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7 March 2024
Spotlight on Women and Girls in Sport - Megan Clouston
Throughout March, sportscotland is raising the profile of women in sport. In Orkney, there are many women who continue to break down barriers.
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7 March 2024
Read all about it: TV’s Simon and Trish ‘Race Across Libraries’ from Exeter to Orkney!
Two intrepid literary explorers are hoping they won’t be ‘overdue’ when they attempt to travel 1,100 miles across the UK to visit seven libraries – including Orkney Library & Archive - in six days to…
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6 March 2024
Dressed for Success at Orkney Library & Archive!
It’s World Book Day on Thursday 7 March and Orkney’s schools will be welcoming all manner of characters through their doors to celebrate.
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4 March 2024
Italian Chapel appeal for POW artefacts
An appeal for stories, letters and artefacts from Italian Chapel Prisoners of War (POWs) has been launched by the committee who look after the Lamb Holm place of worship, in the leadup to 80 years…
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27 February 2024
Parasport Festival brings smiles to peedie faces
Orkney’s Parasport Festival returned on Friday 23 February, bringing huge smiles to peedie faces.
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13 February 2024
Orkney's Parasport Festival returns!
Orkney's Parasport Festival returns on Friday 23 February.
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5 February 2024
Athlete Travel Award Scheme opens for 2024-25 applications
Performance athletes in Orkney can apply for help towards travelling to training and competitions in 2024-25 with the county’s Athlete Travel Award Scheme open for applications from today (5…
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23 January 2024
Shapinsay School strikes gold - again! - with sportscotland school sport awards
Shapinsay Primary School have once again achieved ‘Gold’ status in sportscotland’s School Sport Awards, a national, Lottery funded initiative designed to encourage schools to continuously improve…
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19 January 2024
Polytunnel vandalism leaves Hup pupils exposed to harm – and delays healthy eating project
The Hope Community School is seeking help to eliminate out-of-hours destructive behaviour in its grounds, after shards of broken glass were left in the playground and the school's polytunnel…
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9 January 2024
Two exciting Arts opportunities revealed in run up to Orkney hosting 2025 International Island Games
Orkney Islands Council is seeking a local Scrivener/Story Gatherer and a Sound Artist to deliver two exciting projects celebrating Orkney against the backdrop of the 2025 International Island Games.
