The ‘youth of Orkney’s country parishes’, wrote a letter to The Orkney Herald and Advertiser on 4th of November 1931, to prove they were not degenerate.
Halloween Tales From Orkney: ‘Authority Was Flouted’
“The young fellows from all the farms and villages round about used to fairly let themselves go on Halloween night. Authority was flouted. “
Halloween Tales From Orkney: ‘Casting In The Glass’
“Perhaps the most fascinating charm was ‘casting in the glass’ which was kept up after many of the other old practices had ceased. “
‘Chalk About’: Live Performances Tour Orkney Schools
” The focus of the piece is about your sense of self and the self that others see, and the need to open up conversations about this” Emma Gee, OIC Arts Officer
Halloween Tales from Orkney: Removing Objects
“All over the island carts, ploughs, lorries, wheelbarrows, etc were shifted, and in once case a motor car was removed.”
‘Deep Wheel Orcadia’ by Harry Josephine Giles Wins Top Science Fiction Award
Harry Josephine Giles’s Deep Wheel Orcadia has won the prestigious Arthur C Clarke Award for Science Fiction.
Halloween Tales From Orkney: Robert Burns
“Some merry, friendly, country-folks,/Together did convene,/To burn their nits, and pou their stocks,/And haud their Halloween”
Raising Awareness About PoTS
“Today, 25th of October, I am wearing purple for PoTS awareness day, a day and condition that I didn’t know even existed until this year”
Wear It Pink : Breast Cancer Awareness
Today, 20th of October is ‘Wear It Pink’ day to raise awareness about Breast Cancer.
Online Climate Change Training For Community Leaders
The 90-minute training session from The Royal Meteorological Society is to support understanding of climate change and provide the knowledge and confidence to talk about climate change within local communities.