🎖️ The Arctic Medal is displayed alongside relics of the Franklin Expedition and items brought back from the arctic by Dr John Rae in Stromness Museum.
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October 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
🎖️ The Arctic Medal is displayed alongside relics of the Franklin Expedition and items brought back from the arctic by Dr John Rae in Stromness Museum.
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🌊 Franklin led the ill-fated Franklin Expedition in search of the North West Passage Arctic sea route, departing the UK aboard the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror after stopping for water at Login's Well, Stromness in 1845.
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October 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
🌊 Franklin led the ill-fated Franklin Expedition in search of the North West Passage Arctic sea route, departing the UK aboard the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror after stopping for water at Login's Well, Stromness in 1845.
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Andrew Appleby is known in Orkney as the “Harray Potter” and is also the president of the John Rae Society. He has attracted a variety of prominent patrons, including Sir Michael Palin, and today welcomed Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews to Stromness Museum. He’s a real force of nature!
October 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Andrew Appleby is known in Orkney as the “Harray Potter” and is also the president of the John Rae Society. He has attracted a variety of prominent patrons, including Sir Michael Palin, and today welcomed Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews to Stromness Museum. He’s a real force of nature!
Do you care about Stromness, Orkney, its stories and its future? We're looking for new Trustees to join our Board. 🔗 Find out more here: www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk/blog/help-sh...
Help shape the future of Stromness Museum - The Orcadian Online
Almost 190 years after 118 members each paid two shillings to support a fledgling museum, the Stromness Museum is now inviting a new generation to help secure its future. The harbourside institution i...
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October 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Do you care about Stromness, Orkney, its stories and its future? We're looking for new Trustees to join our Board. 🔗 Find out more here: www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk/blog/help-sh...
Letter from Scotland
As you sail into Stromness you cannot miss the stack of red rock that stands like an old man staggering on the edge of the island of Hoy ready to fall into the sea. ...
As you sail into Stromness you cannot miss the stack of red rock that stands like an old man staggering on the edge of the island of Hoy ready to fall into the sea. ...
Letter from Scotland
As you sail into Stromness you cannot miss the stack of red rock that stands like an old man staggering on the edge of the island of Hoy ready to fall into the sea. He is 137 metres tall and about 250 years old. In recent years, men, women, girls and boys have had the temerity to climb him, beginning with Chris Bonington in 1966. He climbed the Old Man again in 2014 to mark his 80th birthday. I mention this because old age has been in the news this week with Andy Burnham talking of scrapping the triple lock on pensions to pay for social care in England and Wales.
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October 2, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Letter from Scotland
As you sail into Stromness you cannot miss the stack of red rock that stands like an old man staggering on the edge of the island of Hoy ready to fall into the sea. ...
As you sail into Stromness you cannot miss the stack of red rock that stands like an old man staggering on the edge of the island of Hoy ready to fall into the sea. ...
"Farewell to Stromness" by Peter Maxwell Davies / soloist Nicola Benedetti, violin; Plinio Fernandes, guitar; Thomas Carroll, cello; Yume Fujise, violin; Samuele Telari, accordion / Decca records
October 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Thank goodness for all the participants in this #sea rescue operation: the #RNLI Stromness lifeboat, two #HMCoastguard helicopters, coastguard rescue teams, a maritime aircraft from the #RoyalAirForce, local vessels in the vicinity and #NorthLinkFerries
October 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Thank goodness for all the participants in this #sea rescue operation: the #RNLI Stromness lifeboat, two #HMCoastguard helicopters, coastguard rescue teams, a maritime aircraft from the #RoyalAirForce, local vessels in the vicinity and #NorthLinkFerries
Today @cerysmatthews.bsky.social & Andrew Appleby of @johnraesociety.bsky.social
paid us a visit, enjoying a guided tour by our Collections Manager Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller (centre). Here’s Cerys with Siobhan & Andrew, looking very #coolcymru by sporting a stylish Stromness Museum tote bag! 😎 🏴
paid us a visit, enjoying a guided tour by our Collections Manager Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller (centre). Here’s Cerys with Siobhan & Andrew, looking very #coolcymru by sporting a stylish Stromness Museum tote bag! 😎 🏴
October 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Today @cerysmatthews.bsky.social & Andrew Appleby of @johnraesociety.bsky.social
paid us a visit, enjoying a guided tour by our Collections Manager Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller (centre). Here’s Cerys with Siobhan & Andrew, looking very #coolcymru by sporting a stylish Stromness Museum tote bag! 😎 🏴
paid us a visit, enjoying a guided tour by our Collections Manager Dr Siobhan Cooke-Miller (centre). Here’s Cerys with Siobhan & Andrew, looking very #coolcymru by sporting a stylish Stromness Museum tote bag! 😎 🏴
Thank you to everyone concerned for coming together to avert a more serious incident. #RNLI #Stromness
October 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Thank you to everyone concerned for coming together to avert a more serious incident. #RNLI #Stromness
MV Hamnavoe, the Stromness to Scrabster car ferry, was passing at the time on her normal run to Scrabster, having departed Stromness a few minutes earlier. The Hamnavoe crew put her launch in the water to stand by the casualty.
October 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
MV Hamnavoe, the Stromness to Scrabster car ferry, was passing at the time on her normal run to Scrabster, having departed Stromness a few minutes earlier. The Hamnavoe crew put her launch in the water to stand by the casualty.
At 06:30 this morning a large fishing boat ran aground close to the base of Old Man of Hoy. A Mayday was transmitted and Stromness Lifeboat - Violet Dorothy and Kathleen - was quickly on the scene.
October 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
At 06:30 this morning a large fishing boat ran aground close to the base of Old Man of Hoy. A Mayday was transmitted and Stromness Lifeboat - Violet Dorothy and Kathleen - was quickly on the scene.
Stromness Museum is looking for new Trustees to join our Board and help shape the next chapter of this much-loved local museum. Find out more in our latest blog post: shorturl.at/hfC9Y
September 30, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Stromness Museum is looking for new Trustees to join our Board and help shape the next chapter of this much-loved local museum. Find out more in our latest blog post: shorturl.at/hfC9Y
A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland, mainly in Orkney, during WW2. Stromness has changed since 1942 but would still be recognisable to the book's characters.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....
September 30, 2026 at 6:48 AM
A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland, mainly in Orkney, during WW2. Stromness has changed since 1942 but would still be recognisable to the book's characters.
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....
Available as a paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple:
www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....
Breath : An Exhibition by Claire Burton
On at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Friday 2 to 19 October is an exhibition of paintings by Claire Burton. The Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5pm.
On at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Friday 2 to 19 October is an exhibition of paintings by Claire Burton. The Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5pm.
Breath : An Exhibition by Claire Burton
On at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Friday 2 to 19 October is an exhibition of paintings by Claire Burton. The Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5pm.
theorkneynews.scot
September 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Breath : An Exhibition by Claire Burton
On at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Friday 2 to 19 October is an exhibition of paintings by Claire Burton. The Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5pm.
On at the Northlight Gallery, Stromness, from Friday 2 to 19 October is an exhibition of paintings by Claire Burton. The Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5pm.
📆 On Tue 13 Oct 2026 we're hosting 'An Evening with the Shipwreck HMS Royal Oak' alongside Scapa 100. Emily Turton, Project Leader of the HMS Royal Oak Survey will present their 2025-2026 findings plus a Q&A session.
📍orkneycampus.co.uk in Stromness. ℹ️ & 🎟️ Details will be posted soon.
📍orkneycampus.co.uk in Stromness. ℹ️ & 🎟️ Details will be posted soon.
September 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
📆 On Tue 13 Oct 2026 we're hosting 'An Evening with the Shipwreck HMS Royal Oak' alongside Scapa 100. Emily Turton, Project Leader of the HMS Royal Oak Survey will present their 2025-2026 findings plus a Q&A session.
📍orkneycampus.co.uk in Stromness. ℹ️ & 🎟️ Details will be posted soon.
📍orkneycampus.co.uk in Stromness. ℹ️ & 🎟️ Details will be posted soon.
On this day #OrkneyBirding ... Western Sandpiper was new to #Orkney and remains the sole record of this Nearctic peep. The Spotted Sandpiper is only the second of three county records. Three Citrine Wagtails and four Olive-backed Pipits are a standout run of records. #rarebirds
September 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
On this day #OrkneyBirding ... Western Sandpiper was new to #Orkney and remains the sole record of this Nearctic peep. The Spotted Sandpiper is only the second of three county records. Three Citrine Wagtails and four Olive-backed Pipits are a standout run of records. #rarebirds
🚰Water works by Essex & Suffolk Water outside 1 to 79 and 2 to 72 Stromness Rd, between 1 September and 20 November - 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟭𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆) 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.
September 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🚰Water works by Essex & Suffolk Water outside 1 to 79 and 2 to 72 Stromness Rd, between 1 September and 20 November - 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟭𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆) 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.
28 Sept 1916 // HM Trawler Orsino, a Hull boat in naval service as a patrol vessel at Stromness, was sunk with gunfire by U-boat U.55 north of Strathy Point on the north coast of Scotland. Six of her ten crew were lost, the other four became prisoners in Germany. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
September 28, 2026 at 6:50 AM
28 Sept 1916 // HM Trawler Orsino, a Hull boat in naval service as a patrol vessel at Stromness, was sunk with gunfire by U-boat U.55 north of Strathy Point on the north coast of Scotland. Six of her ten crew were lost, the other four became prisoners in Germany. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
My family is from Fife, and if I had my druthers and unlimited funds we'd be retiring to Stromness... the pipes are in my (tone-deaf) blood.
September 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
My family is from Fife, and if I had my druthers and unlimited funds we'd be retiring to Stromness... the pipes are in my (tone-deaf) blood.
September 27, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Another Walter MacFarlane/Saracen Foundry fountain in the far north
September 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Another Walter MacFarlane/Saracen Foundry fountain in the far north
