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30th November 2000
Extracts from The Caithness Courier 1866
Some details from the first
edition of the Courier.
Andrew
Geddes Bain
Born 11 June 1797 to become a Road Engineer, Explorer and
Geologist. A famous Caithnessian in South Africa.
Thomas
Telford's Parliamentary Churches
Highland Churches from 1843. Only a couple in Caithness but
interesting details on their origins.
Dirlot
Castle
The Cheynes, Gunns,
Sutherlands and Mackays connections with this Caithness castle.
Invertebrates
And the Pollution of Rivers
Reay
Petrol Pumps Today
We missed the old mechanical
pumps by 8 months. New digital ones have replaced them. Ah
well progress. We may have a lead on an old mechanical one.
Watch this space. More Reay
Pictures.
Excavation
Reports Relating to Caithness
This is a handy list from L J
Myers in the 1980 Caithness Field Club bulletin. People often ask
what has been excavated in the county - well now you can look it up.
29th November 2000
Wick Community Council Election Hiccup
Caithness local community council elections join Florida with Ballot
problems. It seems ballot papers were sent out to houses not in
the electoral area for the election. What are we doing?
Yes. Doing it all again but then it is only 5000 or so
voters. At least it is all happening immediately and the
lawyers won't get a look in. Gala float ideas yet - anyone?
anyone?
Santa Busy in Caithness
Santa is lined up for several
places over the coming weeks. Check out where in our growing
Christmas Page
People
First Latest
Give
Blood
Caithness.Org will now be advertising dates and times for giving
blood in the north. Both Caithness and Sutherland times and venues
will be shown.
Latheron
Village Hall
Handover date set and Dance
Band booked for opening Celidh. The first dance in the new hall
will be one to remember.
28th November 2000
Child Protection Policy
From April 2001 all groups
involving children who use premises supported by Highland Council must
have a Child Protection Policy. A useful guide to the requirements
from the Highland Child Protection Committee is reproduced here with
contacts for further information. All parents and people dealing
with children should be aware of the policy and guidelines.
Buttercups
in Caithness
Extracts From Reports by the Inspector
of Nuisances to the Commissioners of
Police Thurso
Some problems in 1873.
More
Pictures of Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles
With links to other local web sites with pictures and information
27th November 2000
Pictures of Wick's Christmas Lights Switch On
One of the busiest days in
Wick as the crowds turned out to see the biggest stretches of lights
ever in Wick. Many streets have had the lights extended into
them. All the way out on the South Road, Argyle Square, all the
town centre, the harbour, Scalesburn, Dempster Street, Thurso Road and
several others.
The lighting committee have excelled their previous efforts. Well
Done to them all.
More Free Online Courses
Debts
Pile Up In Holiday Periods
Caithness.Org has collected some advice on
debts so if you have loans, credit cards or other forms of debt or are
considering using them to finance Christmas - think twice and then
again. See our Debt Advice links
page before being tempted this year. Citizen's Advice offices
are getting more people coming to them with multiple debt problems every
year. So keep your pennies in the bank and they might become
pounds.
25th November 2000
The Stone Rows of Caithness and Sutherland
Information on the distribution of
these mysterious rows in the north.
Environmental News added to Links
Updating environmental news keeping you up
to date with some of the news.
24th November 2000
Historic
Castles and Families of the North - The Sinclairs of Keiss
Here is the first of the 1980 articles.
Christmas Page
More additions today.
Caithness
Aberdeen Supporters
This group regularly run buses to football
games. So if you are interested check it out.
23rd November 2000
Field Club
Janet Mackenzie from Thurso has volunteered
to help scan and prepare pages for the site. This will allow us to
put up the earlier bulletins quicker. Many thanks Janet.
The latest items in are -
Survey
of an Unrecorded Stone Setting Near Broubster
The
Boulder Clay of Caithness
See
North See South -
A botanists comparison of Caithness and Orkney.
21st November 2000
Thurso
Youth Club
There are several
youth clubs in towns in Caithness. Plenty of activities
for young people at Thurso. Wick is undergoing a big
upgrade and pictures coming soon.
20th November 2000
Nature
and Environment
A new section to draw
together subjects under this heading. Sanna has started off by
getting together some information on trees and Forestry in Caithness.
18th November 2000
Thurso
Castle Pictures
Latheron
Hall
Latest Pictures of progress on new hall.
16th November 2000
All
St@r Factory
Thurso has lots of entertainment. In addition to the
Viking Bowl for the ten-pin bowling the company has recently added a new
cinema.
1934
Team East End boys FC
Heathfield - Thurso
This new housing development
on the edge of Thurso is well underway. New roads have been built
and the houses under construction reflect the upturn in jobs in the town
recently. The new houses are opposite the Dunbar
Hospital.
Nurseries
We have had Play Groups
listed for some time and are now beginning to list Nurseries.
Anyone involved with these groups is welcome to send us details for
inclusion on the web site . The listings are FREE. A
page with full details and pictures can be included. Just contact bill@caithness.org. The first one in is Three
Bears in Thurso.
Railways
in Caithness
Thurso Station pictures added
to section in the A to Z.
Thurso High School
A few pictures of the school.
Miller
Academy School pictures
MountPleasant
School pictures
Kids Links
We may not announce them on
the front page here every time but the Kids Links are growing. We
are adding new sections of links under their own separate category
headings. Just added today is a list of Puzzles
and Brainteasers, Inventors
& Inventions web sites.
People
First - Caithness
A new group of People first
was recently set up in Caithness. The group established by and for
people with a learning difficulty will allow people to come together for
meetings to get their views heard and to socialise. They are
looking for a volunteer to help support their efforts.
15th November 2000
Breadalbane Crescent Pictures
Wick
Brown Place, Upper Dunbar
Street, Beaufoy Street added to the pictures in this section.
Church Pictures
More pictures of local
churches - Pulteneytown
and Thrumster, Baptist
- Wick, Free
Church - Wick
14th November 2000
More
Pictures in Photo Features
Included today are pictures
from Lyth, Lyth Arts Centre, Skitten, Skitten War Memorial, Reiss
streets, village hall and Post Office.
13th November 2000
Thrumster
Pictures in various sections on Thrumster -
Primary
School, War
Memorial, Church
Wick and Lybster Light Railway
A new page to bring together
pictures of the Wick & Lybster Light Railway. As they come to
hand we will enter the new ones in this section.
12th November 2000
Remembrance
- Wick
Big crowds turned out
on a sunny day for the services and parades in Wick.
11th November 2000
East
End Club Pictures
Over the coming
months we will bring you pictures of the East End Boys Club from
earlier years. This is the 1922
the founding team one of whom died on the Jarvis Bay. Also
on are 1933
and 1947.
Other clubs can send in photos for the pages.
1st November 2000
Caithness
Field Club First Bulletin 1973
With a huge range of articles on many topics the Caithness Field
Club bulletins had only a very small circulation. The Field Club
and Caithness.Org are pleased to begin publishing the whole series once
again.
Mey
One of the smaller villages in
Caithness made famous by the Castle of Mey purchased many years
ago by the Queen Mother who comes every year for a holiday in
the summer
Make Money For Christmas
Almost no one has yet tried
to sell things on the Message Board. This is one of the easiest
ways to sell your unwanted bits and pieces and its FREE. If
you live in Caithness or Sutherland (to start with) you can advertise
any items for sale (only private individuals). Just use the
Message Board. We will sub divide it into categories when we see
what is popular. Turn those unwanted items into cash now on
Caithness.Org. Its easy and its
FREE. We reserve the right to
remove unsuitable ads.
More
pictures in Dempster Street
Additions
to Bower Pictures
Another Stac
Keiss
Cemetery
Lanes in Wick
More Castletown
8th November 2000
Castletown
Indoor Bowling
A few pictures from
the 24 hours sponsored bowls marathon. The participants
raised £900 for new equipment.
7th November 2000
Caithness
Weather
Caithness Weather changes dramatically. A new page to draw
together over the coming months the sheer variety. Check
out the sunsets, the wind and a rare tornado.
Sinclair
& Girnigoe Castles
A number of views of the castles recently given to us by a
regular visitor to the county. These make great addition
to the growing numbers of pictures in our Castle
Pages
Coast
of Caithness
Caithness has a long
coastline for a small county. The Pentland Firth on the
north and the North Sea on the East. Steeped in sea
history and dotted with small coves and harbours. Check
out these views.
A
to Z of Caithness
More pictures are going into the A to Z section every week. We
are now creating sections to bring together other aspects of the county
that we know there is an interest in or have been requested. Some
recent additions are Statues
& Monuments,
Cemeteries,
Railways,
Coast of Caithness, Stacs
& Cliffs. For higher views check out Morven
and Maiden Pap All of these will be added to as the
pictures become available. If anyone would like to send us
pictures please get in touch. Just started Country
Houses in Caithness
Nursing Homes in Caithness
There are a number of Nursing
Homes in the county and this page will gradually be increased until all
of them are shown.
4th November 2000
Grizzly
Park, Wick
A few views of
the park and some streets nearby. The park was set up by
young people a few years ago on waste ground.
North Highland Archive Newsletter
The latest newsletter for the
October December period from NHA highlights the SHOPPE Exhibition to be
held 23rd to 27th November in Free Martyrs church Hall in Malcolm
Street. check Newsletter for more details. All about the old
Shoppe's in Wick.
Fund Raising News from UK Fundraising
The latest links on many
aspects of finding for charitable groups.
Caithness Christmas Notices
Send in your notices to get
free advertising for your events. This is free to all voluntary
and non-profit groups.
2nd November 2000
Pipe
Delivery to Wick
The Shetland Trader landing pipes for the yard at Wester on a
fine day at the harbour.
Pentland
Housing Autumn Newsletter
Check it out for Care and Repair and Rural Home Ownership Grants and
more.
Latheron
Village Hall
Another update picture on
progress at the new hall.
1st November 2000
Protests
at Wick Pool
Protestors against new
rules take to the streets to show their disagreement.
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