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Cancer charity Clan Cancer Support is hosting a volunteering open day in Orkney next month (Saturday, March 1)…
- Wednesday 12 February 2025
Winners of The Orcadian Community Award 2024: Tom Kennaugh, Erin Clarke, Bonnie Leonard, Kai Firth, Iona Dundas and Isaac Poulton.
- Monday 10 February 2025
With donations from Repsol Resources UK Ltd and Liam McArthur MSP, grants of up to £500 are available to charities, community groups and voluntary organisations in Orkney.
- Monday 3 February 2025
The Public Health Department within NHS Orkney have recently launched the new Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Service…
- Wednesday 29 January 2025
As Family Mediation Week gets underway (27 to 31 January) local charity Relationships Scotland Orkney is urging parents who are considering, or in the process of…
- Wednesday 29 January 2025
Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities (THRE) offers free human rights and equalities training, resources, events and networking for Scotland’s third sector.
- Thursday 12 September 2024
Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) has been awarded funding from Orkney Islands Council (OIC) to deliver the Multiply programme to charities and community groups across Orkney.
- Thursday 5 September 2024
Did you know you know there is an emergency SOS function on most mobile phones which you can initiate quickly and discreetly to alert the emergency services if you find yourself in need which…
- Friday 30 August 2024
ROAR’s annual summer fundraiser was once again a brilliant success…
- Thursday 29 August 2024
The Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults was established in October 2021 and to date has distributed around £51 million to community initiatives supporting mental health and…
- Thursday 29 August 2024
It is less than nine months to go until most of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (the Disclosure Act) will be implemented. Are you and your organisation prepared?
- Tuesday 30 July 2024
Remembering Together is a national project giving each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities the chance to reflect on their unique experience of the Covid pandemic with the help of commissioned artists…
- Monday 29 July 2024