Can Do Sanquhar
November 2020 Spinning a Yarn from Sanquhar When people from Sanquhar in Upper Nithsdale (Dumfries and Galloway) say that a 400-year-old knitting tradi…
Tag: local economies
“Challenge Annette” – A Falkirk Can Do Tale
Remember the TV series “Challenge Anneka” which had Anneka Rice creating community facilities (or refurbishing existing ones) using goods and labour …
Locals in Portpatrick get together to buy the harbour for the community
6 minute read and view Almost a decade ago, a busy, historic harbour in the seaside village of Portpatrick in Dumfries & Galloway was facing a ver…
Peebles – A Can Do Place
Peebles - A Can Do Place Take a journey to Peebles with us to hear what makes Peebles a can do place! …
Can Do Glasgow: Dandelion Cafe
4 minute read - July 2016 When Mairi Darroch and Suzanne Stevenson heard that Glasgow City Council’s decision to return “underused, disused or derel…
A Can Do Places Fable
A Can Do Places Fable from Enterprise Iain on Vimeo. Once upon a time there was a place where people made and sold things. They had to do that in …
A family affair in Westray
Louise and Duncan Drever run WFM Brown Ltd., an award-winning, wholesale bakery on the island of Westray (population around 600) in Orkney. The bakery …
Can Do – Community Shares Scotland
We’ve probably all heard of Crowd Funding but how many of us have heard of Community Shares? Crowd Funding is most often used by individuals who want t…
Can Do Kirkcaldy
Crowdfunding Your Town Centre - Love Restored: Crowdfunding (or is it Crowd Funding?) is a great way to get a project or idea off the ground. It is no…
Can Do Pitlochry
Art + Pitlochry equals enterprise: The Pitlochry Art Walk Festival Having opened a brand new business in Pitlochry only at the end of last year, Anni…