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.

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The Orkney British Red Cross provides support at home, transport and mobility aids to help people when they face a crisis in their daily lives.

British Red Cross operates a network of over 350 charity shops. Money raised in our shops funds our life-saving work in the UK and overseas.

His Majesty's Coastguard is one of the UK’s frontline 999 services.

We are a voluntary group that provides medical cover for any event by suitably trained and insured personnel.

The Fishermen's Mission (also known as the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen) is the only UK charity that works solely with fishermen.

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 work to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea. We produce legislation and guidance on maritime matters, and provide certification to seafarers.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Kirkwall lifeboat "Margaret Foster" is an all weather Servern class lifeboat crewed by volunteers from the Kirkwall area.

To operate a hyperbaric unit for the evaluation and treatment of victims of diving accidents in waters around the north of Scotland.

Police Scotlandis responsible for policing across the whole of Scotland.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are a national organisation delivering our front-line services locally from three strategically positioned hubs based in the North, West and East of the country.

Independent Custody Visiting is a statutory function of the SPA.

The Scottish Ambulance Service is on the frontline of the NHS, despatching immediate medical assistance or clinical advice to over 5 million people across Scotland.

Seals are of course wild animals, who face an array of environmental pressures in their struggle for survival.

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