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Good Practice in Rural Development No.8 - Innovative Methods of Service Delivery in Rural Scotland: A Good Practice Guide

DescriptionThis report looks at different ways of providing key services to people living in rural areas across Scotland.
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Website Publication DateSeptember 09, 2003

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2003

Good Practice in Rural Development
No.8
Innovative Methods of Service Delivery in Rural Scotland:
A Good Practice Guide

Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Cardiff
Jon Pickering

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CONTENTS

Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Different ways of delivering services
3. Sharing Premises
3.1 Coigach Community Hall
3.2 Dalmellington Industrial Estate Refurbishment
3.3 Dunvegan Community
3.4 Firth and Mossbank Enterprise
3.5 Highland Service Point Network
3.6 Voluntary Action Lewis
3.7 Lessons Learnt in Practice
4. Mobile facilities
4.1 Buchan Dial-a-Community Bus
4.2 Orkney Blide Trust
4.3 The Screen Machine
4.4 Lessons Learnt in Practice
5. Use of new technology
5.1 Ayrshire Electronic Community
5.2 Angus Glens Online Resource Action
5.3 Buchan Community Web
5.4 Information Technology Rural Training Bus
5.5 Lessons Learnt in Practice
6. Community-run services
6.1 Gartmore Village Shop and Post Office
6.2 The Grassic Gibbon Centre
6.3 Lochwinnoch Sustainable Community Project
6.4 Portree Nursery
6.5 Uig Community Development Association
6.6 Lessons Learnt in Practice
7. Key issues and common themes
Glossary

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

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