Topic outline

  • General

    • The National Lottery Community Fund — Communities Channel Scotland

  • Imagining New Futures Together


    • Vision > Connect > Lead > Build

      Would you like to influence and shape the future of tourism within your community? Are you interested in sharing ideas that welcome visitors and tourists whilst supporting local people?

      Explore how you can do this, alongside other members of your community, through a series of facilitated visioning sessions, community learning and the opportunity to continue on a leadership development programme.

      This impactful and collaborative programme will be delivered with a flexible approach to ensure that a wide community voice is heard.


      Programme Benefits

      During this programme you will...


      Programme Details

      Visioning
      		 June-December 2022
      6 x 2 hour sessions
      		Together with up to 30 members of your community, you will have the opportunity to share your visions for tourism in your place. These sessions will provide a safe space to connect, share ideas and aspirations with peers.
      Building Connections Sept, Oct & Nov 2022 
      3 x 2 hour sessions
      		Hear inspiring stories from other rural communities in the UK and internationally, who have taken a lead in shaping local tourism.
      Leadership Development Starting December 2022
      12 days
      		Each community will nominate 2 representatives to continue the journey, participating in a responsive and innovative 12 day leadership programme with the aim of supporting the community with achieving their vision. This exciting programme will bring together participants from across Scotland and Wales to unlock personal leadership skills and insight into the potential opportunities tourism offers your community.
      Community Learning April 2023 Return as one community and agree on a plan going forward to help turn visions into a strong tourism offer that could support a sustainable community infrastructure and year round employment.


      Participation Fee: All sessions, including the leadership development programme, are free to attend, through funding provided by the National Lottery Community Fund. Your commitment to engaging and participating and, where relevant, continuing through the whole programme, is what we ask of you. There are clear points where you can step away from participating and return at a later point.

      We encourage you to download the programme leaflet below and share this with your wider community.

      Download further information 

      If we don't do it now, we might have missed the opportunity of a lifetime.” Gil Penalosa, Founder of 8 80 Cities


      Who should sign up

      This programme is for people who would like to share their ideas for tourism within their community.

      Participating individuals should start the programme feeling excited for their community, ready to collaborate and have an open-mind to being part of the full programme schedule.

      We encourage a wide mix of individuals to participate to ensure a wide community voice is heard.

      Participants don't need to have previous experience or qualifications in tourism to participate.


      Apply

      Please fill out the application form by clicking below. 


      Get in touch

      Rosie Beattie | rosie@socialenterprise.academy


    • The project will be led and managed by Social Enterprise Academy Scotland and Social Enterprise Academy Wales (operated by Cwmpas in partnership with Wales Co-operative Centre).
      The project has been made possible through the players of the National Lottery and funding by the National Lottery Communities Fund.