East Road, Clay Loan and School Place were very popular for sledging down.
Snow Covered Orkney of March 1946
Weather Forecast: Yellow Warning Snow & Ice
Sunny spells and frequent snow showers on Tuesday.
Making a Bee-line For Home
“Honeybees use a ‘navigation memory’, a kind of mental map of the area that they know, to guide their search flights when they look for their hive starting in a new, unexplored area.” Dr Randolf Menzel
The Church in Stronsay Part 1
“For well over a thousand years the Church has played an important role in life in Orkney and, while there is no exact date for the coming of Christianity to the isles, there is some evidence to suggest that Irish monks had visited the islands, some possibly even settling here, by the early 700s.”
A Place of Refuge: Exhibition at Northlight
“A Place of Refuge looks north over the Moray Firth with the viewer placed parallel to, and on the edge of, the sea. “
Weather Forecast: Yellow Warning Snow And Ice
Bitterly cold with snow showers today and tonight.
Scapa Flow Museum, Lyness, Hoy
The Scapa Flow Museum is impressive and is a must see for visitors to Orkney and islanders.
‘Her copper pelt is soft as a maidenhair’
A wonderful image by Rosie Hopkins. Words by Sheena Blackhall.
Success of Kirkwall BID in Challenging Times
“I’m delighted that the businesses of Kirkwall voted to keep the heart in Kirkwall with Kirkwall BID. ” Kirkwall BID Chair, Duncan McLean
Weather Forecast: Mostly dry today. Snow showers tonight.
Light northerly winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
