Relationships Scotland Orkney, Burray Community Association and Orkney Student Pantry are amongst 453 projects sharing in £11,824,801 for a range of activities, helping to empower and connect people in communities across Scotland via The National Lottery Community Fund.
Schools can apply for grants up to £5000 to test an element of the draft Film and Screen curriculum with classes from Early Years to S3, or to design and deliver screen education projects for schools.
Electric hydrofoil passenger ferries and Scotland’s Programme for Government – what lies ahead for Orkney ?
People have until Sunday 25 September to note Expressions of Interest for the Community Capacity Grants Programme, which is part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Sustainable Communities Fund.
“It is with dismay that we learn about mass redundancies and budget cuts to UHI’s Executive Office”
It is estimated that the UK will contribute almost €2.6 billion per year on average for its participation to both Horizon Europe and the Copernicus component of the Space programme. Association to both programmes will become effective as of 1 January 2024.
“This new animal health and welfare payment is one of the first steps in this process and will reward farmers who take an active role in improving the health and welfare of the animals they keep.” – Rural Affairs Secretary in the Scottish Government Mairi Gougeon
“Having used inter-island ferries in Orkney over the summer, I recognise the challenge for the councils in the Northern Isles and other Scottish local authorities that have responsibility for ferries. That is why the Scottish Government has provided more than £136 million over the past five years to support the running of these services around Scotland.”
Crown Estate Scotland’s Sustainable Communities Fund, set up in 2020, has already delivered around £970,000 in valuable support to people across the country. It consists of two grant programmes.
The Return and Recycle Scheme located at Employability Re-Start Orkney, will come to an end on 31st of August.
