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21 July 2026
Orkney Islands Council builds on Island Games legacy with continued sporting investment
A year on from the Orkney 2025 International Island Games, Orkney Islands Council continues to invest in sport across the county.
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15 July 2026
Orkney’s first fully inclusive play park officially opens
Manse Road Play Park is due to re-open today, Wednesday 15 July, after being closed at the end of last year for an extensive development to become Orkney’s first fully inclusive play park.
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9 July 2026
Elaine brings fresh ideas from the Faroes
Elaine Harcus, Orkney Islands Council’s Team Leader for Sports and Leisure, is fresh back from a working visit to the Faroe Islands - and she’s brimming with ideas for sports clubs in Orkney.
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7 July 2026
Repairs completed at Westray and Stromness swimming pools
Orkney Islands Council is pleased to confirm that repair works have been successfully completed at both Westray and Stromness swimming pools, ahead of the summer holidays.
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23 June 2026
It's Game On as the 2026 Summer of Sport launches in Orkney
This summer, inspired by the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, communities across Scotland are being encouraged to embrace sport and physical activity as part of a wider £20 million Scottish Government investment.
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17 June 2026
Picky Centre gearing up for major equipment replacement.
Major works are underway at The Pickaquoy Centre and are due to continue throughout July and August, with repairs and replacement of the equipment and plant damaged by a flood earlier this year.
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21 May 2026
19 Orkney athletes to benefit from latest round of ATAS funding
"Flying to Glasgow once or twice a month isn't cheap," says Rosa Leonard - one of 19 Orkney athletes to benefit from the latest round of Athlete Travel Award Scheme (ATAS) funding.
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27 April 2026
Poet Laureate to visit Orkney as part of UK library tour
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will visit Orkney later this spring as part of his nationwide Laureate’s Library Tour, with Orkney Library & Archive being the final stop for the 2026 schedule.
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27 March 2026
Picky disruption to continue
A major programme of repairs is required to the plant room at The Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall – meaning the facilities that are currently closed in the Centre are unlikely to open fully before the…
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10 March 2026
Orkney’s 5th Parasport Festival
There were smiles all round as a group of children and young people tried a variety of sports during Orkney’s 5th Parasport Festival last week.
