News

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• Wednesday 2 April 2025

On Wednesday 26 March, around 250 people gathered at the Phoenix Cinema at the Picky to celebrate the achievements of our young people at the annual Orkney Youth Awards.

• Wednesday 2 April 2025

At the end of February, members of the Orkney Youth Local Action Group (YLAG) joined with around 60 other young people from across Scotland for the first Rural Youth Action Network (RYAN)…

• Friday 28 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

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

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

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

Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) is looking to secure new premises following the sale of Anchor Buildings.

• Monday 17 June 2024

To mark the 40th Anniversary of Volunteers’ Week, Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) is launching its own Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) Policy.

• Thursday 30 May 2024

We are sorry to announce that the Adult Befriending Service supported by Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO) is to close on 30 September 2023 due to the funding coming to an end.

• Friday 1 September 2023