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
Galleries
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
new wind turbine
Our wind turbine now stands tall! The various sections of the wind turbine have not only completed the journey from Lyness to Ore Brae but have been assembled too. Here are some photographs showing the latest phase of the steps involved in making our community turbine a reality. In order to take the left-hand…Read more new wind turbine