Shetland Community Directory - Click here to find out details of groups and activities in local areas throughout Shetland
Along with other Third Sector Interface’s throughout Scotland, Voluntary Action Shetland distributed a 4th year of the Scottish Government Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults to support community activity until March 2026. Shetland’s allocation for year 4 totalled £71,944.
Please find below a number of Charities and their festive opening times. Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2025!
Rachel Reeves MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered Labour’s first Budget last month.
VAS are delighted to announce the recipients of our annual Volunteering Awards. 76 adults and one group received the ‘Willin Haands Award’ for outstanding volunteering in their communities and 24 children aged 11 or under received a ‘Peerie Trows Award’ for their volunteering efforts.
Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS) is delighted to launch the fourth year of the Communities Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults on behalf of the Scottish Government on Friday 27th September 2024.
Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS) are delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 VAS Volunteering Awards, the second year of our awards to recognise the amazing volunteering and acts of kindness happening throughout the Shetland Islands.
164 young people were recognised for their volunteering on Tuesday evening (4th June 2024) at the Shetland Saltire Awards Ceremony.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL VOLUNTARY GROUPS, PLEASE SHARE … If your organisation has volunteers who need to be disclosure checked this proposed change will affect you! Please read and respond to the consultation on fees.
Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS) would like to promote to the residents of Shetland that they now have a defibrillator installed at Market House. VAS obtained funding from the Shetland Community Benefit Fund to purchase the equipment which has been installed at the side of Market House.
Along with other Third Sector Interface’s throughout Scotland, Voluntary Action Shetland distributed a third year of the Scottish Government Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults to support community activity until March 2025. Shetland’s allocation totalled £71,810.
