SCF And Sleat Grazings Committee Meet To Discuss Future Of Commission

by SCF | Sep 6, 2016 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) met last week with crofting representatives of Sleat, Skye, to discuss proposals to replace the Crofting Commission. “The ideas put forward by the Sleat General Grazings Committee on replacing the Crofting Commission with a more...

SCF Welcomes Ewing’s Intervention

by SCF | Aug 19, 2016 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the intervention of rural affairs secretary Fergus Ewing in his letter to Colin Kennedy, Crofting Commission convener. “We are pleased that the Scottish Government has finally endorsed what we and others have been...

Commission Can Stay But Convener Has To Go

by SCF | Aug 8, 2016 | News Archive

A meeting attended by eighty crofters in Stornoway concluded that a Crofting Commission is good for crofting, but it is currently not fit for purpose so the convener, Colin Kennedy, must go. A crofting meeting organised by the Scottish Crofting Federation held in...

SCF Meeting for Lewis and Harris Crofters

by SCF | Aug 2, 2016 | News Archive

A meeting will be held on Wednesday 3rd August in Stornoway Town Hall​ from 7.00 – 9.30 pm to discuss issues affecting Common Grazings. All welcome.

SCF says it is time for the Commission Convener to Resign

by SCF | Jul 27, 2016 | News Archive

​The SCF has called for the resignation of the convener of the Crofting Commission following the exposure of the Commission having taken action on grazing committees against legal advice. “It is clearly time for Kennedy to go,” said the Chair of the SCF,...

Community renewables an excellent model for Townships

by SCF | Jul 22, 2016 | News Archive

Broom Power, a proposed micro hydro scheme near Ullapool, which was registered last year may be the last venture entirely funded by community share issue. Diminishing feed in tariffs have impacted the viability of micro projects registered after September 2016....