Wick Celtic Supporters Club Bus running to Celtic Park, Glasgow, for the Celtic v Hearts game on Saturday 11th September, kick-off 1500.
Bus will be leaving Safeways Car Park at 0500.
Please contact Garry Coghill on 07834241370 to book seats on the bus
and tickets for the game. Both of these are obviously subject to
availability.
29 August 2010
Caithness County Show 2010 - More Photos - Many more still to come later 37 - 84
Caithness and the Mod - Opportunity for Artists To Exhibit
To coincide with the National Mod Caithness Horizons is to stage an
exhibition of works. The theme of the exhibition will be
Caithness and the National Mod. If you are interested in
exhibiting get in touch with Helen Moore at Caithness Horizons for more
information.
Memorial Garden At Bank Row, Wick Opens The Memorial Garden at Bank Row, Wick opened on Saturday 28th
August 2010. A big crowd turned out to attend the openeing of the
memorial garden that had been the outcome of many years of hard work by
relatives and many individuals and organisations and businesses in
Wick. The transformation of the site which is said to be where
the first German bombs fell in the UK at the start of World War Two has
been quite remarkable. The group formed to create the memorial
garden have had many obstacles to overcome and it is a credit their
commitment that this lasting memorial is now finally achieved.
The site lay derelict - indeed looked like the bomb site it was apart
from being used as a storage site for many years and then became very
derelict once again. Now the site is completely changed and is
dignified tribute to thos men women and children who died. The Bank Row Bombing Facts Photo Of the Bomb Site At the Time The Hill Avenue Bombing Facts
The Victims In Bank Row
The bomb fell during the school holidays when many children were out
playing on the street in the Bank Row area. Because of the war the summer
holidays in 1940 were extended from June 18th and went right on to October
1st. There were fears about collecting children together and the Bank Row
bomb highlighted the danger of this. The death of 15 people which included
8 children shocked Wick. The children killed were Frederick Blackstock (5)
Isobel Bruce (7) James Flett (7) Kenneth MacGregor 8) sisters Elizabeth
Miller (5) and Amelia Miller (9) Donald Thomson (16) and John Wares (5).
The adults killed were were Robert Mackenzie Seaforth Highlanders (30) Mrs
P Mactavish (44) Mrs Isobel Mackenzie (25) (father, son, daughter and
daughter-in-law) Mrs Mary Steven (44), William Smith, merchant (63) andDonald Waters ,fish curer (50). The Victims In Hill Avenue Betty Cameron (10) John Camerson (6) Daphne Dyer (20) How the Bank Row Site Looked Before Transformation Early Information about the Group �
Ranger Walks Caithness Wings Over Wick - Stories about the RAF presence in Wick in WW2
23 August 2010
HARMONIES OF DUNBEATH
Free Biodiversity Event for the Whole Family
SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 12 noon – 3pm You are invited to discover the rich ‘biodiversity’ of the Dunbeath Strath
Live music with fiddlers, bagpipes, clarsach - Venison burger BBQ - Story telling
Children’s Treasure Hunt - Face Painting - Pebble painting/beach crafts
And much more! - This is a FREE event but booking is essential
Please phone 01847 821531 or e-mail marina.swanson@highland.gov.uk
'Wick Celtic Supporters Club
Bus running to Fir Park, Motherwell, for the Motherwell v Celtic game on Sunday 29th August, Kick off 1200.
Bus will be leaving Safeway Car Park at 0400.
Please contact Garry Coghill on 07834241370 to book seats on the bus
and tickets for the game. Both of these are obviously subject to
availability.
Caithness Astronomy Group - Latest Report and Photos Caithness Astronomy Group is going from strength to
strength and offers the chance for young and old to find out more about
the heavens above as. Their latest report gives details of events
and has photos to give a lfavour of the events. Check
out their calendar for more events coming up.
14 August 2010
New Highland Probationer Teachers Welcomed Probation
teachers receive a warm welcome in the Highlands For 2010. Seventy five
probationer teachers who will start work in Highland schools next week
attended an induction day in Inverness today. The probationers were
welcomed by Chairman of The Highland Council's Education, Culture and
Sport Committee, Councillor Bill Fernie, and Hugh Fraser, Highland
Council Director of Education, Culture and Sport. The new teachers will
be starting work in schools across the Highlands on Monday 16 August.
Pupils return to school following their summer break on Tuesday 17
August. In total, 33 probationers have been allocated to secondary
schools and 42 to primary schools. The numbers of probationer teachers
in primary schools in each area are: 4 in Caithness, 2 in Sutherland,
14 in Inverness, 10 in Ross and Cromarty, 2 in Nairn, 5 in Skye and
Lochalsh, 4 in Lochaber, and 1 in Badenoch and Strathspey. Three of
these primary probationers will be teaching through Gaelic Medium. The
numbers of probationer teachers in secondary schools in each area are:
6 in Caithness, 2 in Sutherland, 7 in Inverness, 5 in Ross and
Cromarty, 3 in Skye and Lochalsh, 4 in Lochaber, and 6 in Badenoch and
Strathspey. The 33 probationers in secondary schools will be working in
the following subjects: Biology (3), Chemistry (2), English (8), Gaelic
(1), Geography (3), History (2), Home Economics (1), Mathematics (4),
Music (3), Physical Education (4), Physics (2). Large Photo Click View Full Size Here
Caithness Astronomy Group - Open Day
Caithness Horizons, Thurso
Saturday 14th August - (1330-1530hrs) - FREE ENTRY
All Welcome - Come along and find out more about the universe we live in and about the activities of Caithness Astronomy Group
• See telescopes and other observing equipment. Find out from club
members what can be seen in the night sky with amateur telescopes.
• Learn about our local star the Sun
• Solar observing – look through a specially filtered solar telescope
to see the surface of the Sun in detail as you've never seen it before
(weather permitting)
• Hands-on activities for all ages – make a sundial, star wheel & more
Clan Sinclair Gathering 2010 at Girnigoe Castle Relaunch Clan
Sinclair gathering saw the reopening of Girnigoe Castle on Sunday. Isla
St Clair the famous Scotttish singer was delighted to be asked to
perform a song at the opening ceremony. The Earl of Caithness,
John Thurso MP and Andrew Sinclair made the speeches with refernces to
the many donors and assistance from many individuals and organisations
who had helped to make possible the restoration work and archaeological
work that was changing the known history of the castle.
See Videos Wick Pipe Band Plays Isla St Clair Sings At Girnigoe LaunchIsla St Clair Web Site
