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Crofting Commission Convener
Rod Mackenzie resigned from his role as the Crofting Commission’s Convener on 21/06/21. As yet, the Cabinet Secretary has not appointed his successor. The Commission’s board meeting, planned for 24/06/21…
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Long Term Out of Office Grazings Committee survey
If you have recently received correspondence from us regarding a long term out of office grazing committee, please find the link to the survey mentioned in the letter below. Long…
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Croft Under-use and Availability Survey Results
A short anonymous survey was issued to the crofting community via the Commission’s website and social media to get a better understanding of the issues surrounding croft under-use and availability.…
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WARNING – Text census scam
We have just been advised that some crofters have received a text message linked to a Census. The message stated they had not completed their census properly and could be…
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We want your input
The Crofting Commission are looking to get a better understanding of croft under-use and availability to new entrants. We are looking for crofters, aspiring crofters, crofting community residents and anyone…
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Why do calls from the Crofting Commission show a 01224 prefix and not an 01463 ?
As our staff continue to work from home we looked at the easiest and most effective means to allow our staff to contact crofters directly and vice versa. As all…
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National Development Plan for Crofting
The Scottish Government have published the National Development Plan for Crofting which highlights the core elements necessary to ensure that crofting remains at the heart of our rural and remote…
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Fourth post in the Western Isles advertised
A fourth vacancy in the Western Isles has been advertised by the Crofting Commission. We are now looking to recruit a Residency and Land Use Casework Officer who will be…
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Women on Boards
Following on from Commission, David Campbell's blog encouraging women to consider standing as Board members in the next crofting elections https://croftingcommission.wordpress.com/ We have created a short survey that is designed…
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Have you returned your Crofting Census form yet?
If the answer is "No" then you may be one of the crofters who gets a phone call next week from a member of our staff or one of our…