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Month: April 2012
John Brown
Thank you for this opportunity to let the people of Hoy and Walls know who I am and what I believe in. I am Orcadian born, and educated at Stromness Academy, Edinburgh University and Oxford University. I am a hard-working positive individual dedicated to serving the community. Experienced in local government, I spent nine years…Read more John Brown
2012 Local Council Elections
This year sees an imminent change in Orkney Islands Council, with local elections for councillors taking place on the 3rd May. The recently published list of candidates showed that 46 people have put themselves forward to contest the 21 seats. For the Stromness and South Isles Ward, seven people are standing: John Brown, Stromness, Rob…Read more 2012 Local Council Elections
The Man who never was a Boy
Feb 25th to June 28th Exhibition at Hoy Kirk celebrating Hoy's most famous resident - The Old Man of Hoy.
Symphony of the Magnetic North
"Comprised of Erland And The Carnival members Gawain Erland Cooper and Simon Tong, with vocals by Yorkshire singer Hannah Peel, the Magnetic North formed after Orkney native Cooper found a 1930s tourism guide to Orkney of the same title. He then had a vivid dream in which he was (stick with us) visited by the ghost…Read more Symphony of the Magnetic North