Find information about community groups, charities and voluntary organisations in Orkney. Our directory also includes details of the other services providing support in the the local community.
We are working on the contents of the directory. If you have any feedback, please email enquiries@vaorkney.org.uk. If you would like to add a new entry or update an existing one, you can find the forms to do this at the bottom of the page.
Our school serves nursery through to Primary 7 aged children in the island of Burray. With our caring, family ethos, we have high expectations and we are an active part of our community.
The Connect Project is an early intervention project that offers young people aged 15-21 years, who have significant barriers to learning and engaging in the community…
Dounby Community School provides primary education from nursery through to Primary 7 for the children of Dounby and the parishes of Birsay, Harray and Sandwick.
Dounby Primary School is a non-denominational community school in Orkney that provides education from nursery through to P7, serving the villages of Dounby, Birsay, Harray, and Sandwick.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) is a program for young people in Orkney, similar to its UK-wide structure, that encourages personal development through activities in four sections:
The term Early Learning and Childcare reflects the close link between learning and care, and recognises that learning cannot take place without a nurturing and caring environment.
Working directly with families of children aged 0-5 years, the Early Years Team have two community-based practitioners who can provide support in the home or through group sessions.
Eday Primary School is a small, co-educational school on the island of Eday in Orkney, with a multi-composite class for primary-aged children and a separate nursery class.
Evie Community School and Nursery aims to ensure that the children from nursery age through to Primary 7 are encouraged to achieve their full potential in developing their knowledge…
Firth Primary School is a very happy and welcoming school and nursery with confident, achieving and motivated pupils who are involved in all aspects of their learning and school developments.
Glaitness Primary School is a public school in Kirkwall, Orkney, that serves children aged 2-12 from the north-west sector of the town and the adjacent rural area.
We are affiliated to the British Heart Foundation organisation working with local community groups or individuals to provide 2.5 hrs Basic Life Support training.
We are a group for women promoting life skills, arts and crafts, raising awareness and having fun. Holm Institute a member of Orkney Federation SWI and Scottish Womens Institutes.
Hope Primary School is a two-form entry primary school in Orkney that serves the linked isle of South Ronaldsay, with a nursery, community centre, and healthy living centre on-site.
HOST promotes international friendship and understanding by arranging for international students at British universities to meet UK residents in their homes.
You can add information about your community group, charity, organisation or service, or update an existing entry by completing and submitting a directory form.
