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Things to do in Stromness, Orkney

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Self Catering and Bed and Breakfast Accommodation in Stromness, Orkney. Out & About. Out & About. Out & About. The town also hosts several popular events throughout the year including the Orkney Folk Festival in May, the St Magnus Festival in June, Stromness Shopping Week in July and the Orkney Blues Festival in September. For more information on Stromness and what’s to offer check out www.stromnessorkney.com. If you want to be a bit more adventurous then why not do a bit of island hopping which is an id...

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Culture and tradition | Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme

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The Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme. Folklore and old stories. The ghost at Kirkhouse. A ghost on the shores of Hoy. The ghost of Melsetter. The ghost of Saltness. The footprints at Ladykirk. How the island of Graemsay and the hills of Hoy were formed. How potatoes came to Orkney. The first polled cattle in Orkney. Sea battle at Scapa Flow. Superstitions in South Ronaldsay. A monster at Outertown, Stromness. The sea monster at Brims. A monster in Scapa Flow. The Water Horse, a freshwater tale.

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Pick Up Three Pieces: Marine Litter Machine

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Removing marine litter from Orkney shores 3 pieces at a time. Lots of good ideas for how to get litter out of our oceans in this class competition! 20 May 2014 at 06:56. Great drawings well done! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Orkney Local Access Forum. The First PU3P bin at Scapa. A guest post by Mary Harris - The children of Nort. Guest post by the Eday Ranger - Jenny Campbell. PU3P visit to Rousay. PU3P works with Orkney Islands Council to find solutions to removing marine litter from our shores.

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Pick Up Three Pieces: February 2013

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Removing marine litter from Orkney shores 3 pieces at a time. Out of Sight, Out of Mind. At first glance Scapa can sometimes look quite clean, but closer inspection shows the litter has been covered over with wind blown sand, Investigate a little deeper and the litter is trapped beneath stones which have been moved by winter storms. In one 20m stretch the predominant type of litter was short lengths of rope, polypropylene strapping and small sheets of blue plastic. It didn't take long to fill a bucket.

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Hall of Clestrain self catering cottage in Orphir Orkney

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The cottage is situated near Stromness. And enjoys magnificent views over Scapa Flow and the Hoy Hills. It is part of the Hall of Clestrain Farm on which stands the listed Hall of Clestrain house, the birthplace of famous Arctic Explorer John Rae. Is very close by if you wish to explore the beautiful island of Hoy. But please keep in mind to book your crossing as this ferry is very popular in the summer months. Visit Orkney - Tourism information. The Orkney Tourism Group -. See Orkney - Tour guide service.

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Pick Up Three Pieces: May 2013

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Removing marine litter from Orkney shores 3 pieces at a time. Keep on bagging the bruck! John Muir Day and Earth Day Coincided with 'Bag the Bruck' weekend here in Orkney this year. Along with a (temporary) slight rise in temperatures after a long cold winter it felt like the beginning of a new year. Lots of community groups joining forces over a weekend made a real difference to the amount of waste lying around on our shores and made the big spring clean an authentic community event. The idea of taking ...

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Pick Up Three Pieces: November 2013

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Removing marine litter from Orkney shores 3 pieces at a time. Firth are full of good ideas! This week PU3P visited the Pupil Council at Firth School, which is situated in a fantastic location for marine education. The Pupil Council found out about some of the effects that marine litter has on animals that live in the ocean. No wonder fulmars are called flying dustbins! PU3P visits North Walls School, Hoy. How do you clean the ocean? You clean the shore! The most popular video of the day was the one that ...

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Pick Up Three Pieces: January 2013

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Removing marine litter from Orkney shores 3 pieces at a time. Its hard to prioritise and measure the amount of marine litter you pick up. Measuring by weight or volume doesn't account for all the smaller and potentially more deadly pieces that weigh very little. Some marine litter is just too remote to carry out like this collection on the shore near Billia Croo. All over Orkney's beaches the winter storms have deposited a huge amount of marine litter - a great deal of it is plastic. PU3P is proud to be ...

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Pick Up Three Pieces: Shapinsay Bag the Bruck 2014

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Removing marine litter from Orkney shores 3 pieces at a time. Shapinsay Bag the Bruck 2014. The children at Shapinsay School tackled the annual bruck bagging on the shores at Sandgarth beach. Here are a few examples of what they found:. Black plastic sheeting (baling wrap? Awesome effort Litter Warriors! Most of this bruck was made of plastic. Some of it made specially for disposing of immediately after it was used! Well done Shapinsay School! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Orkney Local Access Forum.