Our superstar student, Sarah Seatter, walked 100 miles during the summer holidays to raise money for a children’s cancer charity.

The Papdale Primary School P7 pupil also braved the chop last week, donating a whopping 16 inches of hair to the Little Princess Trust who make wigs for children who have lost their hair.

Hazel Pinner is in her 4^th year of primary teaching and moved to Orkney in August 2019, just eight months before the first UK lockdown.

Her path into teaching was also a little convoluted despite this being a childhood dream and having been inspired into the profession by a number of primary and secondary teachers, whom she is proud call friends to this day.

Anna Jusinska, 29, has found the support network for teachers very visible in Orkney – despite the challenges of restrictions.

Originally from Poland, Anna, 29, graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA in Theatre Studies, but English language and literature remained her passion and she wanted to turn this into a career.

“Incredible Edible Stromness” project gets off the ground

An enterprising group of gardening enthusiasts from across Orkney have come up with a “wheelie” novel idea for converting damaged bins into wormeries for assisting with home grown food.

Walk-on passengers will be able to travel again with Orkney Ferries from the first sailings on Friday this week (20 August).

Staff at St Rognvald House are hosting their very own “Peedie County Show Day” for residents and their families on Saturday 21 August.

With all but the Sanday Show cancelled this year again due to the pandemic, Manager Shirley Miller said they have decided that the show will go on!

An Orkney parent has spoken of the delight she felt watching her six-year-old daughter – who was born deaf – being given the chance to enjoy sporting activities in a suitable environment through Disability Sport Week, with backing from a new charity, Inclusive Orkney.

With Orkney’s new public bus contract to start today Monday, 16 August, folk are being reminded to check the timetables ahead of travelling due to slight alterations.

The timetables can be viewed online here www.orkney.gov.uk/Bus or are on display at the Kirkwall Travel Centre.

Thanks to Cycling Scotland funding, the Council’s Active Schools team, with support from Yvonne Scott from the OIC’s Road Safety Team, Alex Clarke from Cycle Orkney and trained volunteers, they were able to deliver the successful Bikeability Scotland training programme for school children. The scheme is designed to give young folk the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today’s roads.

A new telephone system will be installed at the Scapa Harbour Authority building tomorrow (Tuesday 17th August) and the phone lines may be down between the hours of 12:00 – 17:00.

If you cannot get through on 01856873636, please call the OIC switchboard on 01856873535 and use extension 3630 to get through to Scapa.