SCOTO Roadshow 2023

From Shetland to Selkirk and Benbecula to Brechin, the SCOTO Roadshow travelled across Scotland.

From January to March 2023, SCOTO was on tour to raise awareness of the scale and impact of community led tourism across Scotland.

The free face-to-face and virtual workshop events, were designed to stimulate peer-to-peer networking, nurture the collaboration between local enterprises, help communities to tell their story to visitors and explain how SCOTO Network works.

The Roadshow was been made possible through funding from a Rural & Island Communities Ideas into Action (RICIA) grant, delivered in partnership between The Scottish Government and Inspiring Scotland.

Where?

The Roadshow visited 27 locations across Scotland and each week shorter evening virtual 'catch ups' on Zoom we held for anyone unable to attend the face-to-face events, allowing for an overview of the week and gathering other ideas and thoughts.

The Roadshow was designed for:

> Social enterprises & community organisations delivering community tourism
> Organisations aspiring to set up a tourism offer
> Local tourism groups
> Individuals in roles that can support community tourism
> Other community interests relevant to tourism, including heritage, paths, woodlands, and festivals
> Existing SCOTO members.

The events involve?

> Welcome & Networking
> Round table introductions
> SCOTO community tourism presentation
> Local themed workshop discussions - current issues/opportunities/mapping community tourism in the area.
> Networking Lunch
> Optional 'Talk & Tour' (Depending on location)

What happens now?

We're currently pulling together all the information from the Roadshow, and we will report on our findings very soon. The information will be used to develop SCOTO services and valuable evidence in our role in advocating for community tourism.

Roadshow Dates & Locations

The full tour details of the SCOTO Roadshow.

Tuesday 6 December - Seaboard Centre, Tain
Tuesday 24 January - Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore
Wednesday 25 January - Elgin Museum, Moray
Wednesday 25 January - Banff Castle, Abderdeenshire North
Thursday 26 January - Victoria & Albert Halls, Ballater
Thursday 26 January - St. Peter's Heritage Centre, Peterculter
Friday 27 January - North East Virtual Meeting

Monday 30 January - Lochwinnoch Bowling Club, Renfrewshire
Tuesday 31 January - Cumnock Heritage Centre, Ayrshire
Wednesday 1 February - Glentrool Hive, Newton Stewart,
Wednesday 1 February - Gladstone Hall
Thursday 2 February - Strathaven Hotel, South Lanarkshire
Thursday 2 February - Wiston Lodge, Biggar
Thursday 2 February - South West Virtual Meeting

Monday 6 February - McLaren Leisure, Callander
Tuesday 7 February - Cambo Gardens, Kingbarns
Wednesday 8 February - Brechin City Hall, Angus
Thursday 9 February - Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy
Thursday 9 February - Central & East Virtual Meeting

Monday 13 February - National Mining Museum Scotland, Dalkeith
Tuesday 14 February - The Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels
Wednesday 15 February - Linlithgow Union Canal
Thursday 16 February - Swan Inn, Banton
Thursday 16 February - South East Virtual Meeting

Monday 20 February - Loch Torridon Community Centre
Tuesday 21 February - An Crubh, SLEAT, Skye
Wednesday 22 February - New Connections, Fort William
Wednesday 22 February - Atlantis Leisure Centre, Oban
Thursday 23 February - North & West, Argyll, Lochaber & Clyde Islands Virtual Meeting

Monday 6 March - An Lanntair, Stornoway
Thursday 9 March - Castlehill Heritage Centre, Castletown, Thurso 
Friday 10 March - Kirkwall Community Centre, Orkney
Thursday 16 March - Islands Virtual Meeting
Wednesday 22 March - Sound Public Hall, Lerwick, Shetland

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