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Following a review, the Growing Up in Orkney website is now live again. The site aims to provide information and support to children, young people and families in Orkney.
- Thursday 27 November 2025
The VAO supported ROAR project was finally able to stage its Live 'n' Loud X event on 7 November in the Orkney Sailing Club.
- Wednesday 26 November 2025
Two members of Orkney’s Youth Local Action Group (YLAG) attended the sixth European Rural Parliament and the inaugural European Rural Youth Parliament, held in October.
- Monday 24 November 2025
Sporting Memories have launched a creative competition aimed at young people across Orkney to capture their memories from this year’s International Island Games held on the island.
- Thursday 13 November 2025
It has been a busy two years for Orkney’s Youth Local Action Group since reconvening in November 2023. The group of seven, 17 – 30 year olds, known as the YLAG…
- Tuesday 28 October 2025
Supporting Scotland's Children:
- Thursday 23 October 2025
The young people from the Orkney Youth Local Action Group (YLAG) selected, packed and delivered bags with back-to-school essentials to Stromness Academy.
- Monday 25 August 2025
Recognising individuals and groups for the quality of their intergenerational work enables Generations Working Together (GWT)…
- Wednesday 18 June 2025
VAO's Connect Project hosted a special lunch to celebrate the achievements of some of their incredible young volunteers on Monday 2 June 2025.
- Friday 6 June 2025
OPEN is a charity led by a youth-governed board of trustees aged 16-29. They provide training and ongoing support to empower the young people to take on leadership roles.
- Friday 16 May 2025
On Wednesday 26 March, around 250 people gathered at the Phoenix Cinema at the Picky to celebrate the achievements of our young people at the annual Orkney Youth Awards.
- Wednesday 2 April 2025
Disclosure Scotland are changing their processes following the Disclosure Scotland Act (2020), including the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership.
- Thursday 20 March 2025
