Portnahaven Church Islay and the round Church Bowmore including the village at Bowmore were built on land owned by Daniel Campbell who traded in goods produced from the slavery economy.
Iconic site on Islay with Slavery connections
Diesel – Super-fuel? #OISF
At the 2023 Orkney International Science Festival (OISF) Neil Kermode OBE spoke about his personal view of the next 20 years in energy renewables. In this slide from Neil’s presentation, he plots the weight and volume against energy on a chart.
‘I am the Storm’ Vernon Bradley Exhibition
Vernon Bradley’ s exhibition, “ I am the storm” of abstract paintings is at The Workshop and Loft Gallery, St Margaret’s Hope until the 29 September. Opening hours Tue to Sat , 10-17.00.
Royal Mail Post Boxes, 12 #Orkney
Celebrating our rural Post Boxes
Editorial: Ferries & Future Funding, What Lies Ahead
Electric hydrofoil passenger ferries and Scotland’s Programme for Government – what lies ahead for Orkney ?
Weather Forecast: Sunshine and showers today
Mainly dry for Orkney. Feeling cool with a fresh northerly wind. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
New Training Vessel for Nav School from Thistle Wind Partners
‘We’ve been given this boat and we’re really chuffed’, Mark Shiner, Curriculum Leader for Maritime and Engineering at UHI Orkney
Building Bridges: Reusing Wind Turbine Blades #BladeBridges
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are transforming wind turbine blades, which are set to be landfilled or incinerated, into footbridges that can hold the weight of a 30-tonne digger.
Orbital Marine Awarded 2 Contracts for Difference for 7.2MW in the UK Allocation Round 5 process.
The CfDs will allow Orbital to expand its development of projects in Orkney with the construction of 6 turbines now covered by the Contracts for Difference scheme.
Deadline to apply to a £425,000 Crown Estate Scotland fund is approaching.
People have until Sunday 25 September to note Expressions of Interest for the Community Capacity Grants Programme, which is part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Sustainable Communities Fund.
