A short film and some images of the vintage tractor run from Kirkwall to Stromness which took place today, Saturday 28th May 2022.
Weather Forecast: Cloudy at times with a few passing showers.
Northerly or northwesterly winds freshen. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Sanday Soulka Raises £850 For Orkney Drugs Dog
The Sanday Soulka Group recently presented Orkney Drugs Dog with £850, which was raised during the Soulka’s variety concert on May 14.
Prison Sentence for Orkney Man
Raymond Ward, 30, has been sentenced to 6 years for dangerous driving which led to the death of Claire Anderson, 23.
The Strawplaiters of Hoy, Graemsay, Walls, Flotta and Faray
One of the youngest workers in Hoy was Jean Lyon, 14, of Clett with the oldest being Ann Lyon, 55 recorded in the census as living in ‘A Chamber’.
Calling All Young Storytellers: ‘If These Walls Could Talk’
Young people aged 8 to 12 are being asked to take part in a storytelling project ‘If These Walls Could Talk’.
Sphere
“I search the shore for the perfect shape” -Jeanne Bouza Rose
Sma’ Things
“The most damning thing about the Sue Gray report wasn’t the booze or the parties. It was the appalling way the powerful treated the powerless. “
Weather Forecast: Showery start for Friday, then turning drier, brighter later.
Fresh northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
“Surprising finds that shift the boundaries of our understanding.” Norwegian Melting Ice Patches
“Objects and remains of animals and human activity have been found that we didn’t even know existed. ” Birgitte Skar, NTNU (the Norwegian University of Science and Technology) University Museum.