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Cancer charity Clan Cancer Support is hosting a volunteering open day in Orkney next month (Saturday, March 1)…

  • CalendarWednesday 12 February 2025

Winners of The Orcadian Community Award 2024: Tom Kennaugh, Erin Clarke, Bonnie Leonard, Kai Firth, Iona Dundas and Isaac Poulton.

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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.

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The Public Health Department within NHS Orkney have recently launched the new Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Service…

  • CalendarWednesday 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…

  • CalendarWednesday 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.

  • CalendarThursday 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.

  • CalendarThursday 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…

  • CalendarFriday 30 August 2024

ROAR’s annual summer fundraiser was once again a brilliant success…

  • CalendarThursday 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…

  • CalendarThursday 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?

  • CalendarTuesday 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…

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