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31/3/2022
SSEN Encourages Applications For Its £1m Resilient Communities Fund
With this year's funding pot increased to £1m, SSEN is urging communities across the north of Scotland to submit their applications for the latest round of its Resilient Communities Fund (RCF). The aim of the fund is to help communities become more resilient in the face of severe weather events and prolonged power interruptions and, following the severe storms which battered the country this winter, SSEN has increased the total amount available in the north of Scotland in 2022 to £1m.
31/3/2022
Countryside Rangers Support Highland Carers - Walks
High Life Highland is working with a charity that supports carers to help them improve their health and wellbeing. Over a million people in Scotland care for someone else and in 2018 it was estimated around 32,000 people in Highland provide unpaid care.25/3/2022
Possible New Group - Thich Nhat Hanh
"For a number of years, I have practiced mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Now living in Caithness, I wondered if anyone else is doing the same, and if might be possible to start a group (or Sangha)? Please get in touch and we can look at getting something started." Jim McCourt 07769 278502 email - [email protected] As regards the group, it would just be for like-minded people to get together, meditate, and look at some of the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.22/3/2022
Caithness Castles And Other Fortified Buildings - A New Book
Caithness Castles and other fortified buildings A Genealogical History and Guide to the Strongholds and Lairds. Houses of the County of Caithness in the Northern Highlands of Scotland Michael J Gunn This book recounts the histories and family connections of more than one hundred Caithness strongholds.
18/3/2022
Borgie Forest Easter Fun
See poster for full details..
18/3/2022
Cancelled - Children's Easter Beach Fun
Event has been CANCELLED. 4 April 2022 .
11/3/2022
Womberang At Assembly Rooms, Wick - Tuesday 19 April 2022
Tickets on sale from 14 March 2022. £8.
9/3/2022
Become a Peer Supporter
See poster for details..
8/3/2022
EASTER 2022 Wick Active Schools programme
See poster for details..
8/3/2022
How To Start A Community Growing Project
Thurso Grows is hosting a "How to Start a Community Growing Project" workshop on Monday 14th March from 9:30am - 12:30pm at the Ormlie Community Gardens and Ormlie Centre. Details for how to book onto this workshop are on the attached poster.
7/3/2022
Empower Her For Young Women In Thurso
"Empower HER is a group designed to give young women in Thurso a social space that is safe, inclusive and informative as well as being fun and a place to meet new people. It is for those that identify as women and are aged between 15 and 25 years.
27/2/2022
Scottish Pollinators
Updates on pollinators and pollinator projects from around Scotland. For some species, life cycle events are triggered by the onset of rainfall, or by a day-length threshold (photoperiod); genetics also plays a role.
22/2/2022
Funding Opportunity - Chance To Flourish
Chance to Flourish is funded through the Scottish Children's Lottery. Their mission is to work to ensure that every child in Scotland is given the opportunity to grow and develop to their full potential.7/2/2022
Supporting Communities Redeveloping Play Area
The Highland Council has launched a new section of its website dedicated to upgrading play area provision across the Highlands. The Council currently has 306 equipped play areas spread across the region in rural and urban locations.3/2/2022
Thurso Community Development Trust Gets Share In £1.5 Million For Highland-wide Climate Movement To Reduce Waste
Community groups across the Highlands are coming together as part of a new climate movement to help reduce waste and tackle a throwaway culture. The Highland Community Waste Partnership, led by Keep Scotland Beautiful, is being made possible by a £1,498,568 award, announced today (Tue 25 January) by The National Lottery Community Fund.18/1/2022
Wick High S2 Computing Students Excel In National Challenge
This year, Wick High S2 Computing Science pupils took part in the BEBRAS UK Challenge. The challenge aims to introduce computational thinking to students and is designed to get students all over the world excited about Computing.10/1/2022
What Is A Modern Charity?
If you think you know what a charity is in Scotland then this video may make you think how the third sector flow into all out lives at many points. Volunteers run them with the help in some cases of paid staff.
24/3/2021
Helping communities recover from the pandemic
A report that calls for tackling poverty and inequality to be central to the recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been welcomed by the Scottish Government. Today's initial response to the Social Renewal Advisory Board’s report ‘If not now, when?’ outlines work already underway in areas such as housing, fair work, supporting parents and young people into employment, and investing in our communities.20/3/2021
Community Group Takes Ownership Of Dunnet Forest
A local trust in Caithness will be taking forward ambitious ideas for Dunnet Forest, after becoming owners of the popular woodland on 25 February. The Dunnet Forestry Trust took ownership of the 105 hectare forest following completion of a community asset transfer agreement with NatureScot.
18/3/2021
Visually impaired young people in Highland find their voice
A group of visually impaired young people in Highland are reaching out to other young people with sight loss to come together and speak out about their lives and experiences. Supported by Highland Children and Young People's Forum, and under the umbrella of their youth participation project Inspire Highland, this group will provide a vital opportunity for young people with a visual impairment to share experiences, learn from each other and campaign on key issues affecting their lives.
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