News Archive - August 2017
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27 August 2017
Marymas Fayre 2017
26 August 2017
Reay and District Gardening Club 40th Horticultural Show 2017
Do You Want An Experience? - Try A Bat Night At Castle Of Mey
Try
something different in September. Check out the bats at Castle of Mey.
The rangers will take you out and show you around the places where bats
hang out at the castle.
24 August 2017
Wizard of Oz By Thurso Players
Thurso
Players are perfoming the Wizard of Oz for 4 nights from Wednesday 6th
September at Thurso High School. Tickets are on sale from
McBeaths Jewellers in Thurso or you can phone to book them.
A rare chance to see live performance of this well loved
musical
and a great family night out.23 August 2017
NOSCA Nippers - Updated Information
Disruption to Highland Council School Transport - Update
Highland Council is reassuring all pupils, parents and carers this morning (23 August) that all school transport routes have been covered in Caithness and East Ross following the loss of the contractor Andrew's (Shetland) Ltd. who ceased trading last night (22 August). Bill Alexander, Highland Council's Director of Care and Learning said: "This is wonderful work by our Transport colleagues and partners who swiftly managed to get replacement services up and running for this morning." The Council warns however, that there may still be some gaps on public service routes. Link to new timetable on the page inside.
22 August 2017
Disruption to Highland Council School TransportParents and carers of pupils using Andrew's (Shetland) Ltd coaches for Thurso, Wick, Dornoch, Golspie and Invergordon High Schools and some of their associated Primaries are warned for possible disruption to transport arrangements from tomorrow morning Wednesday 23 August 2017. Highland Council has been notified that its school transport contractor Andrew's (Shetland) Ltd has ceased trading as of this evening (Tuesday 22 August 2017).
Updates will be posted on the council’s school closure website www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures tomorrow morning (Wednesday 23 August) from 7am onwards.
Important Transport Changes - Killimster Moss - Reiss To Casteltown
As
recently reported, the B876 between Castletown and Reiss will be closed
for three weeks from 28 August 2017 to enable urgent repair works to be
carried out. This will result in changes to the X99 and 81 services,
along with the 276 / 277 / 281 services to Dounreay)
20 August 2017
Last Postbus Reaches The End Of The Road - The ScotsmanThe final trip of a post bus in Scotland took place on Saturday 19 August 2017 on the route between Lairg and Tongue in Sutherland.
All The Stations Pair Arrive At Wick After 104 Days
Bill
Fernie went to meet Geoff Marshall and Vickie Pipe on Saturday 19th
August 2017 as they arrived at the final station
- Wick after 104 days in their quest to visit all of the railway
stations in Britain.
Bill
gave them a small Caithness flag to celebrate their
final station - number 2563 - Wow. They have videos all along
their route and kept up an endless stream of photos and contacts on
social media.
The bouncy enthusiastic pair have carried their selfie cameras all the
time and constantly made short film clips to be edited into very
professionally edited films for their Youtube Channel - All The Stations.
A great record of what the stations and indeed the railways are like
in 2017 and
well worth dippiing in to see their little films. They are
still editng the final ones
so keep watching. Photos at Wick
Vickie Pipe - Harry Potter Locations in London Geoff Marshall - Secrets of The Underground
17 August 2017
CORE POLITICS LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE TV SERIES 'MEET THE MPs' - Jame Stone
Meet
the MPs is an ambitious online series which will introduce
the colourful new personalities who have recently joined Westminster's
green benches following June's General Election. Each episode features
a quick-fire Q&A with an MP from the 2017 intake. Why is this
different? In short, it is the questions that they weren't expecting
(we weren't always expecting the answers that came back either). The
episodes are fun and informal while also revealing more about the new
voices in the Commons. 16 August 2017
Telephone Box At Reay - Photos Taken Before It Finally Disappears
The
phone at Reay telephonebox has gone and at some point the actual box
may be removed so a few photos for future reference to add to those
taken 15 years ago in 2002. More telephones are
going and
BT has proposed now to take out half the remaining boxes.15 August 2017
Our Story - Dounreay - BBC Radio Scotland 1.30pm TodayOr catch it later on iplayer
Dounreay's Oldest Reactor To Be Demolished
It
is 60 years this weekend since the first criticality was achieved in
Scotland using a test rig at Dounreay. Now the decommissioning team
responsible for the site is marking that milestone by taking a major
step towards demolishing the oldest reactor that remains at the former
fast reactor research centre.
Companies are being invited to bid for a contract to demolish the
iconic Dounreay Materials Test Reactor (DMTR) which became Scotland's
first operational reactor in 1958. DMTR, which was built with steelwork
weighing in at almost 600 tonnes and stands on foundations more than 25
metres in diameter, tested the effects of irradiation on metals and was
the only reactor on the site to use heavy water instead of liquid metal
as a coolant.
Scotland's Baby Box available nationwide
All
babies in Scotland due from today 15 August 2017 will be gifted a box
full of essential items aimed at tackling inequality and promoting
health.
The boxes are a strong signal of the Scottish Government's
determination that every child, regardless of their circumstances
should get the best start in life.
Each Baby Box contains a large number of items which are not only
practical but designed to help tackle inequality and improve health.
The box itself also doubles up as a safe sleep space, awarded British
Safety standard accreditation as a crib for domestic use.
14 August 2017
Ravenskald Writers Workshop - Book Your Place NowGEORGE GUNN 12th September 2017 - 17th April 2018 Tuesday Evenings 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Join poet and playwright George Gunn on your personal creative journey from the poem, through the short story to the formal destination of the stage play. In these 16 workshops we will look at how poetry generates story. From that beginning you will explore the requirements of short narrative fiction. From the short story, you will move on to the demands of public storytelling which is the business of the theatre. Ravenskald is a new venture. The group will develop creativity through interaction, constructive criticism and mutual support. All you need is the desire to dream, to create, to write.
Sandside - New Photos
Hard
to beleive but it is almost 17 years since we took the
last set of photos of Sandside in November 2000Wick Swimming Pool Timetable Starts Today
School summer holidays end this week and the new timetable has started so check your swimming times before you head over to the pool. Get a High Life Card - -Save 10% at Castle & Gardens of Mey with High Life Highland
Thurso Swimming Pool Timetable Starts Today
Check the times for swimming before you go. Get a High Life Card- Regular user make great savings
New Probationer Teachers For All Parts Of Highland
One
hundred and forty two probationer teachers who are on
the Teacher Induction Scheme and a few probationer teachers on the
Flexible Route were recently welcomed to the Highlands.
Of the 142
probationers on the Teacher Induction Scheme, 58 have been allocated to
secondary schools and 84 to primary schools in the Highlands. Bats At Thrumster Woodland - Evening Walk
Gold Panning With The Rangers - You Never Know What You Will Find
The
gravels and sediments of the Kildonan Burn are salted with small
concentrations of gold in the form of tiny granular flecks, and the
very occasional little nuggets sometimes combined with quartz.
The Helmsdale river valley offers a sheltered and pleasant route to the
banks of the Kildonan Burn, signposted as Baile-An-0r, the Gaelic
translation of Town of gold.
13 August 2017
Reay - A New Photo Set Of The Village Taken On Saturday
See photos of Reay from 15 to 17 years ago HERE
A few Old Reay School class photos HERE
12 August 2017
Highland Council Assurance On Concerns About Wick Campus
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