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6/10/2013
erielements - Autumn Newsletter from Enviromental Institute, ThursoThumbnail for article : erielements - Autumn Newsletter from Enviromental Institute, Thurso
Since opening in 2000, the ERI has become a dynamic research organisation with a young, highlymotivated team, and the ethos of multi- and inter-disciplinarity is securely embedded.  Today, the ERI has become a focus for promoting excellence in research in the region, largely due to the ability of its investigators to work with stakeholder, commercial, academic and educational organisations alike.  
5/10/2013
Thurso British Legion Hunt For Rolls Of Honour From First World WarThumbnail for article : Thurso British Legion Hunt For Rolls Of Honour From First World War
Do you have a roll of honour like this or have you seen one lately? Thurso Branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland is looking to make up a set for the county of Caithness.  They have three and they believe they need a further three to complete the roll.  
4/10/2013
Trustees Week Is Coming - You Can Help A Caithness Group
Trustees Week is running from 4th November to 10th Novermber 2013 to highlight the valuable contribition people who join the boards of charity groups make to their communities.   Trustees and directors of the boards of thousands of local charities make it possible for charities to run legally.  
4/10/2013
Highland Third Sector Conference
Date: 10th October 2013 Time: 09:00 - 16:30 Eden Court, Bishop's Rd, Inverness Third Sector activity is at the heart of most, in not all, Highland Communities.  This Conference is about both celebrating that activity and through that helping everyone to understand more about the diversity and strength within it.  
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3/10/2013
Caithness Family History Society PublicationsThumbnail for article : Caithness Family History Society Publications
Do you know where your Caithness ancestors lived in 1901? Do you know who lived in your house in 1901? No.  it’s not impossible! You can find out in the Caithness Family History Society books of census transcriptions, which CFHS volunteers have been working on over the years.  
3/10/2013
Still Time To Volunteer for Burn Of Whilk Archaeology DigThumbnail for article : Still Time To Volunteer for Burn Of Whilk Archaeology Dig
From 20 September to 7 October 2013 AOC Archaeology Group, on behalf of one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, RWE npower renewables (RWE NRL), are carrying out an archaeological dig around RWE NRL’s Burn of Whilk Wind Farm in Caithness.  The excavations focus on the Warehouse chambered cairns.  
3/10/2013
Britain becomes a throwaway nation as gadgets dumpedThumbnail for article : Britain becomes a throwaway nation as gadgets dumped
Mobile phones most likely to end their lives in a drawer.   The UK is becoming a "throwaway nation" when it comes to consumer electronics, with the average lifespan of gadgets tumbling as people replace them with the latest models.  
3/10/2013
Chance To Learn Archaelogical Recording Techniques
Come to Castlehill Heritage Centre during the week beginning Monday October 7th 2013 to get experience of wet-sieving, sorting, dry-sieving, analysing and recording soil samples from recent excavations in Caithness.  Training and tuition will be given by a qualified archaeologist.  
3/10/2013
Highland archaeology in spotlight at forthcoming Inverness conference
Recent Highland archaeological finds and research will be in the spotlight next weekend (Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October) at a two-day conference in Inverness.   The popular annual RADaR (Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Research) conference, which is part of the Highland Archaeology Festival, will feature a wide range of talks about archaeological investigations across the Highland Council area.  
2/10/2013
Celebration Cèilidh Marks Medium Education at Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolThumbnail for article : Celebration Cèilidh Marks Medium Education at Mount Pleasant Primary School
Pupils and staff from Mount Pleasant Primary School in Thurso were joined by parents and guests to enjoy a special ceilidh today (3 October 2013) celebrating the opening of the first Gaelic Medium department in Caithness.   The school’s Gaelic Medium Department opened at the start of the new school session when 7 pupils from the active Gaelic Medium nursery enrolled into Primary 1.  
2/10/2013
Student access to higher education in England and Scotland under the spotlight
Students from more socially advantaged backgrounds continue to be over-represented at the most selective universities in England and Scotland, an audience of academics and policy makers will hear next Tuesday (8 October) at a seminar at the University of Edinburgh.  That's in spite of the two countries' different funding policies and accompanying approaches to widening access to higher education since Scottish devolution.  
1/10/2013
Innes Family Gathering about 1925 - Do you know anyone?Thumbnail for article : Innes Family Gathering about 1925 - Do you know anyone?
William Innes In Montreal, Canada has asked if anyone can help with this photo.  Larger version of the photo HERE INNES gathering at the “Aberlour Hotel” about 1925 William Innes was born in 1822 at the family farm called Craighead located in Glenlivet.  
1/10/2013
The Orcadian Stone Company In Golspie Always Worth A VisitThumbnail for article :  The Orcadian Stone Company In Golspie Always Worth A Visit
If you are heading to or passing through Golspie a fascinating place to visit or buy presents is the Orcadian Stone Company that houses a very special collection of specimens from all over the world.   The collection was a lifetimes work for two geologists and is reckoned to be one of the finest in the UK.  
29/9/2013
Highland Council to Highlight Dog Fouling Problem
Almost 7 in 10 people rated dog mess as the item on our streets, parks and beaches that bothered them most; that is the finding of recent research into public attitudes to littering carried out by Keep Scotland Beautiful which is running a Dog Fouling Fortnight from the 30th September to 13th October.  The campaign, which is being supported by The Highland Council, aims to highlight the problem presented by irresponsible dog owners who allow their dogs to foul in public spaces.  
29/9/2013
Funding Opportunity - Digital Makers Fund Opens
Digital Makers Fund Opens for a Second Round of Applications Digital Charities, Nesta and the Nominet Trust have announced a second open call for ideas to significantly increase the number of young people who participate in digital making activities.   Through the Digital Makers Fund, grants of between £20,000 and £50,000 are available for projects that use young people's existing interests, passions and pastimes as a gateway to digital making, inspiring young people to become creators, not just users of digital technologies.  
29/9/2013
Funding Opportunity - Youth Music Initiative Funds
Creative Scotland – Youth Music Initiative Funds Strengthening Youth Music Fund The aim of this fund is to support strategic action or training that will strengthen the youth music sector in Scotland for the benefit of young people.  You must achieve one or more of the 3 intended outcomes: Local / national provision of youth music services is more coordinated and designed in response to the needs of young people There’s an improvement in the quality of youth music provision There are new and innovative approaches to delivery that improve engagement in high quality music making activities for young people.  
29/9/2013
Funding Opportunity - Free Trees for School, Community And Youth Groups
School, community and youth groups that wish to improve their local community have the opportunity to apply for one of 3000 free tree packs.   The Free Tree Packs which are provided by the Woodland Trust are worth either £30, £105 or £420.  
29/9/2013
Funding Opportunity - Hilden Charitable Fund
The Hilden Charitable Fund has announced that the next deadline for submitting applications is the 13th December 2013.   Within the UK, the Hilden Charitable Fund makes grants to projects that address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less popular.  
29/9/2013
Funding Opportunity - Volunteering Support Grant
Grants of up to £10,000 are now available to Scotland’s small to medium sized non-for-profit organisations.   The purpose of the grant is to create new or enhanced volunteering projects, increasing the diversity of volunteers, especially those from disadvantaged groups and improving opportunities, skills and personal development through volunteering.  
29/9/2013
Funding Opportunity - BBC Children in Need - Main Grants Programme
BBC Children in Need has announced that the next applications deadline for its Main Grants Programme is the 15th January 2014.   Funding is available to organisations that work with young people who are suffering from: Illness Distress; abuse or neglect Are disabled Have behavioural or psychological difficulties Are living in poverty or situations of deprivation.