Tag: The Orkney News
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Orkney Doors Open Days 2020
Orkney Doors Open Days 2020 Artists from Orkney were invited to take part in the annual series of Doors Open Days events taking place across Scotland. This year events are online only due to Covid-19 restrictions. In the following video you can watch a short overview of my studio working environment, materials, tools and methods.…
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For Whom does the Wind Blow?
Orkney is a windy place and can generate more power than it needs from its many wind turbines. Unfortunately the energy distribution network is not set up to take advantage of this. There is currently no easy way to export surplus electricity, and the price tariffs energy suppliers impose on consumers penalise people living in…
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Cataclysmic climate change?
Cataclysmic climate change? Just roll with it! When Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governer of California in 2003, he was criticised for claiming to care about the environment whilst driving around in a Hummer (of which he owned six). This incredibly masculine status symbol gets around 10 miles to the gallon, and is the exact opposite of…
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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…
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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…
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A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm – a forthcoming animation
A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm, the animated story of the Orcadian Woman’s Suffrage Society, is now all but complete. It will be available soon. The story, which is largely forgotten and previously untold, was researched and written by Fiona Grahame of The Orkney News. Narration was…
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