Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

SCVO's Response to Scottish Government's Rural Delivery Plan Consultation

Rachel Le Noan

17 March 2025

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SCVO is doing a lot of work on village and community halls for example that are essential to this consultation,Community spaces like village and community halls are the backbone of many of our communities, particularly,The Victoria and Albert Halls Trust in Ballater is a great example of the importance of these places.,community resilience including the role of place-based working and local assets such as community spaces/village,halls.

https://scvo.scot/p/97735/2025/03/17/scvos-response-to-scottish-governments-rural-delivery-plan-consultation

Village Halls and Community Centres

restricted to England & Wales - referencing English legislation or how the Charity Commission can support halls,The report is therefore useful for anyone involved in the governance and management of a village hall

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/village-halls-and-community-centres

Highland Council - Village Halls Grant

Currently Closed

Provide annual revenue grants to encourage community use of village halls in the Highlands. - Halls must,public benefit- The facilities must be available, within reason, to all members of the community- Halls,run and managed by an elected, representative committee from the communityPriority will be given to halls

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003i2llEAA/highland-council-village-halls-grant

Scottish Borders Council - Village Halls Funding

Currently open

Funding for village halls each year, which is distributed via the four Federations of Village Halls in,Each Federation aims to support the development of the village halls in their area as well as provide,training and ongoing advice to Village Hall Committees.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000005kE5xEAE/scottish-borders-council-village-halls-funding

Stories

Back to: Handbook Next section: Useful contacts

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/stories

Introduction

We'll look at who is needed to run a village hall, legal structures including charities and trusts, and,This handbook is for you if you are involved in a village or community hall as: a trustee a member of,What is a village or community hall?,We've chosen to use village or community halls, or village halls, to cover all of these kinds of spaces,Using this handbook We know there's a lot to think about when running a village hall.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/introduction

People using your hall

One of the key things your hall needs is people using it!,We’ve talked about online ways to manage bookings in our digital village halls section.,Advertising and promoting Make sure people know about your hall and what you have on offer.,also look at our information on using social media and online directories in our section on digital village,halls.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/operational-management/hall-users

Equality, Inclusion and Accessibility

Village and community halls are at the heart of communities.,show they are open to a diverse range of people – after all, appealing to the community is how your village,hall will survive and prosper.,Village halls and community spaces are classed as service providers under the Equality Act 2010.,No-one using a village or community hall should be discriminated against on the grounds of: age gender

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/legal/equality

Legal & regulatory responsibilities

There is a wide range of legislation and regulation that relates to managing a village hall or community,It may feel like an overwhelming list, but they are all important parts of keeping your hall safe for

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/legal

Facilities management

Back to: Handbook Next section: Digital village halls

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management

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