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Stromness Local Place Plan Survey – Have Your Say

Work is now underway to refresh the Stromness Local Place Plan. These are community-led documents that help guide future decisions about how places develop.

Thursday 12 March 2026

Survey on Cyber Crime and Online Safety for Disabled and Neurodivergent People

Lead Scotland are looking for disabled, neurodiverse, blind or visually impaired…

Thursday 12 March 2026

Shaping VAO’s future membership offer – we need your views

Voluntary Action Orkney exists to support, represent and strengthen voluntary and community organisations across Orkney.

Thursday 5 March 2026

The Scottish Women's Budget Group's annual Survey is now live

The Scottish Women's Budget Group (SWBG) survey researches women’s finances and caring responsibilities across Scotland and with the Scottish Election approaching…

Tuesday 3 March 2026

AI and everything else: essential reading for voluntary sector leaders in 2026

SCVO has published their fourth Digital Call to Action: AI and everything else which sets out what digital confidence looks like for Scotland's voluntary sector in 2026 and beyond.

Friday 27 February 2026

Five-year PVG scheme membership

From 1 April 2026 individuals joining the PVG scheme will automatically be enrolled in a five-year membership tailored to their specific regulated role.

Tuesday 24 February 2026

Changes to the information published on the OSCR website

OSCR will soon begin to publish the first and last names of charity trustees on its website as part of the changes introduced by the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023).

Tuesday 24 February 2026

Charity Finance Group Banking Survey

Charity Finance group has launched a UK wide survey of charity experiences of banking. The last survey was in 2024 and included a lot of input from Scottish charities.

Tuesday 24 February 2026

A Safer Route to School project is looking for feedback in the draft designs for Ferry Road, Stromness

The ‘A Safer Route to School' project team has launched an online survey to capture views on their designs for improvements to make Ferry Road in Stromness, safer and more accessible.

Thursday 19 February 2026

People across Scotland are being asked to help inform future plans by sharing their experiences of flooding.

People across Scotland are being invited to share their experiences of local flooding issues to help inform how flood risk is managed in their communities…