Andrew Thin

@CroftingScot has begun sending an Annual Notice to all crofters asking for confirmation that they live locally and are using the croft. Vital that all crofters reply please. A non return may be taken to suggest that the croft is no longer needed and can be reassigned. Thank you.

Seven Scottish films selected for major US film festival | The National thenational.scot/news/25693571.…

Another community takes control. thenational.scot/news/25684299.…

New "alerts service" now launched. Please use it. Not just for crofters. Potentially helpful to anyone living in a crofting community. crofting.scotland.gov.uk/news/crofting-…

Crofter leading the way on integrated land use. ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/edderton-…

Many thanks to all who attended our @CroftingScot public meeting on Barra last night. Lots of things to discuss but above all the need to get serious about absentee crofters. We're on to it...

Public meeting on Tuesday 25th November at 7pm UHI Centre Isle of Barra to discuss importance of crofters being locally resident and making good use of their land. Please join me and new @CroftingScot board member Stephen Webster. Hope to CU there.

Many thanks to all who attended our public meeting in Latheron last night. Focus on importance of statutory crofters' duties to vibrant local communities. Great discussion about wider changes underway at @CroftingScot . Vital that public servants get out on the ground like this.

Some folk scoffed at the idea of community owned business. A few even sneered. But think again. Scotland now has one of the most dynamic community enterprise sectors in Western Europe. And winners of the Community Wealth Building Award 2025 are none other than .... @ButhBharraigh

@boardman_claire @CroftingScot crofting.scotland.gov.uk/applications-a… Factsheets at the foot of the page. Hope that helps.

@andrew_thin @CroftingScot Could you point me towards resources re: current sub-let policies, please?

Many thanks to those who took part in our @CroftingScot public meeting last night. Good discussion about residency, productive land use, regulatory turnaround times and sub-let policy. Next public meeting in Latheron Hall 7pm on 11th November.

Treating prisoners with human dignity - insights from the Barlinnie Special Unit and reducing the need to have prisons. My Thought for the Day today on BBC Radio Scotland. Can also be heard about 1:24 in (0723) at bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

Fascinating to view these Napier Commission records of 1883. I see that my g. grandfather in Peinchorran, Braes, along with 12 others lived on a 3 acre croft with 2 dwellings, 1 horse, 5 cows, 20 sheep. Little wonder he & others fought to regain grazing rights to Ben Lee in 1882.

We move forward, more needed, more coming. Not as radical as many would like but important to acknowledge the hard work, evidence-based approach behind the current bill. And the usual suspects protecting wealth & privilege are not happy, which means we are on the right track. #LandReform

Serious land reform started in Scotland with the Crofters Holdings Act of 1886. Yesterday we took another step along that long and twisting road. Momentum building... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill

Today the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill reaches its final parliamentary stage. A step too far for some. Not far enough for others. Not in doubt is the huge amount of research, thought and sheer hard work by @ScottishLandCom that sits behind it. Huge thanks to all involved.

This is another great initiative for Glasgow and an example of @ScotGov funding made available for active travel. Well done to Cab Sec @FionaHyslop @GlasgowCC @transcotland

As the process of change gathers pace @CroftingScot it is vital that we recruit new skills to drive that process forward. Two new members appointed to the Crofting Commission Board today who will do that in spades. Another step forward... . gov.scot/publications/p…

@andrew_thin Game changer on common grazings. Targeted grazing avoiding blanket bog and busy roads. Functional cattle. The right animal in the right place.