Birsay

The 20th St Magnus Day service is set to be held in St Magnus Church, Birsay, this evening at 7.30pm. The service will include a reading of George Mackay Brown's —The Real Earl Hakon, by Jack Norquoy, Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament.

The full draw is: Preliminary round — Stronsay v Sanday; South Ronaldsay v Sandwick; Rendall v Stenness; Stromness v Birsay; Firth v Holm; byes — St Andrews, St Ola and Westray. Quarter-finals — South Ronaldsay/Sandwick v Rendall/Stenness; ...

Birsay Heritage Trust is arranging an exhibition, 'Remembering the Hampshire', from June 3rd-5th 2016 to mark the centenary. Chairman Keith Johnson said: "We hope the exhibition will interest local people and the many visitors expected here in June to ...

On January 11, 2016, a window pane was broken at Clark Optometrist in Kirkwall between, 5.45pm and 9pm. A silver pocket watch was stolen from Birsay Antiques Centre on December 13, 2015. The face of the watch is white and has only one hand.

2 bedroom detached bungalow situated just outside of the village with views over the Brough of Birsay. The property is in need of modernising throughout. There is UPVC double glazed windows and doors and electric heating with an open fire in the ...

Aerial photos taken this week show the progress of the work taking place at the Kitchener Memorial at Marwick Head in Birsay. Restoration work started on the 90-year-old Kitchener Memorial, the 48-feet high stone tower, at the end of June. It involves ...