Why buy Scotland's highest village?
The following piece about the proposed Wanlockhead buyout was the most read article on BBC Scotland today.
Isle of Harris buyout fieldtrip in September
Between September 14-18, the Wanlockhead Community Trust is organising a trip to the Isle of Harris to visit the North Harris Trust and learn more about their successful efforts with a community buyout. All villagers are invited on this subsidised trip.
Community Update 22 August 2016 - Public Meeting on Wednesday 31st August
"Discussions begin with Buccleuch on potential community buyout": Please find enclosed a copy of the Wanlockhead buyout newsletter which has been put through the letterboxes in the village this week.
"Better management of Wanlockhead’s assets to improve villagers’ quality of life"
The following article about the proposed Wanlockhead buyout was published on the Lanark and Carluke Gazette last week.
Community Update 11 July 2016 - Community Consultation Report Public Meeting on Sunday 17th July
Please find enclosed a copy of the Wanlockhead buyout newsletter which has been put through the letterboxes in the village this week.
Community Consultation Report - July 2016
The Wanlockhead community land buyout proposal was a consequence of a long standing view in the village that there needed to be a more proactive approach to management of Wanlockhead’s assets to improve villagers’ quality of life and promote a more sustainable community.
Life in other community buyouts: Mull of Galloway
On Saturday 9th July 2016, nine Wanlockhead residents travelled to community-owned Mull of Galloway to see first-hand how the buyout had changed the area since the community took over the land in 2013.
Community Update 26 June 2016
Please find enclosed a copy of the Wanlockhead buyout newsletter which has been put through the letterboxes in the village this week.
Land Reform Moves Forward. Collective Vision for Wanlockhead Advanced by Locals
Numerous Suggestions Made in Community Consultation Meetings How to Make our Community a Better Place to Live.
Community Update 25 April 2016
Please find enclosed a copy of the Wanlockhead buyout newsletter which has been put through the letterboxes in the village this week.
Community consultation update
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to our community consultation meetings. We are currently compiling the first round of comments that we received from villagers and will be packaging them for distribution and review in the near future. Keep watching for news on this exciting adventure on either our website, Facebook page or Twitter.
"We've done it once, we can do it again"
Here is a flyer by local business owner James McKelvie, a supporter of the proposed land buyout, asking visitors to the Wanlockhead Inn and local residents to support the buyout initiative.
Wanlockhead on The Scotsman: The problem with land in tax havens
The following article about Wanlockhead and Land Reform has been published on The Scotsman by veteran broadcaster Lesley Riddoch.
Community Update 10 March 2016
Please find enclosed a copy of the Wanlockhead buyout newsletter which has been put through the letterboxes in the village this week.
Community Update 31 January 2016
Please find enclosed the buyout group's first newsletter update, which has been posted through the letterboxes in the village.
Wanlockhead buyout in the press
The buyout proposal has attracted a lot of media attention following the January 2016 public meeting. Here are some press articles and a few social media reactions...