20 July 2008

Thurso and Wick Gala Programmes
Wick Gala 26th July - 2nd August 2008
Thurso Town Improvements Gala 2nd to 10th August 2008
And don't forget Halkirk Highland Games - Saturday 26th July

POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
POLICE are appealing for information as to the whereabouts of Donald Ross, who is a registered sex offender. ROSS was convicted of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour in May 2007 and was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with a 2 year extension and supervision until 2011 in the community. ROSS was released from prison on 13 May 2008. He has since been living in the Fort William area, however, it is believed he left his registered address on 9 July 2008 and his current whereabouts are unknown. Ross is 38 years of age, 5'8" tall, of stocky build, short grey receding hair, left eye is blue and right eye is grey and he wears wire-rimmed glasses. Any sightings of Ross should be reported to the Police immediately on 0146 715555 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

20 July 2008

Caithness County Show 2008 - More Photos - Even More To Come Later
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Wick Lifeboat & Regatta Day – Saturday 19th July 2008
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Caithness County Show 2008 Photos
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Departing Yacht Regatta At Wick Re-scheduled Due To Strong Winds On Sunday
Yachts now to leave Wick at 10.30am Monday 21st July
Join the Geo Explorer to view the departing yacht regatta at 10.30am. Wick bay will be full of sailing yachts and local boats dressed over for the occasion. During the 75 minute trip we will follow the yachts along the coast and also visit local bird colonies, caves and natural arches. 10% of the fares will be donated to Wick RNLI. Booking essential.

18 July 2008

Global Xchange Volunteers From Bangladesh Coming To Caithness - Can You Help?
Global Xchange in Caithness will be bringing nine young people from Bangladesh together with nine British youngsters, to give 6000 hours of voluntary service to the local community. The young people are one of seven groups arriving in the UK this September for three months, before spending three months in their counterpart country. This is the second time Caithness has taken part in the exchange run by VSO and the British Council, which brings together young people from the UK and Bangladesh. The previous Global Xchange in Caithness, saw young people from Malawi and the UK living and working in the borough. Global Xchange is supported by BAA Communities Trust, a charity set up by airports operator BAA, which has donated more than £600,000 towards the programme since 2004, and by the youth volunteering charity ‘v’. Becca Thompson, Caithness Global Xchange programme supervisor, said: “We are interested in hearing from those who may have volunteer placements or friendly homes able to host international volunteers for three months. Hosts are offered a weekly allowance towards accommodation and food costs and will be supported by two project supervisors. It’s a chance to learn a little bit about Bangladesh, and take part in a successful and innovative community project.”

Ormlie Fun Day - Saturday 19th July 2008 2.00 - 4.00pm
Ormlie Community Association is holding its annual fun day this Saturday (19th) at the Ormlie Centre, Henderson Street, Thurso from 2.00 – 4.00 pm. This year’s event will be officially opened by David Brookfield, Chief Executive, Pentland Housing Association. The event is very much a community run day which will begin with local piper Hugh McPhee welcoming people with the swirl of the pipes. Throughout the afternoon local band Diesel and Dust with entertain residents with an eclectic range of rock and pop music. There will be the usual stalls including hot dogs, bottle stall, baking stall, bric-a-brac, quality seconds, candy floss, lucky dip, raffles, and refreshments. For children there will be the bouncy castle, kids tombola, funny face board, face painting, guess the sweeties and a chalk drawing competition.

17 July 2008

SANDSIDE GARDENS - OPEN DAYS  Sunday 27th July and Sunday 10th August 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M
- For charities - SUNDAY 27TH JULY 60% Crossroads and 40% Reay Garden Club - SUNDAY 10TH AUGUST 100% SSPCA - CLASSIC CARS AND MOTORBIKES FREE ENTRY TO SANDSIDE CUP

Warning To All Businesses - School Books Sponsorship Back Again - Say No No No
We have been contacted this morning by a company purporting to be a publishing media company asking us to name the school for books to go to that we agreed to back in February.  We did not agree to any sponsorship but they hope you cannot remember and will say yes.  This has arisen before and the director of Education, Culture and Sport issued instructions to all schools in Highland telling them not to get involved with such companies.  Therefore the schools do not need or want any books via this type of supposed sponsorship no matter how good it sounds.  See THIS WEB site for a sample of what can happen.  Always check with a school before you name them.  Do not get sucked into agreeing to anything with these publishing companies or you may get a large invoice to pay.  Ask to see a copy of the contract.  They may say they have tape of the original phone call.  Do not agree to anything.  Challenge there assertions that they have you on tape as this is them trying to bully you into agreeing to pay for the books.  Be on your guard and do not agree to accept anything from them. There may be books for a school but the schools do not want them and you will pay out money for something they do not need, already have or do not want - A waste of money and you will have been conned.  Tell all other business you know as soon as possible to help everyone.  We have made arrangements to issue a wider press release and warning to other education authorities in Scotland.

15 July 2008

Miller Academy 1962 - P2
Photo sent by Steven Miller.  Steven says this is the last photo for that 1962 Centenary year.

Miller Academy Schooldays Main Index
Main Schooldays Index

 

14 July 2008

Caithness County Show 18th & Saturday 19th July
This year all the action for the Caithness County Show will be at Scrabster Farm.  The Show Day programme has something for everyone.

Wick Lifeboat & Regatta Day – Saturday 19th July
Wick Lifeboat Day welcomes the Moray Firth Sailing Regatta! Wick Lifeboat Day on Saturday 19th July will see Wick Harbour bustling with sailing yachts of all sizes from the yacht clubs of the Moray Firth. Over thirty sailing yachts will race to Wick, arriving in time to join in the annual Lifeboat Day festivities featuring a full afternoon and evening of entertainment. Festivities start at 2.00pm with all the usual Lifeboat Day stalls selling everything from fresh fish to RNLI Tee shirts. The RNLI BBQ is always a great favourite with local butcher’s beef burgers and hot dogs. Vessels moored at the pontoons welcoming visitors include Wick’s latest Trent class lifeboat and Wick’s traditional fishing boat “Isabella Fortuna”. Fascinating coastal sea trips will be offered by recently established Caithness Seacoast in their exciting RIB Geo Explorer and the Wick Sea Cadets will be in attendance with their training boat the “Michael Harmsworth”.  On Sunday 20th head on down to Wick harbour about 10.30am to see the Regatta Sail-Away creating a visual feast of colour from the sails accompanied by local boats.

Dounreay Communities Fund Supports Elise Lyall Dancers Trip
Nine highland dancers from Elise Lyall School of Dance has received a donation of £300 from Dounreay Communities Fund towards their recent trip to Canada. The group of girls from Wick, Thurso and Watten were competing in the Scotdance Championships in Canada, giving the girls an opportunity to get together with other highland dancers from around the world. Six of the dancers are pictured here. From left to right: Hannah Russell, Shannon Sutherland, Tanya Horne, Eilidh Paterson, Kirsten MacIntosh and Rebecca Paterson.
 

13 July 2008

Ring Lost In Thurso - Great Sentimental Value - Reward Offered For Return

Latheron Show 2008
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Photos 49 - 60          61 - 72             73 - 84                       85 - 96

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Wind farm proposed for Halkirk area - reddeeradvocate.com
Not our Halkirk.  The locals here seem to be in favour!!!