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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

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

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…

Friday 6 February 2026

Community Transport Surveys

Disability Equality Scotland (DES) is working with Transport Scotland to capture the views of disabled people concerning travel within Scotland.

Tuesday 16 December 2025

ICO consultation on new electronic mail marketing rules for charities

It is expected that from January 2026 charities will be able to send electronic mail marketing about their charitable purposes without the recipient’s consent…

Thursday 13 November 2025

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) gender and health research project

The research will explore the relationship between health and gender identity, with a particular focus on health inequalities related to gender.

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Consultation on funding and partnership relationships with Public Health

This consultation aims to understand whether the relationship between community led health organisations (community and voluntary sector) and Public Health partners has changed over the last 3 years.

Monday 29 September 2025

Have your say on land use and agriculture in Scotland and the Community Right to Buy review

The Scottish Government is currently reviewing the Community Right to Buy and is holding 2 online events for community organisations. The dates/times are: Event 1: