# Arran Community Land Initiative

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC043886
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** March 22, 2013
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC043886


## Contact

- **Address:** Benview, Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran
- **Postcode:** KA27 8QT
- **Website:** www.arranland.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of public participation in sport&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Arran Community Land Initiative (ACLI) was established in 2012 as a SCIO with the goal of purchasing an 80 acre area of disused farmland above Whiting Bay, Arran. The charity&#x27;s primary objectives, as per our constitution, are to promote participation in land-based education and recreational activities. In addition to a community garden, allotments, poly tunnels and an apiary, we have developed a network of tracks and paths to provide easy access to the wider site.  We regularly host events focussed on gardening for all ages, as well as a range of educational and volunteer sessions.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The organisation?s purposes are: 1.To advance education, training and broader education in the development of individual capabilities, skills and understanding by providing an area of land on which training courses may take place, as outlined in Section 7(2) of the 2005 Act. 2.To advance public participation in sport by providing a recreation area for the development of sports such as mountain biking, pony trekking and walking,  as outlined in Section 7 (2) of the 2005 Act.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** North Ayrshire
- **Geographical spread:** One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area






