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20/2/2021
Dounreay Communities Fund Closing Dates For Applications 2021
Community organisations or charities that benefit people in Caithness and North Sutherland may be eligible for assistance from the Dounreay Communities Fund.   For full details go HERE How to apply to the Dounreay Communities Fund Closing dates for submitting applications Application review dates 10 March 2021 31 March 2020 7 April 2021 28 April 2021 30 June 2021 21 July 2021 29 September 2021 20 October 2021 30 December 2021 26 January 2022.  
15/2/2021
The Highland Council Featured In Inspiring Stories Collection By Education ScotlandThumbnail for article : The Highland Council Featured In Inspiring Stories Collection By Education Scotland
Six submissions from The Highland Council were successful in being featured in Education Scotland's What Scotland Learned 100 stories of lockdown publication.   The submissions include Lundavra Nursery, Speech and Language Therapy, Early Years Education Support, Badcaul and Scoraig Primaries, Wick High School, and on behalf of Comunn na Gàidhlig.  
8/2/2021
Video: Updates To The Disclosure (scotland) Act 2020Thumbnail for article : Video: Updates To The Disclosure (scotland) Act 2020
In this recording from a recent webinar, OSCR staff and Duncan Steele from Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services discuss changes to the law around disclosure checks for volunteers.   Find links to useful information HERE .  
8/2/2021
EU Nationals And Brexit - Your Trustees, Your Members, Your Staff, Your Volunteers, Your Beneficiaries And Your Communities.Thumbnail for article : EU Nationals And Brexit - Your Trustees, Your Members, Your Staff, Your Volunteers, Your Beneficiaries And Your Communities.
The residential status of EU citizens One of the areas with the most certainty is the residential rights of EU citizens.  Any EU national currently living in Scotland can apply to the UK Government for settled status.  
8/2/2021
OSCR - Keeping Your Charity Safe Online - PhishingThumbnail for article : OSCR - Keeping Your Charity Safe Online - Phishing
OSCR staff, Alison Stone from SCVO and Kirstie Steele from the Scottish Business Resilience Centre host this practical and informative session about learning how to spot a phishing attack..  
8/2/2021
Reserves - Can They Help Support You During The Pandemic?Thumbnail for article : Reserves - Can They Help Support You During The Pandemic?
If you are a charity trustee, you might be involved in discussions about possibly using reserves to support the work of the charity at this tricky time.   OSCR updated the 'reserves' part of their COVID-19 guidance to support your thinking in this area.  
2/2/2021
Fresh start and new name for award-winning Highland charity
This week will see the relaunch with a new name of an award winning charity which aims to be the "go-to" organisation for improving the lives of families in Highland.   Thriving Families is the new name for the charity formerly known as CHIP+, which was established in 1993 to provide information, advice and support to families with children with additional support needs, and the professionals who work with them.  
1/2/2021
How To Save Money For CharitiesThumbnail for article : How To Save Money For Charities
How To Save Money - cost cutting can be a race to the bottom and often is, but there are lots of ways to reduce expenditure without cutting activities you need.   Toolkit 5 gives you 20+ ways to save money and make your charity more effective.  
1/2/2021
Check Out The New Funders On Funder FindersThumbnail for article : Check Out The New Funders On Funder Finders
Latest New Funders from Charity Excellence Framework - this week's new funders are available; 19, including core funders (now 120) and new funder lists.   Use 'Recent Additions' to find all this month's entries; 74.  
1/2/2021
Free Resources - Lots Of Links For CharitiesThumbnail for article : Free Resources - Lots Of Links For Charities
The Charity Excellence Framework (CEF) has 1000s of free resources.  It displays the relevant ones in each questionnaire statement, as you score these.  
28/1/2021
Public Invited To Have Their Say On Wick Pulteneytown Conservation Area Appraisal And Conservation Area Management PlanThumbnail for article : Public Invited To Have Their Say On Wick Pulteneytown Conservation Area Appraisal And Conservation Area Management Plan
Members of the public are invited to view and comment upon the recently created draft Wick Pulteneytown Conservation Area Appraisal and Conservation Area Management Plan.   Pulteneytown remains a unique area of considerable architectural and historic interest.  
28/1/2021
Membership of Caithness Voluntary Group Free in 2021Thumbnail for article : Membership of Caithness Voluntary Group Free in 2021
Caithness Voluntary Group has been around for many years helping many groups and individuals with help and assistance on a range of projects and pointing the way to funding and many other sources of assistance.   In the past small membership fee was charged to join but this has now been waived.  
27/1/2021
Greater Protection For Iconic Scottish Mountain HaresThumbnail for article : Greater Protection For Iconic Scottish Mountain Hares
New licensing regime to take effect from March.   Mountain hares in Scotland are to be given greater protection under regulations introduced to the Scottish Parliament today.  
26/1/2021
Funding Opportunity Reminder From Caithness Voluntary Group
Beatrice Partnership Fund has reopened for the final time.  The fund supports projects that are based in the East Coast of Caithness and Sutherland plus the following Community Council areas in Rosshire, Edderton, Tain, Inver and Tarbat.  
26/1/2021
Button Battery Safety CampaignThumbnail for article : Button Battery Safety Campaign
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is again raising awareness of the potential hazards posed to children by button batteries, which have become commonplace in our homes.   Working with The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, the Child Accident Prevention Trust, and the British and Irish Portable Battery Association, OPSS has produced safety messages on how to keep children safe.  
25/1/2021
Exciting new development needs local support - please!Thumbnail for article : Exciting new development needs local support - please!
St John's Pool Bird Reserve near Dunnet is a unique visitor attraction in the north of Scotland.   With over 200 bird species recorded since 1989, and the largest tern colony in Caithness, it is a spectacular summer experience for anyone interested in nature.  
22/1/2021
Flea And Tick Invasion Over WinterThumbnail for article : Flea And Tick Invasion Over Winter
Billions of unwanted trick-or-treaters will be paying an unwelcome visit and hibernating in our centrally-heated homes over winter, experts have warned.   Warmer and wetter seasons have created ideal breeding grounds for fleas and ticks and resulted in a glut of creepy critters.  
21/1/2021
If Not Now, When? The Social Renewal Advisory Board Report January 2021
Published today 21 Janury2021 - The Social Renewal Advisory Board was set up by Scottish Ministers to make proposals that can renew Scotland once we start to emerge from the pandemic.  The final report "If not now, when?", sets a course towards this future.  
21/1/2021
Learning During Lockdown And Digital Inclusion Progress In HighlandThumbnail for article : Learning During Lockdown And Digital Inclusion Progress In Highland
The Council's ICT in Learning team have been working hard to continue to support our school communities as we deliver remote learning to all children and young people across Highland.   Chair of Education committee, Cllr John Finlayson said: "I want to thank all of our staff in Education who have worked incredibly hard to ensure that our school communities are receiving support and a quality education experience.  
20/1/2021
Wikibirthday
It's hard to imagine that anyone who spends time online doesn't rely on Wikipedia as the default source of information about anything.  Twenty years old last Friday, Wikipedia is remarkable for many reasons not least that in this era of social media behemoths driven by algorithms which seem almost designed to encourage bad behaviour, it has remained open source, not for profit, advertisement free and run by hundreds of thousands of volunteer editors.