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Ceremony marks start of work at new Wick primary school

A turf cutting ceremony was held today (Tuesday 25th February 2014) to mark a start to work on a new £15 million primary school which will serve communities to the north of the River Wick, replacing North and Hillhead Primary Schools.   Pupils from North Primary School and Hillhead Primary School were joined by their head teachers, local Highland councillors and parent council representatives at the site of the new school within the grounds of the current North Primary.  

Farming and Feasting at the Iron Age site of Mine Howe, Orkney

The talk will take place this coming Thursday, the 27th February at 1730, at the Environmental Research Institute, Castle Street.   Dr Ingrid Mainland, from Orkney College UHI will be talking to us about ‘Farming and Feasting at the Iron Age site of Mine Howe, Orkney’ Excavations at Minehowe, an enigmatic site on the Orkney Mainland, have recovered rich bioarchaeological assemblages including carbonised plant remains, land and marine molluscs and mammal, bird and fish bone, dating from the 3rd century BC to the fourth-fifth centuries AD.  

Save around £470 by cutting your food waste

Oh crumbs! Did you know that we throw away the equivalent of 2.6 million slices of bread every day? That’s a lot of toast! In fact we waste a fifth of the food we buy in Scotland.  But by making a few small changes you could save around £470 a year.  

Memories Of Wick - Connie Dunnet Sutherland - Part Three

Connie Dunnett Sutherland ( late of St Fergus Arms, Wick, now domiciled in Edinburgh).   Connie has sent us some of her memories of growing up in Wick.  

Memories Of Wick - Connie Dunnet Sutherland - Part Two

Connie Dunnett Sutherland ( late of St Fergus Arms, Wick, now domiciled in Edinburgh).   Connie has sent us some of her memories of growing up in Wick.  

NOSCA’s New School Run Car Fleet

For families living, working or training in the Far North of Scotland, access to quality childcare can be a major barrier.  NOSCA has spent many years building a strong service here in Caithness, operating a range of childcare solutions regulated by the Care Inspectorate including out-of-school care, daycare, pre-school education, breakfast clubs, toddler groups and crèches.  

Council approves steps to deliver 600 hours funded early learning and childcare

Highland parents and families are to benefit from the introduction of 600 hours funded early learning and childcare from August this year.   The Highland Council’s Adult and Children’s Services Committee have approved a suite of measures to enable the Council’s delivery of 600 hours on early learning and childcare by August 2014.  

Funding boost for Caithness groups working to tackle poverty

Ormlie Community Association in Thurso and Pulteneytown People�s Project in Wick have both been given a funding boost from The Highland Council�s Deprived Area Fund which will help them to continue providing and developing services to tackle poverty.   In November the Council re-launched its Deprived Area Fund to help create employment opportunities and tackle poverty, with �100,000 of funding available for parts of Caithness on an annual basis over the next three years.  

Funding For Community Groups - Where To Find It?

The internet has many resources that wil help groups or individuals to find funding and apart from hiting google you might try http://community-toolkit.org.uk/Funding/find-funders.htm.   There you wil find sections in alphabetical order and you maye thinkg its daunting task to trawl through it all.  

Reform of care for Scotland's older people needs to accelerate

Scotland's programme to improve care for older people has brought together the different bodies involved in services costing £4.5 billion a year.  These organisations now need to better target resources at preventing or delaying illness and at helping people to keep living at home.