Month: October 2026

Stromness Nursery were nominated as a finalist in the Global Intergenerational Awards and were Highly Commended. Mrs Rendall and Miss Harvey were away to attend workshops and the Scottish Excellence Awards in Glasgow. What an amazing achievement for the nursery and Orkney as a whole. This is due to our work with Hamnavoe House.  The nursery visits one afternoon a week where sessions are planned and delivered by Mrs Rendall.  Children attend in groups for a block of sessions and the activities are linked to the national curriculum (CfE) and to the children and residents’ interests.

Mrs Rendall and Miss Harvey were instrumental in the nomination and had to complete a very comprehensive application form on the work we do in partnership with Hamnavoe House

There were only two Scottish finalists and although we did not win the award, we were Highly Commended for our “Peedie Projects” within the Diversity and Inclusion category.

One of the judges spoke with the ladies and said “she sat on our project for days and days and had an extremely hard time coming to a verdict”.  She went on to say she how much she values our project and would love to come and visit us and come along to a session.

Huge congratulations to Stromness Nursery!