“A fine day in December – the wind wasn’t howling, the rain wasn’t lashing, so we decided to go for it. We parked at the ferry terminal and headed round behind the concrete blocks .
Orkney Walks With Stories – A South Ronaldsay West Coast Walk
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A woman of independent mind.
Improving the Accessibility of Ferry Travel to Orkney and Shetland
“The improvements made through previous awards have been a great success, so it’s very encouraging that more organisations have seen the potential to make positive changes and brought forward some excellent proposals.”
A big thank you to the Balfour’s Occupational Therapists from Orkney Mens Shed
The Balfour Occupational Therapists held a baking contest and invited our Morgan Harcus and Andy Swain to judge it which they duly did.
12 Stringers Strumming
Local stars from The Reel Life Foundation in Kirkwall feature in a video, in part to say thank you to everyone who voted for them to receive a £5,000 grant from the Calor Rural Community Fund in order to fund a Music Instrument Bank.
Orkney Octopush Club
Octopush is like a cross between ice hockey and water polo. The big difference is that all the action takes place 2 meters or in some cases 3 meters under water!
Goosey-goosey gander where did you wander…out to the sea and back again
CHRISTMAS is certainly not a merry time for some of our feathered friends and one such bird escaped its customary fate if only for a few hours.
Christmas Time Images 2018
A selection of some of the images of Christmas sent in by Orkney News readers and reporters in 2018.
The Christmas I Remember
Christmas, the way it used to be/was not like it is today./The air was filled with magic./There was lots of time to play.
Ignorance and Want
“British compassion for those who are suffering has been replaced by a punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous approach”
New Finds – Of Different Kinds
“I visited the Stromness Museum http://www.stromnessmuseum.co.uk/ to see the two new winter exhibitions, and started with ‘Great Expectations – curios from the cupboards’ – and that’s what they are!”
