Celebrating our rural Post Boxes
Royal Mail Post Boxes, 11 #Orkney
Helen’s Home Cooking: Bere Bannocks #DoorsOpenDays
Helen and Kenny Armet are back with this traditional recipe for Bere Bannocks using bere meal ground at The Barony Mill Birsay, Orkney. This film is a Doors Open Days event.
Vintage Club Display Wows the Crowds #OISF
The Vintage Club display on Broad Street as part of the Orkney International Science Festival is always impressive -and 2023 didn’t disappoint. Here’s a short film of what was on show.
Picking up pieces of musical driftwood #OISF
Missing only a full moon, the lonesome wail of a coyote and a fire with a coffee pot on it, The Driftwood Cowboys performed to a packed Thursday night Orkney Club crowd, taking us on a journey through Cowboy musical culture.
UK Associate Member of EU Horizon & Copernicus from Jan 2024
It is estimated that the UK will contribute almost €2.6 billion per year on average for its participation to both Horizon Europe and the Copernicus component of the Space programme. Association to both programmes will become effective as of 1 January 2024.
A New Day for the Ferryman? #OISF
Orkney’s ferries are ageing and fuel-prodigal – but what can replace them? Could it be new energy-efficient ships, or bridges or tunnels or causeways – or a mix of all the various options?
Penny Chivas Dance Artist & Activist in BURNT OUT
BURNT OUT, a dance-theatre performance is touring Scotland. It was while in Orkney that The Orkney News took the opportunity to talk to creator Penny Chivas about her work and what motivates it.
“Deeply concerning level of chaos in the UK Government” over Actions to Deal with #RAAC in Schools
“In what can only be described as a complete dereliction of duty, it was not until 18:56 on Sunday 3 September that the UK Government shared four pages of RAAC photographs dating as far back as 2018—not detailed or comprehensive structural reports but photographs with the bare minimum of supporting context. To be frank, the engagement has been insulting.” Shirley Ann Somerville
‘Life in a Refugee Camp’: Talk by Palestinians Living in Shu’fat
The talk is in the St Magnus Centre Kirkwall on Saturday September 23rd at 7pm. Admission is free.
New Work by Samantha Clark at Northlight: ‘CONFLUENCE’
At the Northlight Gallery, Stromness from September 9th to 20th 2023 Samantha Clark will be exhibiting new work.
