Summer 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the Summer (though admittedly we haven’t seen much of it yet!) e-newsletter! Whitmuir Farm Visit Join us for a visit to the first winners of the ‘Future Farmer Award’ on Saturday, 13th September! Pete Richie and Heather Anderson have transformed what was a small, single-enterprise sheep farm into a diverse mixed farm with organic pigs, […]
Spring 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the SUP spring newsletter – we are into April with the usual seasonal mix of lambs, daffodils and snow, but spring is certainly in the air! In this edition we aim to bring you news of some of the happenings in the Southern Uplands. If you have news, views or events that you […]
Newsletter Autumn 07
Further funding as COTE gains recognition. The Communities on the Edge Project, operating in three communities ‘on the edge’ of large private landowning estates in South Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders is set to benefit from continued investment from The Carnegie UK Trust. A pledge of £100,000 will keep three full time equivalent […]
Leader + Plus?
It won’t be too long now until the Leader offices re-open for new projects. For this newsletter we have taken the opportunity to ask the Leader+ programme managers across Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, South Lanarkshire and Scottish Borders for their views. [ Ayrshire Update ] [ Dumfries & Galloway Update ] [ Scottish Borders ] News from Chris Parkin in South […]
Summer 2007 Newsletter
Barbara Kelly honored. SUPs President, Barbara Kelly, has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours. Barbara has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her public service in Scotland. Dame Barbara is known for her huge energy and commitment to Scotland, and the Southern Uplands in particular, and […]