Events

Are you interested in learning how you can best support a young person who has been affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol use?

• 18 Queen Street in Kirkwall
• Friday 19 September 2025
• 10:00am to 12:00pm
• Free

After losing his 17-year-old daughter Beth to suicide in 2020, Mike joined 2 other bereaved fathers, Andy Airey and Tim Owen, to form 3 Dads Walking.

• King Street Halls, Kirkwall
• Tuesday 23 September 2025
• 6:30pm to 8:00pm
• Free

This is a day event, aiming to provide attendees with a good understanding of broader work around suicide…

• Phoenix Cinema, Pickaquoy Centre
• Thursday 25 September 2025
• 9:00am to 6:00pm

Every month Sanday residents can meet with the Community Council and Development Trust to discuss issues, concerns, ideas or areas of improvement. Hot beverages and biscuits will be provided.

• Heilsa Fjold, Sanday
• Thursday 25 September 2025
• 7:00pm to 8:00pm
• Free

Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) is recruiting for volunteer panel members across the country to help support Scotland’s infants, children and young people.

• The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
• Monday 29 September 2025
• 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Very Brief Advice (VBA) on Smoking is a 1-hour training (followed by an optional 30-minutes Q&A)…

• Online
• Tuesday 7 October 2025
• 9:30am to 11:00am

This free course helps adults to (over 16's) to rediscover their learning skills. It gives them the opportunity to develop key skills, boost your confidence and open new opportunities.

• The Hub, Kirkwall
• Thursday 18 September - Thursday 9 October 2025
• 6:00pm
• Free

Every month Sanday residents can meet with the Community Council and Development Trust to discuss issues, concerns, ideas or areas of improvement. Hot beverages and biscuits will be provided.

• Heilsa Fjold, Sanday
• Thursday 30 October 2025
• 7:00pm to 8:00pm
• Free

By the end of this course you should have a general understanding of substance use in Scotland and Orkney. You will understand:

• Online
• Thursday 13 November 2025
• 1:30pm to 3:30pm

This Generations Working Together course is aimed at anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of intergenerational work, its purpose…

• Online
• Tuesday 23 September - Monday 17 November 2025
• 2:00pm to 11:00pm
• Generations Working Together member £230 or non-member £275

This is a short, evidence-based, structured conversation about alcohol consumption.

• Online
• Wednesday 19 November 2025
• 10:00am to 11:30am

This online training attracts attendees from a wide range of sectors and the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF)…

• Online
• Thursday 20 November 2025
• 9:15am to 1:30pm