OIC experiencing phone issues
May 13, 2021 at 9:53 am
A problem is currently affecting the council’s phone system, an Orkney Islands Council (OIC) spokesman has confirmed.
It means calls cannot be made to a number of OIC sites including:
The Council Offices at School Place in Kirkwall.
Papdale Primary School
Prolific Orkney fundraiser takes in over £15k for charities
January 3, 2021 at 10:30 am
Debbie Delday has raised £15,000 for charities this year alone.
A Dounby woman, known for her prolific fundraising efforts, has beaten her annual record for donations.
Debbie Delday raised a whopping £15,011.56 over the course of 2020, with 12 fundraisers throughout the year supporting eight charities, including CLAN Cancer Support, Orkney Charitable Trust, and the Orkney Foodbank.
This is just a portion of approximately £67,000 Mrs Delday (aka Mrs Fudge), an early years practitioner at Papdale Primary School, has raised since she first threw herself into fundraising efforts in 2007.
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