Category: Active & connected

Creating space for rural voices
By Categories: Active & connected, Housing & fuel poverty, Older people having a voice & leading change, Rural Wisdom Scotland, Rural Wisdom Wales, Shared learning, Uncategorised Leave a comment

Earlier this year we designed and hosted a series of online webinars that brought together individuals and organisations from across Scotland and Wales. Shared learning has always been an important part of Rural Wisdom and we’ve been learning new ways of doing this since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the lockdowns and…
Photos of making a butterfly garden

Creating a butterfly garden
By Categories: Active & connected, Contributing to age-friendly communities, Holywell, Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Living well, Milford Haven, Rural Wisdom Wales, The Dale Peninsula

By Shereen Devine and Rachel Evans We are six months in, and the pandemic continues to highlight loneliness, isolation and the frustrations that come with the lockdown. To address these issues, local colleagues are looking into reviving the Pembrokeshire Befriending Network. In the meantime, we continue to provide support for people who are still shielding…

Scottish Borders Transport – Transport & Medical Appointments
By Categories: Active & connected, Rural Wisdom Scotland, Scottish Borders, Support that older people want, Transport

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 Connections & Timetabling
By Categories: Active & connected, Rural Wisdom Scotland, Scottish Borders, Transport

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….
Borders Bus

Scottish Borders Transport -Connecting Villages & Towns
By Categories: Active & connected, Older people having a voice & leading change, Rural Wisdom Scotland, Scottish Borders, Transport

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…
Camp fire lighting

Multigenerational Activities in Borders – Session 1
By Categories: Active & connected, Contributing to age-friendly communities, Rural Wisdom Scotland, Scottish Borders

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,…