News Archive
24/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - Additional Funding to Extend the Climate Challenge Fund
The Scottish Government has announced that it is making an addition �10.3 million available to extend the operation of the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) until 2016. The Climate Challenge Fund has been important in supporting over 600 community groups that have been awarded grants totaling in excess of �52 million.20/10/2013
Scotlands People Hub opens at Inverness
The eagerly-awaited access to ScotlandsPeople Hub for the public to search the birth, death and marriage records unassisted has finally come on-stream in Inverness. The recent addition to the services provided at the Highland Archive and Registration Centre, Bught Road, Inverness also provides access on-line to valuation rolls with the facility to search by street, wills and testaments and Catholic records for all of Scotland.
18/10/2013
Ralph's Secret North
Ralph's Secret North. Around 350 pictures of the lesser-known parts of wild Caithness & Sutherland with accounts of various trips by kayak, bike and on foot.
18/10/2013
RIVERBANK PRACTICE PATIENTS PARTICIPATION GROUP
The Riverbank Practice Patient Participation Group (RPPPG) is undertaking a survey to obtain patients� views on the current provision of services at the Practice. The survey will take place between Monday 21st October 2013, through to Friday 15th November 2013, inclusive.
17/10/2013
New certificates scheme boosts Highlands million trees bid
Scotland�s leading conservation volunteering charity Trees for Life has launched a new range of tree certificates through which people can celebrate special occasions or remember loved ones by helping to restore Scotland�s ancient Caledonian Forest. Trees for Life will plant a dedicated native tree in the wild heart of the Scottish Highlands on behalf of each recipient of the new certificates � creating a forest that will benefit unique wildlife including red squirrels and pine martens, and which will be enjoyed by future generations for centuries to come.
16/10/2013
Autism Highland One Stop Shop
24th October for a new service for Autism in Caithness. See poster for details..
13/10/2013
Caithness & North Sutherland Fund Latest Grant Awards!
The Caithness & North Sutherland Fund recently held its 3rd grant assessment round for 2013 awarding over �109K to ten community and voluntary groups for projects that will benefit people living in the Caithness & North Sutherland area. The grant body which is funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority currently assesses applications quarterly and the closing date for the next assessment round is the 1st of November 2013.
12/10/2013
Old School Photos - Pennyland Primary School 1970/71
P6 class at Pennyland Primary School, 1970/71 Mrs Mary Smith was the teacher. Back row, left to right, - Walter McPhee, Keith Refson, Nigel Batey, Karen Ramsey, Susan McCafferty, Aileen Stirton, Karen Edmonds, Jennifer Dodd.
11/10/2013
Scottish Welfare Fund
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is abolished the discretionary Social Fund from April 2013. It was replaced by the Scottish Welfare Fund (SWF).11/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - McDonald�s KickStart Grants
McDonalds has announced that the next deadline for applications to its Kick Start Grants Programme is the 31st December 2013. The aim of the programme is to support community football throughout the UK.11/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - Forest Education Initiative - Partnership Fund (Wales & Scotland)
The Forest Education Initiative Partnership Fund is specifically to support the work of local groups known as Forest Education Initiative (FEI) clusters. There are 3 types of grants: Project Grants - up to �5000 Small Grants Special Grants.11/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - Creative Enterprise Fund (Scotland)
Creative Scotland and Young Scot have launched a new fund to support young people, aged 15-22, in activities which allow them to flourish within the creative industries. The Creative Enterprise Fund can offer awards of up to �200 for individuals or �750 for groups of two or more young people, where one of a pair or two thirds of any larger group are aged between 15-22.11/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - Help The Homeless
Help the Homeless, a national Charity which aims to help homeless people throughout the United Kingdom to resume a normal life, is currently accepting applications from small and medium sized charities and voluntary organisations. Grants of up to �3,000 are available towards capital costs to support projects that assist disadvantaged individuals in their return to mainstream society, through residential or training facilities.11/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - Partnership Drugs Initiative (Scotland)
The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland has announced that its Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI) is now open for applications. The overall aim of the PDI is to increase the well-being of children and young people affected by drugs and alcohol.11/10/2013
Funding Opportunity - Prince's Countryside Fund Re-Opens for Applications
The Prince's Countryside Fund has announced that it has re-opened for applications. The aim of the fund is to help improve the long-term sustainability of the British countryside.10/10/2013
New opportunities for Gaelic learners
�100,000 for education projects across Scotland. Projects to help Gaelic learners at every level improve their language skills are to share more than �100,000.10/10/2013
Portskerra Story Telling Festival 2013
Traditional Culture � Stories � Art � Fun & Gathering People in the North This is the most northerly Storytelling Festival on the mainland of Scotland � come and visit the festival and have the bonus of seeing spectacular scenery and historic archeological sites scattered everywhere up here � even with all the windfarms they are building and planning. We are based in a small traditional style hall (Melvich Village Hall - check for us on Facebook) in the midst of the traditional fishing and crofting villages of Portskerra and Melvich with a fabulous background of traditional stories and Gaelic /Norse culture and ceilidhs, music, song and edged by glorious fishing and surfing beaches and the sea.
8/10/2013
Still Time To Vote For Scotland's Favourite Wild Animal
People urged to vote for their favourite wild animal as campaign draws to a close. With just three weeks to go before voting closes to decide Scotland�s favourite wild animal, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is urging as many people as possible to take part in the poll for Scotland�s Big 5.
8/10/2013
Watten Fun Day
Photos from the Wattten Fun Day 2013.
8/10/2013
March Road From Above and Flora
A few new photos of March Road, Wick fropm above and a few to show the colour that comes and goes with the seasons. If you want to see more of the Flora and Fauna of Caithness go HERE For more Photos over Caithness go HERE.
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