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.
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.
‘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.
Scotland’s Veterans Commissioner in Orkney to Listen to the Voice of Lived Experience
‘Military Veterans are a valuable asset to any community’, that’s the key message from Lieutenant Commander (retired) Susie Hamilton, the Scottish Veterans Commissioner on her visit this week to Orkney.
September Colour in Firth Community Garden
A visit to Firth Community Garden, Finstown is a pleasure at any time of the year. In early September there is still warmth in the air and soil. The shelter of this magnificent garden allows plants to flower, leaves to start to turn and berries to form, creating an extraordinary palette of colour.
Display of Vintage Vehicles, Saturday #OISF
As part of the 2023 Orkney International Science Festival the members of Orkney Vintage Club will be holding a display this Saturday in Broad Street, Kirkwall, outside the St Magnus Cathedral