Tag: Orkney

  • A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm – watch online

    A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm – watch online

    A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm The story of the Orcadian Woman’s Suffrage Society A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm, the animated story of the Orcadian Woman’s Suffrage Society, as told by The Orkney News is now available to watch online on YouTube: Campaigning for women to have the right to vote took…

  • Hoy

    Hoy

    Photographs of Hoy Hoy is the hilliest island in Orkney. The name means “high island” from the Old Norse word haey. Ward Hill stands 479m tall and is quite a tough climb, there being no well-trodden path and potentially many hostile nesting bonxies! The island has a seemingly unpredictable weather system which can catch travelers…

  • Animation premiere at the Phoenix Cinema

    Animation premiere at the Phoenix Cinema

    A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm premiere International Women’s Day 2019 is on the 8th of March. To coincide with this the Phoenix Cinema at the Pickaquoy Centre in Kirkwall will be showing a week of films featuring female leads and directors. A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm, the animated story of the…