the Community Buyout of the Re_Store Shop Building
COMMUNITY BUYOUT SUCCESS!!!
The Oban and District Development Trust application to the Scottish Land Fund, to buy the shop building and carry out some essential repairs was successful - and the shop building was purchased for the community in February 2026. Being able to buy the shop building from the private landlord safeguards the future of Re_Store and mean that any surplus rental income is spent locally in the community.
This means Hope Kitchen (in partnership with the Oban Collective) can lease the building as long as they want, and the rent paid will be reinvested back into community projects.
Oban and District Development Trust is a new organisation that will be an important and exciting vehicle for community, economic, cultural and environmental development in the Oban area. ODDT will do this by creating new opportunities, developing existing ideas and giving voice and support to positive initiatives that better Oban and North Argyll.
Click here to find out more about the Trust and how you can get involved.
Our Story in Pictures: opening Re_store
