The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has thrown up a lot of new terms – ‘Brexit’ now in our everyday vocabulary – and now the phrase ‘ Backstop’
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Not Just Flotsam and Jetsam
By far the largest number of marine related artefacts displayed are from the German fleet which was scuttled in Scapa Flow on 21st of June 1919.
The Sky Above You – August 2019
The annual Perseid meteor shower from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the Great Comet of 1862, will peak on the night of 12/13th August, but will be spoiled by moonlight this year.
Encouraging Low Carbon Transport: Round 3 of Funding Open
Any award requires match funding however “applications can cover 70% or 80% of the total project costs depending on location.”
Orkney Wheeled Sports Club Gets Rolling
The group is made up of users of the Skatepark who are keen to improve the facilities in Orkney and to encourage more people to take up wheeled sports.
Orkney’s Skatepark Needs You: Find Out How You Can Help
A public meeting to discuss how to improve Kirkwall’s Skatepark will take place tonight, Thursday 1st of August at 7.30pm in the Youth Cafe, Kirkwall Town Hall
Poetry From Archaeology –
By Bernie Bell
Or – A Begging Letter!
OIC Calls On Scottish Government For Inter Island RET Funding
“It would provide equitable, fair fares on our internal routes, would benefit the whole Orkney economy, and is achievable almost immediately.”
Maree Todd MSP: Boris, Brexit & a By Election
“SNP MPs have consistently voted to prevent a no-deal Brexit”
Survey of young people who suffer chronic pain
The Pain Research Laboratory at the University of Southampton is seeking teenagers & their parents to take part in a study about chronic pain.