With Orkney’s glorious garden festival now almost over for a year the residents of Finstown have a permanent reminder of its success.
Finstown’s Community Seat
St Magnus Way Dounby to Finstown Dedication Ceremony
The new marker stone and display board for the Dounby – Finstown section of the St Magnus Way was dedicated at a short ceremony on Saturday 15th of June by Councillor Rachael King and Rev John Butterfield.
St Magnus Way Guided Walk: Dounby to Finstown
On Saturday 15th of June at 10 am the next unveiling of The St Magnus Way waymarker stone will take place at the crossroads in the centre of Dounby.
Bronze Age Burial Revealed at Finstown
The cist was found intact at the proposed Finstown substation site, just below the ground surface
Finstown Substation Planning Application Submitted
SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application under the Town and Country Planning Act to Orkney Islands Council for its proposed new substation at Finstown.
Archaeological Remains Revealed at Proposed Finstown SubStation
The Kirkwall town improvements have uncovered the remains of Kirkwall’s Castle and kept Orkney’s archaeologists busy over the last few days.Kirkwall’s Castle Coastal erosion at Newark Bay has revealed more of a […]
Orkney Men’s Shed Improving Access
Tuesday saw much head scratching, but to be fair, actual real progress as well to fitting our new motorized workshop door. I
Proposed Finstown Substation on Show
There have been changes made to the planned substation. This mainly involves lowering the platform level by 1m to make it less visually intrusive.
SSEN: Finstown Substation Event
A consultation event will take place at the Ayre Hotel in Kirkwall on Wednesday 6 February from 2pm to 7pm to provide the local community the opportunity to view the proposed design.
Finstown Substation – Public Consultation
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 6th of February from 2 – 7pm at the Ayre Hotel Kirkwall .
