By Mike Robertson On Saturday 20th April Deerness Community held a Fun Bingo night in the Hall. ‘Fun Bingo’ because they’re designed for family fun rather than serious bingo players. In other […]
Packed Hall for Deerness Quiz Night
By Mike Robertson. The hall was packed with every table taken for the quiz night at the Deerness Hall last Friday. The quizmaster was Isabel Alexander and she also prepared the questions. […]
Weather Forecast : Mainly dry and cloudy. Breezy
Information from The Met Office . Image credit Mike Robertson. Today 5th March: Orkney will stay dry with often large amounts of cloud, though a few sunny intervals, especially this morning. Shetland […]
Wednesday’s Snow in Pictures Across #Orkney
Pictures from across Mainland of the snowy scenes in Orkney
“We’re here because we think it is just so, so important” #Orkney #Gaza Vigil
It has now been 100 days since the bombing and violence started in Gaza and on this Global Day of Action for Gaza we stood again on the steps of the St […]
Orkney #Gaza Vigils Continue into 2024
There is no let up in the people turning out each Saturday for the Ceasefire Vigil. This week there was about 50-60 of us including some new faces. There was a couple […]
‘You are not forgotten’ Orkney #Gaza Vigil
There is always somebody new at the Orkney Ceasefire Vigil outside the St Magnus Cathedral and each person has a different story to tell. This time Nadia from Amnesty International introduced me […]
Messages from Orkney: Sending our Goodwill to you in #Gaza & Hoping for Peace
At this time of year we traditionally think of peace and goodwill so here are some messages from us in Orkney sending our goodwill to you in Gaza and hoping for peace so you can live your lives as every human has a right to
Auskerry wowed everybody at the Deerness Over 60’s #Christmas Lunch
Who would have thought a band with a member still in primary school could be so good? This was the case at the Over 60’s Christmas Lunch in Deerness on Saturday when […]
“The inhumanity of it all is disgusting.” Islanders Speak Out At #Gaza Vigil in #Orkney
By Mike Robertson The rain falls relentlessly on around 30 people in the ceasefire vigil and the bombs fall relentlessly on the Palestinians in Gaza. Yet still the major governments of the […]