Celebrating our rural Post Boxes
Royal Mail Post Boxes, 14 #Orkney
Weather Forecast: Mainly Dry with some Sunshine and Light Winds
It will be a mainly dry day with long sunny spells developing. Just the chance of the odd shower in the morning. A northerly breeze, fresh at times in the morning, then easing. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
‘Savage’ Staffing Cuts at UHI: Petition Backs a Rethink
A public petition calling for University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) management to rethink savage staffing cuts had been backed by over 1000 people within days of being launched.
Farming’s Past for the Future #OISF
Two talks which featured our farming heritage with a link to both the climate change emergency and our food security were: ‘The Lost Flock of St Kilda’ and ‘Make it with Oats, and try it with Bere’.
Rowlett’s Science Adventure #OISF
Rowlett was able to leave his nocturnal habitat and come out in the daytime to visit some of the fascinating things at the Orkney International Science Festival.
School Staff Set for Strike Action
It looks like School strikes will go ahead on 26, 27 and 28 September.
The 1923 Kantō Earthquake & what we can learn from it
The earthquake killed roughly 90% of the 105,000 people in and around Tokyo, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in history—comparable to the number of people killed in the World War II atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Weather Forecast: Bright with a scattering of showers. Winds continuing to ease.
It will be a bright day with occasional sunny spells and a scattering of showers. Winds continuing to ease and turning into the north or northwest. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Half of Scotland’s Local Authorities Have Identified #RAAC in Schools
The Scottish Government has published a list of Local Authority areas where inspections have identified Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in their schools. There are 16. Orkney Islands Council has confirmed that there is none in the islands’ schools.
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Celebrating our rural Post Boxes
