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21 February 2023
Orkney’s Parasport Festival returns
Orkney’s Parasport Festival is set to take place again in March after a hugely successful launch last year.
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14 February 2023
Council’s Culture Fund open for applications
Orkney Islands Council is inviting applications for its Culture Fund – a scheme aimed at supporting cultural activity in Orkney.
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14 February 2023
Art in Orkney exhibition at The Orkney Museum
This Saturday, 18th February, sees the opening of the first temporary exhibition of the year at the Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Kirkwall. ‘Art in Orkney 1875-2020: A Private Collection’. This…
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14 February 2023
Tomb of the Eagles artefacts now on display in The Orkney Museum
Hugely significant and much loved artefacts from the Tomb of the Eagles in South Ronaldsay have been transferred to the care of Orkney Islands Council’s Museums Service, while a long term plan for…
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8 February 2023
Orkney Library funding award to boost digital offering
Walk on water, kick a virtual football, test your grey matter with a range of interactive quizzes and stimulate your memory – just a snapshot of the new digital experience that will be on offer at…
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28 January 2023
Netballing superstar takes the top award
Sarah MacPhail bags the title of Orkney’s Sportsperson of the Year 2022.
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27 January 2023
Athlete Travel Scheme opens again
Orkney athletes will once again able to apply for funds soon to help support them with travel costs, thanks to an ongoing partnership between sportscotland and the local authorities in Orkney,…
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5 January 2023
Huge community effort sees Westray pool reopen
The Westray Swimming Pool will reopen in January for the first time since the pandemic, with a special open day for the community on 7 January organised by the Westray Community Association.
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19 December 2022
Orkney sportswoman to represent the county on the national Young People’s Sport Panel
A young Orkney woman is intending to put the sporting community in Orkney firmly on the map thanks to becoming one of two island representatives for the first time ever on sportscotland’s Young…
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16 December 2022
New Year – New Phase of Works at the Orkney Library and Archive
The next phase of building works at the Orkney Library and Archive is due to get underway in the new year meaning that there will be disruption to some services.
