Deerness Over 60s Christmas Dinner The Deerness Over 60s Dinner will take place on Saturday 13 December, 12noon for 12.20-m, in the Deerness Community Centre. Any special Dietary requirements and anyone who wishes to attend, please phone Linda on 741317 or email lindabonner70@gmail.com

Christmas Comes to Deerness Deerness Tree Lighting Ceremony. by Mike Robertson. With a little coaxing the crowd moved round into the shelter of the hall to avoid the worst of the wind and showers. Not so the five hardy pipers from Kirkwall City Pipe Band who entertained us while we prepared to turn on the lights. The honour this […]

Deerness Hall Hosts a thriving Friends of St Ninian’s Art & Craft Fair By Mike Robertson. This past weekend, the Deerness Hall was full of creativity and talent as it hosted the Friends of St Ninian’s (FOSN) Arts and Crafts Fair. The event showcased some of the most remarkable talents from Deerness and other parts of Orkney. Undeterred by the weather, the full car park showed how popular […]

Tales of True Crime, Orkney : Theft and Pickery By Fiona Grahame. This is a true tale of a crime which took place in the parish of Deerness, Orkney, in the winter of 1762. It was a time when people cultivated small strips of land but had large areas of commons where they could graze their cattle, sheep, pigs , and geese in the […]

Flint Possibilities? By Bernie Bell. We recently went for a walk at Dingies Howe. Nearing the far left-hand end of the bay, Mike picked up a piece of flint from among the stones. This is near where we believe there was a settlement, and where there is a midden heap, as mentioned in this piece of writing […]

Deerness Art & Craft Fair Deerness Community Centre is the place to be this weekend, 8 and 9 November for their Art and Craft Fair. There are always fantastic crafts and local produce to be bought at the festively themed stalls. Also available will be homebakes and hot drinks. Not forgetting the raffle.

Deerness Doings By Bernie Bell. First, a walk along the beach at Dingies Howe where we saw an example of how coastal erosion takes its toll Years ago, we walked along to the beginning of these steps then up, right round the headland and back along the road. The fit and soople could still manage it, just about, […]

A True Family Gathering: Deerness Harvest Home By Mike Robertson. It was a cold, blustery night outside, but inside the hall the mood was warm and lively. Around sixty people turned up, settling in to the hall which had been decorated with sheaves and vegetables by the committee the evening before. Meanwhile, the kitchen was filled with activity, steam and good […]

A True Family Gathering: Deerness Harvest Home By Mike Robertson. It was a cold, blustery night outside, but inside the hall the mood was warm and lively. Around sixty people turned up, settling in to the hall which had been decorated with sheaves and vegetables by the committee the evening before. Meanwhile, the kitchen was filled with activity, steam and good […]

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