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27 December 2021
Sport & Leisure COVID update
Orkney Islands Council is reminding local users of sports and leisure services that some changes will be coming into place at facilities across Orkney (including The Pickaquoy Centre) from December…
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24 December 2021
Orkney Athletes National Medal Winning Tally
A number of young Orkney athletes have been showcasing their respective talents, with some national competition successes.
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23 December 2021
Sneak peek at Scapa Flow Museum's Virtual Reality installation
The scale and spectacle of the Royal Navy’s largest base during the World Wars is being brought to life in a new virtual reality display at the Scapa Flow Museum in Orkney.
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22 December 2021
If you’re looking for adventure, then you’ve come to the right place!
Orkney is to feature in the first two episodes of BBC Scotland’s The Adventure Show in the new year – and two of our very own Development and Infrastructure team will be featuring.
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20 December 2021
Funding boost for local athletes
A number of local athletes have been selected to benefit from funding to enable them to keep on track with their chosen sports.
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9 December 2021
It's personal - Ellen's links with Scapa Flow Museum
Ellen Pesci is Curator of social history with the Council's Museums team. Here she talks about her special links with Scapa Flow Museum, both with the historic Pumphouse where her grandfather worked…
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2 December 2021
Artistic team appointed to GMB100 public art project for Stromness
An artist-writer duo have been appointed to take forward a public art project based in Stromness to celebrate the life, work and character of much-loved Orkney writer George Mackay Brown.
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2 December 2021
North Walls pupils graduate as Junior Curators for Scapa Flow Museum
Contractors are not the only ones who have been hard at work on the redevelopment of the Scapa Flow Museum.
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1 December 2021
St Magnus Cathedral vestibule woodwork is revealed
St Magnus Cathedral was recently named in Europe’s top 100 Cathedrals – and while it may be hard to believe, one of Orkney’s most revered historical treasures just became a little bit more…
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30 November 2021
Orkney Library Book Amnesty during December
It’s the season of goodwill so….. if you have overdue library books from last month, last year, pre-lockdown, pre-millennium, pre-decimalisation, don’t worry.
