Skye & Lochalsh CVO - We're here to help

 Did you know?

• Skye & Lochalsh CVO has been working with the local community since 1949. 
• We are a charity registered in Scotland SCO 13885
• We currently have over 195 members.

As well as making sure that your community group keeps up to date with legislation and funding information, membership brings a host of practical benefits including half price room hire & videoconferencing, photocopying, desk top publishing and a quarterly members newsletter. Members also receive priority bookings on training or events.

Find out more about what we do

Visit the Community Toolkit resource for all the information your community group needs.

Find out whats been recently added or updated on the Toolkit by going straight to the  Whats New page. Why not become an e-bulletin subscriber receiving the Whats New bulletin direct to your Inbox every month? More info.

Events and meetings

 Eilean à Cheo Ward Forum

Health & Social Care Forum

Community Council Consultation

Mobile phone recycling service

Free Publicity for your group

More events are listed on the Noticeboard - why not add your own?

Eilean à Cheo Ward Forum 

The next Ward Forum meeting is set for the 11th August in Tigh na Sgire, Portree, at 7.30pm.  The last Ward Forum meeting took place on 9th June in Portree.

Find out more about Ward forums in the local area.

Download Ward Forum Meeting Notes

Community Council Consultation

Scottish Government is currently seeking views on a Model for the Establishment of Community Councils and a Code of Conduct for Community Councils, both produced by the Community Council Working Group. Have your say. Deadline 1st August 2008. 

Health & Social Care Forum

 download the notes of the Health & Social Care Forum meeting held February 2008.  

Mobile Phone Recycling

 Skye & Lochalsh CVO have joined the Community Foneback scheme offering a facility for old mobile phones to be sent away and either refurbished for re-use in developing countries or the component parts recycled. For every 30 phones that we collect that can be re-sold, Community Fonebak will give us cash or vouchers, so as well as responsible recycling our services will benefit too. Bring your old mobiles (dont forget to remove the sim card first) to Tigh Lisigarry.

Next month it could be your group!

Skye & Lochalsh CVO have teamed up with the local paper West Highland Free Press to give our member groups the chance to shout about what you do! Every month the WHFP Life Beat supplement includes a feature on a community group –a great opportunity to tell people about what you do, how you achieve things, what real difference your project or activities or service makes to the local community.

The feature has been running since June 2007 and is proving very popular. Groups featured over the last few months have included SkyeDance, Crossroads Care Skye & Lochalsh, the Skye & Lochalsh Visual Impaired People's Association and the Living Ark Sanctuary.

Next month - it could be your group!  

 Why not contact SLCVO to find out more? 01478 612921 or email