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Rural Innovator Awards 2016: Voting now open!

Argyll Community Housing Association Welfare Rights Information Project is one of four projects who have been nominated for a Rural Innovators Award under the Housing category.

Alastair MacGregor, Chief Executive, ACHA said

“The value of our welfare rights service has been demonstrated as the project has brought in £1.8 million since it began in May 2015. The benefits system for tenants both in and out of work can be daunting and our project not only provides help for our tenants but by extension the wider community too.”

The Rural Innovator Awards are run by Scottish Rural Action and seek to recognise and showcase some of the most innovative and effective ways in which rural challenges can be addressed. It will be awarded to a project, person or organisation who is improving life in rural communities by tackling one of the priority challenges.

Other projects nominated in this category include:

Argyll Community Housing Association
The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust-Rent to Buy Scheme
SBHA- Rutherford Square
Ulva Ferry Housing Project

Scottish Rural Action National Coordinator Emma Cooper said “We are very excited to be able to start accepting votes for the Rural Innovators Awards. Some incredible and inspiring projects were nominated for the awards in this category and shortlisting was a challenging task. We would encourage people to have a look at the shortlisted projects on our website and choose the project they find most innovative and inspiring. The awards will be presented at the Scottish Rural Parliament in Brechin”

You can vote online at http://www.scottishruralparliament.org.uk/get-involved/ria-2015-16/
Voting closes at midnight on the 18th September 2016.

Winners will receive a paid-for place at the Scottish Rural Parliament 2016 on 6-8th October 2016 taking place at Brechin Community Campus in Angus and will have the opportunity to present their project to delegates.