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Seven Scottish films selected for major US film festival | The National thenational.scot/news/256935…
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10 Dec 2025
New "alerts service" now launched. Please use it. Not just for crofters. Potentially helpful to anyone living in a crofting community.
crofting.scotland.gov.uk/new…
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26 Nov 2025
Many thanks to all who attended our @CroftingScot public meeting on Barra last night. Lots of things to discuss but above all the need to get serious about absentee crofters. We're on to it...
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15 Nov 2025
Public meeting on Tuesday 25th November at 7pm UHI Centre Isle of Barra to discuss importance of crofters being locally resident and making good use of their land. Please join me and new @CroftingScot board member Stephen Webster. Hope to CU there.
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12 Nov 2025
Many thanks to all who attended our public meeting in Latheron last night. Focus on importance of statutory crofters' duties to vibrant local communities. Great discussion about wider changes underway at @CroftingScot . Vital that public servants get out on the ground like this.
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7 Nov 2025
Some folk scoffed at the idea of community owned business. A few even sneered. But think again. Scotland now has one of the most dynamic community enterprise sectors in Western Europe. And winners of the Community Wealth Building Award 2025 are none other than .... @ButhBharraigh
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7 Nov 2025
Many thanks to those who took part in our @CroftingScot public meeting last night. Good discussion about residency, productive land use, regulatory turnaround times and sub-let policy. Next public meeting in Latheron Hall 7pm on 11th November.
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6 Nov 2025
Treating prisoners with human dignity - insights from the Barlinnie Special Unit and reducing the need to have prisons. My Thought for the Day today on BBC Radio Scotland. Can also be heard about 1:24 in (0723) at bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074hf…
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Andrew Thin retweeted
6 Nov 2025
Fascinating to view these Napier Commission records of 1883. I see that my g. grandfather in Peinchorran, Braes, along with 12 others lived on a 3 acre croft with 2 dwellings, 1 horse, 5 cows, 20 sheep. Little wonder he & others fought to regain grazing rights to Ben Lee in 1882.
6 Nov 2025
Get the most from our new records on Highland and Island crofters from the 1880s.
The Napier Commission records offer a treasure trove of information about the people who fought for land rights.
See the guide: bit.ly/NapierGuide
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Andrew Thin retweeted
6 Nov 2025
We move forward, more needed, more coming. Not as radical as many would like but important to acknowledge the hard work, evidence-based approach behind the current bill. And the usual suspects protecting wealth & privilege are not happy, which means we are on the right track. #LandReform
5 Nov 2025
Today the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill reaches its final parliamentary stage. A step too far for some. Not far enough for others. Not in doubt is the huge amount of research, thought and sheer hard work by @ScottishLandCom that sits behind it. Huge thanks to all involved.
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6 Nov 2025
Serious land reform started in Scotland with the Crofters Holdings Act of 1886. Yesterday we took another step along that long and twisting road. Momentum building...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4…
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Andrew Thin retweeted
5 Nov 2025
📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
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5 Nov 2025
Today the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill reaches its final parliamentary stage. A step too far for some. Not far enough for others. Not in doubt is the huge amount of research, thought and sheer hard work by @ScottishLandCom that sits behind it. Huge thanks to all involved.
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Andrew Thin retweeted
This is another great initiative for Glasgow and an example of @ScotGov funding made available for active travel. Well done to Cab Sec @FionaHyslop @GlasgowCC @transcotland
4 Nov 2025
Transport Secretary @FionaHyslop visited the @GlasgowCC Connecting Yorkhill and Kelvingrove project, supported by over £1.4 million in @scotgov investment.
This initiative will make it easier and safer to walk, wheel and cycle.
Read more ➡️ glasgow.gov.uk/article/14153…
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28 Oct 2025
As the process of change gathers pace @CroftingScot it is vital that we recruit new skills to drive that process forward. Two new members appointed to the Crofting Commission Board today who will do that in spades. Another step forward... .
gov.scot/publications/public…
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Andrew Thin retweeted
5 Oct 2025
Game changer on common grazings. Targeted grazing avoiding blanket bog and busy roads. Functional cattle. The right animal in the right place.
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5 Oct 2025
Crofters must by law confirm annually that they live locally and are making use of their croft. We are sending out early warning letters to all who have not done so.
crofting.scotland.gov.uk/ann…
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5 Oct 2025
7% of Scotland is common grazings. Saw for myself last week the use of virtual-fence collars to enable more productive use of this land. 21st century crofting in action...
welovestornoway.com/index.ph…
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