Why does Orkney celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day? John Mowat Secretary of the Orkney Norway Friendship Association explains the reasons for Norway’s Constitution Day and Orkney’s celebration of it.
Orkney’s Norwegian Constitution Day 2019
Survival in the 21st century is not a piece of cake
“How come I was slim and healthy in my twenties?”is the title of an event open to the public in Kirkwall tonight 26th March 2019.
Problems for Wello’s Penguin Wave Energy Device
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney reports that the Wello Penguin device is no longer visible at the Billia Croo test site.
Full Circle: An Orkney family reunited after 200 years Separated by distance and culture (Part 1)
“In 1771 Magnus entered the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company as a labourer and remained with the company for thirty years. At this time two thirds of the workforce of the company were Orkney men and I’m sure he would have known several men who had already signed up. “
Orkney To Be Hardest Hit By A No Deal Brexit
Orkney will face economic shock and possible job losses, noting that over 25% of the workforce in Orkney will be exposed to economic damage from a no-deal Brexit.
Poetry Corner
On this day in 1472 Orkney and Shetland were given to Scotland by Norway as a dowry payment.
“Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood”. Andy Goldsworthy
January 29th 2019, Orkney
Orkney: Living “Beside the Ocean of Time”
Orkney has always featured at the top of lifestyle surveys but how accurately do they reflect the real life of living in the islands?
These Islands Are Leading The Drive For Hydrogen Energy
Orkney is the only place in the United Kingdom that generates its entire power supply from clean energy and has become one the most promising sites for low-carbon energy research in the world.
Red Moon Over Orkney
a bit misty at 5.30am this morning
