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Register of Members’ Interests

IMAGE: The Orkney Islands Council crest and wordmark, with the text “ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL”.

Reviewed April 2026

Councillor: Heather Woodbridge

Ward: North Isles

1. Remuneration

  • Director (Deputy Director 2020-2024) of the North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival (working committee of the Orkney Sheep Foundation). There is an annual token renumeration for expenses incurred, the planning work done throughout the year and presence during the festival.

    The North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival is an annual event to support the restoration of the North Ronaldsay Sheepdyke and to promote North Ronaldsay and its native sheep.

  • Dyke-building instructor during North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival. (Both voluntary and paid)

  • Part-time Administrator/General Assistant for the North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory.

  • Occasional freelance musician/composer

2. Other Roles

  • Director (Co-Vice Chair) of The North Ronaldsay Trust

  • Trustee of The Orkney Sheep Foundation

  • Committee Member of The North Ronaldsay Community Association

  • Committee Member of the North Ronaldsay Archive Group (NRAP), a subgroup of the NRT

  • Board member Orkney Music & Culture SCIO from 25 November 2021 – resigned July 2024

  • Committee Member of Orkney Norway Friendship Association (ONFA) from January 2022 – resigned February 2025

3. Contracts

  • None

4. Election Expenses

  • None

5. Houses, Land and Buildings

  • Owner: 1 x property Kirkwall West & Orphir

  • Resident: 1 x property North Isles

6. Interest in Shares and Securities

  • None

7. Gifts and Hospitality (N/A see paragraph 4.21 of Councillors’ Code of Conduct)

  • None

8. Non-Financial Interests

  • Member of The Orkney Club

  • Member of the RSPB (family membership, I am not the bill payer)

  • Member of the Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society

  • Friend of North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory

  • Regular volunteer with the Orkney International Science Festival

  • Occasional (proxy) representative on the North Ronaldsay Sheep Court

  • Member of the North Ronaldsay Sheep Fellowship

9. Close Family Members

  • Alison Duncan (Mother), proprietor of North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory

  • Timothy Ross (Husband) Member of staff Education Service