‘We want to celebrate the social work, social care and early years workers for their dedication and professionalism, which has come to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic.”- SSC Chief Executive Lorraine Gray
Celebrating our Social Services
The Optical Phonograph #OnThisDay
Thomas Edison claimed that it would ‘do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear.’
Beginners Astronomy: Asteroid Resources
The mineral resources of the asteroids will be of great importance in the future
7 New #Covid Cases in Orkney
The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 365 as 7 new positive test results were recorded in the Health Board area.
The Crossing Point
“Ireland’s calm maturity in the face of Westminster duplicity should remind us that there’s an opportunity, if we wish to take it, to be honest and better and different.”
Weather Forecast: Sunny spells. A few passing showers.
A cool day with light winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Orkney Community Projects Awarded Grants Totalling £445,224.05 #InspiringScotland
“This funding will be helpful in supporting the massive amounts of creativity and local produce that Orkney has to offer.” – Emma Roddick MSP
Svein Asleifarsson – Orkney’s Last Sea Wolf
Described in the Saga as: ‘the greatest man the western world has ever seen in ancient and modern times’- this is part of his story.
‘Scotland small ?’
“Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland small?”- Hugh MacDiarmid
Week Forty-One – One Day At A Time
“This bull is not to be trifled with…..Good to see such solidity in such a shifting world…”
