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30 November 2021
Museums team welcomes Nick
This month has seen the Council’s Museums team welcome Nick Hewitt as Team Leader.
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30 November 2021
Labour of love as 100 year old naval guns are dismantled for conservation at Scapa Flow Museum
Local contractors Heddle Construction and Orkney Builders Contractors Ltd have successfully eased 100-year old naval guns from their plinths at the Scapa Flow Museum under the watchful eye of the…
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19 November 2021
Please be seated for the arrival of a special new chair at Orkney Museum!
A new donation of a David M. Kirkness-made Orkney chair to the Orkney Museum has caused great excitement among the curators and staff there.
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12 November 2021
Big artefacts go under cover at Scapa Flow Museum
Sharp-eyed folk passing the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre and Museum at Lyness next week may see the unusual sight of big guns flying through the air.
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5 November 2021
“Groundbreaking” new partnership approach to research
The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has launched a novel partnership with Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles Councils and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), focussed on…
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4 November 2021
Work starts on 'roadway for all' in Bignold Park
Work started this week on construction of a roadway in Kirkwall’s Bignold Park, a project being managed by Orkney Agricultural Society with financial support from Orkney Islands Council.
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1 November 2021
Orkney Sports Awards return in 2021 – nominations now open
The most prestigious awards in Orkney sport has returned, as the search to crown the county’s most outstanding athlete of the last year gets under way.
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27 October 2021
GMB 100 knitted hats raise £2.5k for charity
Two local charities - Orkney Blide Trust and The Youth Café - are to benefit from an equal share of £2,500 following the successful auction of more than 100 “hats for George”.
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27 October 2021
An Unappropriated World - Recent paintings by Sylvia Hays at Orkney Museum
This Saturday 6 November, sees the opening of a new exhibition at The Orkney Museum, Kirkwall.
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27 October 2021
Orkney Matters – Your Place, Your Future
Calling all Orkney residents – do you want to be involved in shaping your community’s future?