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Yearning for a change of lifestyle or career – Orkney can offer the complete package!
From famous TV presenters to celebrity chefs, Orkney is a favourite destination of many.
Why? Well, the islands offer the complete package boasting a rich heritage, landscapes, beaches, wildlife, a thriving food and drink sector, world leading energy innovation and a lifestyle that is second to none!
Orkney is the complete package, boasting a rich heritage, landscapes, beaches, wildlife, thriving food and drink sector, world leading energy innovation and a lifestyle that is second to none!
23 May 2023
Stronsay Junior High in the running for most enterprising school title
Stronsay Junior High School has been shortlisted as one of Scotland’s most enterprising schools.
The results will be announced at the Young Enterprise Scotland ‘Festival of Youth Enterprise’. The event runs 30-31 May at Hampden Park, Glasgow with a Marketplace of partner organisations to support young people, and workshops for educators.
The school, which has a roll of 45 from nursery up to S4, embraces some innovative practice and a collaborative way of learning that compliments the island’s remote and rural location.
23 May 2023
Harbours action plan improvements well underway – but staffing remains a challenge
Work is well underway to address issues raised in a recent safety audit of operations at Orkney’s harbours – but lack of staff to carry out this important work continues to present challenges.
Members at today’s (23 May 2023) meeting of Orkney Islands Council’s Harbours sub-committee heard that a 27 point action plan is being worked through to address the issues raised.
The action plan follows on from a recent Port Marine Safety Code audit, carried out in November last year, which recommended that a number of pieces of work should be carried out by Marine Services in order to improve upon safe practices within Orkney’s piers and harbours.
23 May 2023
Moving on Up!
The Council’s Pupil Engagement Team and Papdale Parent Council are planning a free pop-up event supporting pupils moving up to Kirkwall Grammar School.
They are appealing for anyone with KGS uniform clothes – including hoodies, t-shirts, shirts and ties – pre-worn, nearly new or even unworn, to drop them off at the Papdale Primary School Office during school hours throughout May.
23 May 2023
Kirkwall BID announces new interim Chair
Cheryl Chapman, Destination Development Manager for VisitScotland in Orkney, has taken over from Duncan McLean, proprietor of Kirkness & Gorie as Kirkwall BID’s new interim chair.
Duncan is leaving his role with the BID after more than four years to allow another director to head up the board.
23 May 2023
