Scottish Borders Transport – Transport & Medical Appointments

By OTBJanuary 20, 2020 Borders, Scotland, Transport rural communities, Rural Transport Leave a comment

The final area we looked at during the event in Duns was issues around transport to and from medical appointments. Issues raised Travel time and/or access to transport is not taken into account when appointments are being scheduled. It also feels like those who are making the appointments have limited local knowledge of how…

Scottish Borders Transport – Bus Stops & Pavements

By OTBJanuary 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Borders, Scotland, Transport rural communities, Rural Transport Leave a comment

Another area we looked at during our event in Duns back in November was Bus Stops & Pavements as a persons journey begins the minute they leave their home so that includes are the pavements even?, does the bus stop have a shelter? Or is their benches for resting? Issues raised Many of the issues…

Scottish Borders Transport – Bus Connections & Timetabling

By OTBJanuary 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Borders, Scotland, Transport, Uncategorized rural communities, Rural Transport Leave a comment

This is the 2nd blog from the Duns Transport event back in November, which looks at the Bus Connections and timetabling issues discussed. Issues raised The group had experienced many issues around bus connections and timetabling. Below is what we heard. It is common for the buses not to connect for onward journeys to destinations….

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,…

Placing Older People at the Centre of Rural Communities – A Review

By OTBJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Uncategorized Eaglesham, Evaluation, Moray, older people, rural communities, rural networks, Scotland, Scottish borders, Volunteers, Wales Leave a comment

Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund ‘Accelerating Ideas’ fund, Rural Wisdom works with older people in rural areas in both Scotland and Wales. Partners Outside The Box (Scotland) and Volunteering Matters Cymru (Wales) have been working with rural communities on how to make them work for well for older people. This means supporting community…

Rural social work in Scotland

By OTBApril 9, 2019 Rural News, Scotland Iriss, rural communities, Rural News, rural practice, Rural scotland, rural social work, Social Work Leave a comment

The idea that social work in rural areas in Scotland might best be based on different approaches to those used in urban areas (where the vast majority of the population live) has received scant attention in recent years. There is a dearth of research on which to plan services that fit with such a notion. However, given the Scottish Government’s emphasis on community engagement, this is of interest.

Let’s Talk Housing Newsletter

By OTBOctober 3, 2018 Events, Scotland Aberfeldy, housing, housing options, rural communities, rural housing, Rural Housing Scotland, Rural Wisdom Leave a comment

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.