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15/06/09
By the Community for the Community: community-led service provision in rural areas
From a leisure centre in Oban, to a shop in Uig; from a football pitch in Kilwinning, to a village hall in Lancashire, rural community groups across the UK and Ireland have found innovative ways to deliver the services they want and need.
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04/06/09
Civil Society: Enabling Dissent- live pod cast available
Dublin 20 May, 2009: The Carnegie UK Trust Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland and The Atlantic Philanthropies held a standing room only event on the marginalisation of dissent. A live pod-cast is available click here
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27/05/09
Vacancy: CHIEF EXECUTIVE, Dunfermline, Fife
The Trustees are now seeking an exceptional individual with high analytical, creative and communicative skills to work with them to manage the future development of the Trust.

The Chief Executive will be an established leader with the ability to analyse and distil broad policy issues, and bring forward and manage specific innovative project proposals. He or she will oversee substantial programmes of practical research and engagement with a wide range of partner organisations.
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The Rural Programme Flier and Events Listing 2009

This flier gives an overview of Carnegie's Rural Programme in 2009.

The Rural Programme helps rural communities across the UK and Ireland to respond to and influence social, environmental and economic change. We work to ensure that rural priorities are fully recognised by decision-makers.

Steps to Successful Community-led Service Provision in Rural Areas

This practical report takes an in-depth look into community-led service provision in rural areas. It concludes a three year action research project by Carnegie partners, Atlantis Leisure. Based on their experience of running an extremely successful community enterprise, the study examines the background of Atlantis leisure as well as three other case studies- Shannon Swimming and Leisure Centre, Chipping and District Memorial Hall and Kilwinning Sports Club.

'Then We Will Do It Ourselves' A report on Community Land Trusts

The rural strand of the recent Community Land Trust National Demonstration Programme was funded by Carnegie UK Trust, the Housing Corporation and the Commission for Rural Communities. This report, published April 2008 and launched at the 2008 National CLT conference, forms the final output of the programme.

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By the Community for the Community: community-led service provision in rural areas

Civil Society: Enabling Dissent- live pod cast available

Vacancy: CHIEF EXECUTIVE, Dunfermline, Fife

Publications

The Rural Programme Flier and Events Listing 2009

Steps to Successful Community-led Service Provision in Rural Areas

'Then We Will Do It Ourselves' A report on Community Land Trusts

Events

Sense of Place - Sustainable Placemaking, 2nd to 5th September, The Eden Project, Cornwall

The Big Tent- Scotlands biggest eco-festival, 25th/27th July, Falkland