Streets came along to talk about the work they have been doing in the Borders. Four main themes came through from the discussions: Issues around connecting villages & towns through public transport Issues around pavements…

Multigenerational Activities in Borders – Session 1

By OTBNovember 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Borders, Scotland multigenerational, outdoor activites, rural communities, Rural Wisdom Leave a comment

Rural Wisdom started working in the Scottish Borders earlier this year, finding ways to make rural communities work better for everyone that lives there. The weather gods were obviously listening this weekend. Saturday afternoon was a beautiful autumnal, although very chilly day here in the Borders for the first of our multigenerational activity sessions. Glenkinnon,…

People in Angus having a voice on transport

By OTBNovember 6, 2019 Angus, Scotland, Transport Angus, angus leader, Brechin, Edzell, North Angus, Rural Transport, transport, transport strategy, travel tales Leave a comment

by Anne Connor People in Angus are continuing to have a say on how transport can be improved in their area. Rural Wisdom has been working alongside older people and others in Brechin and Edzell and that part of North Angus. Transport was an issue that came up often – both for the problems people…

The Ripple Effect

By OTBOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Borders and Moray, Moray Aberdeen, Ageing Research Network, Ripple Effect, Robert Gordon University Leave a comment

by Fi Thomson – Rural Wisdom community worker in Moray I recently had the opportunity to attend the first Ageing Research Network meeting at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. This was a well attended and interesting day. I was asked to contribute with my experience of the third sector. Initially I explained that I could only…

Reflecting on Rural Wisdom in Angus

By OTBOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Angus, Scotland angus leader, North Angus, video Leave a comment

This video reflects on some of the work that we were able to do in North Angus over two years – listening to issues and helping to give older people a voice.

Community Spirit in Action – Rural Wisdom in Moray

By OTBOctober 1, 2019October 31, 2019 Borders and Moray, Moray, Scotland Burghead, community resilience, community spirit, fuel poverty, Hopeman, housing, Moray, transport Leave a comment

Rural Wisdom is working to make rural communities work well for people as we get older and for other people who live there. It started working in Moray in 2019 and I was lucky to be appointed as Community Worker.

Magic Moments Workshop – Using STORIES to tell all

By OTBSeptember 19, 2019 Events, Rural News, Scotland Leave a comment

On the morning of Thursday 3 October, Rural Wisdom is hosting this FREE event in Paisley. Come along, or share with others who may be interested. Tickets available here. What Too often in community development and health and social care, we rely only on quantitative data to learn from our work. But numbers can never…

Community Gardening in Peebles & Innerleithen

By OTBSeptember 12, 2019October 31, 2019 Borders, Borders and Moray, Scotland community, dementia-friendly Leave a comment

We have been working closely with 3 community gardens, Peebles CAN, St Ronan’s Well & The Secret Garden in the Peebles and Innerleithen area of the Borders to make small areas of the gardens more dementia friendly with safer walkways, more stable furniture, high raised beds and clear signage. It is well researched and documented…

We are recruiting!

By OTBJuly 1, 2019July 10, 2019 Angus, Borders and Moray, Scotland, Uncategorized, Vacancies Leave a comment

Project Worker – North TeamMaternity Cover from early September Part-time: 20 hours each weekAnnual salary: £10,000 (pro rata on £20,000) Closing date: Noon, Monday 29th July 2019 We are recruiting maternity cover for our Project Worker to support the work we do over several projects: Support Choices in rural parts of Perth and Kinross and Rural…

Let’s Talk Transport in Borders

By OTBJune 26, 2019October 31, 2019 Borders, Borders and Moray, Scotland Aberfeldy, community, Pembrokeshire, Rural Transport, Scottish borders, transport Leave a comment

Transport is always an issue that comes up whenever I ask “What could make your area work better?” This is not unique to the Borders, it has been a recurring issue in all the areas we have been working. A key aim of Rural Wisdom is to share information and over the last few years…