
5 Jun 2025
Sport in Orkney boosted by £1million of investment from sportscotland
A £1million package of investment is set to benefit sport in Orkney. The investment will allow for a significant improvement in a range of Orkney’s sports facilities and provide better opportunities for sport on the islands for many years to come.
The package, made up of Scottish Government and National Lottery funding, will also aid preparations for the Orkney 2025 Island Games. It will help provide competition venues which will be homes for local sport, benefitting schools, Active Schools Orkney, clubs and the local community for generations, as well as a range of other support to help boost Orkney’s sporting future.
Funding awards for facilities, equipment and coaches will improve Orkney’s sports infrastructure in the short and the long term. While funding for Orkney athletes will allow them the best possible preparation for a once in a lifetime chance to compete at a home Island Games.
While an increased investment in staffing for the Orkney Community Sports Hub programme will provide an improved sporting provision on the islands. There is also funding for Scottish Governing Bodies of Sport who will have athletes taking part in the games, to allow visits to Orkney to ensure appropriate planning ahead of the Games.
The investment is in addition to sportscotland’s annual investment of just under £170,000 to sport in Orkney, which includes a commitment and investment in Active Schools, Orkney Community Sports Hub, young people and cycling.
Local clubs are also set to benefit from the investment. Key projects that will create or improve the places where people take part in sport and physical activity in their local community are being supported through sportscotland’s Sport Facilities Fund.
Read the full sportscotland article here