This week, for Maths Week Scotland, the British Youth International College(BYITC) is offering a free introduction to Abacus Maths.
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Scottish Parliament Endorses A Rural Visa Scheme
“A rural visa has the potential to help address this massive gap in the workforce. ” Emma Roddick MSP
Orkney Veterans’ Breakfast Club
Next month the Breakfast Club will be sampling the delights of the Standing Stones Hotel at Stenness, on the 29th October
#Covid Weekly Update: 5.2% Increase in Hospital Admissions
Health and social care workers will no longer be required to test for COVID-19 every week as asymptomatic testing is paused by 28 September
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry and rather cloudy. Lighter winds.
Mostly light northerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Signed Copy of Erebus by Michael Palin among the Amazing Lots: Auction in Support of the John Rae Society
The lots including signed specialist books, original artworks, and a rare special edition Highland Park Whisky with the money raised going to support the work of The John Rae Society.
Interested in Screening New Cinema Releases in Your Community?
There are two models of touring cinema in Scotland which are able to programme new release
Rapid Growth of Scottish Rewilding
Cared for by volunteers of the Tireragan Trust, the site is home to a remnant of nationally important Atlantic rainforest, and has been a rewilding pioneer since 1997 when intensive grazing was curtailed.
Weather Forecast: Showers becoming fewer and lighter by afternoon.
Still cold with lighter north or northeast winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Stronsay Recent Bird Sightings
“Apart from the big number of Wheatears (of the Greenland race) and the White-rumped Sandpiper of north
American origin, the bulk of the arrivals were from the NE. “