Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
It’s well known that great leaders regularly delegate. But how do you know if you need to delegate more?
READ MOREAdvice and support for anyone looking to maximise the impact of social media to support your rural business. Anna is joined by social media expert Pam Newby, to make sense of the sometimes intimidating world of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more.
READ MOREDo you think of yourself as unimaginative? Are you struggling to come up with new ideas? As Charles Darwin famously said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.” The last couple of years have certainly shown that to be true. We've been impressed by the way enterprising people came up with creative solutions to various business problems. But what if you are not naturally creative? Can you still pivot your business?
READ MOREThis month two new faces join the SOPA team based in Scotland. Jo Barron (Member Services Co-ordinator – Policy Lead) and Becky MacAngus (Member Services Co-ordinator- Comms Lead) have been appointed to boost the current team of Debs Roberts and Joanna Sinclair and work closely with the SOPA Membership.
READ MORERodney Blackhall and Emma Cheape describe how they both - independently of each other - organised moving rural tributes to Her Majesty the Queen as she was carried by cortège from Balmoral to Edinburgh. Rodney brought together over 40 tractors to stand guard as the convoy passed through Aberdeenshire. Down the road in Perthshire, Emma was standing by with over 30 riders on horseback.
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