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SCF Welcome Action on Crofting Legislation Glitch

by | Mar 29, 2013 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the announcement from Minister for Environment, Paul Wheelhouse, that a bill will be raised in the Scottish Parliament to amend crofting legislation to authorise the Crofting Commission to consider decrofting...

Situation Vacant- SCF Training Project Manager

by | Mar 28, 2013 | News Archive

SCF requires a full-time training manager, based within the Highlands and Islands, for the coordination of the SCF's 'Crofters & Small Land Holders Training Programme', which runs until December 2015.Please see our Training page for more info or follow...

SCF Fights for Improved Crofters’ Grant Scheme

by | Mar 26, 2013 | News Archive

Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has emphasised the need for a grant scheme specific to crofting in the next round of the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). This comes in a Parliamentary report sent to the Scottish Government last week. The Parliamentary...

The First Croft is Registered

by | Mar 21, 2013 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) congratulates the first crofter to have his croft put on the Crofting Register. Donald Murdie of Galtrigill, Isle of Skye, is the first crofter to have gone through the process of getting his croft mapped and applying to have the...

SCF Urge Minister to Act on Legal Glitch

by | Mar 21, 2013 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) met with Scottish Government yesterday to urge a rapid resolution to the owner-occupier crofter decrofting problem.Following a private meeting with Minister for Environment Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Norman Leask, Parliamentary...

SCF Launches Crofters’ Legal Helpline

by | Mar 11, 2013 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has launched a legal helpline for its members, in partnership with well-known crofting law firm Inksters Solicitors. Fiona Mandeville, Vice-Chair of the SCF said, “Crofting law, as everyone knows, is complicated – and...