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The August edition of the Limpet is now available online and printed copies are now in the shops
GERAMOUNT SURGERY, STRONSAY - CLOSED 26 SEPTEMBER
Monday 26th September is a NHS Orkney holiday so the surgery will be closed that day.
In an emergency phone the Balfour on 01856 888000 and they will contact the doctor.
Tuesday onward usual times.
Dr Roger Neville-Smith, Dr Rosalind Fisher
BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY - 25 SEPTEMBER
Back to church
SCREEN MACHINE VISIT
STRONSAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Chair: Ian Cooper Vice Chair: Shirley Whiteman
SCREEN MACHINE VISIT
Arrangements are being made for Scotland’s Screen Machine to visit Stronsay this November. It is anticipated the Screen Machine will arrive on Wednesday 16 November and depart on Friday 19 November, staying longer than on previous visits.
At the moment no programming is in place but there should be something for everyone!
Watch this space and local notice boards for details of films to be shown.
Get the popcorn in and wait to be entertained.
Colin McAlpine, Stronsay Island Link Officer, 17 September 2016
STRONSAY FISH MART - NEW
WEB PAGE
Click here to visit the Fish Mart's new web page
STRONSAY PLAY PARK - NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN
There are 6 unclaimed prizes from the PlayPark event this afternoon. Please contact Shirley Whiteman on 616438 if you hold one (or more) of these tickets
Pink 928 & 829 - Green border tickets 457, 446 & 489 - Yellow bordered ticket no 483
Unclaimed prizes will be donated to the next community event.
AN EARLY REMINDER
An early reminder that the deadline for the September edition of the Stronsay Limpet is 7pm on Sunday 25 September
CHIMNEY SWEEPING - STRONSAY
The Chimney Sweep, (Sootbusters), from Kirkwall, will be returning to Stronsay at the end of this month, to complete unfinished business at Scoulters, and he is looking for more chimneys to sweep on the same day
He is away until 16 September but messages can be left on his phone 01856 874048, or you can contact Brian Crowe on 616464 and he will pass any names to
the sweep when he returns home
STRONSAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL - VACANCY
Click here for details
ORKNEY FERRIES - WINTER & REFIT TIMETABLES
(Will appear on the Orkney Ferries website soon)
Winter 2016 timetable
Refit timetable
STRONSAY DRAMA, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Time for another pantomime! "
Click here for details
REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH ROYAL MAIL COLLECTIONS OR DELIVERIES (UPDATE!)
If you wish to report a problem with delayed mail collections or deliveries please contact Royal Mail's Customer Care at
A LOOK BACK IN TIME
Some folk may remember the "Fletcher Saga", a series of ramblings written by the Limpet's editor shortly after he arrived on Stronsay in 2004. These were hosted on a BBC sponsored website which ceased to be maintained in 2008. The content has now been archived onto the
SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE - FIRST RESPONDERS ON STRONSAY
A message from Sarah Stevenson:
Scottish Ambulance Service First responder team are looking for new volunteers
The Scottish ambulance service are rolling out a new first responder qualification which is a 4 day course, which can be run in Stronsay
If anyone is interested or wants more information please talk to myself or Viv at Ebenezer stores
How to contact The Stronsay Limpet
Please note this new email address
editor@stronsaylimpet.co.uk
Other contact details (see last page of the Limpet) remain unchanged
Handy links for the latest travel information:
Orkney Islands Council - school transport
Orkney Ferries News
Northlink News
Pentland Ferries News
Kirkwall airport (live arrivals/departures)
Take a tour of Stronsay starting from the pier where the ferry arrives
or
see an aerial view of Whitehall village (from the RCAMHS website)
STRONSAY COMMUNITY FUND
Downloadable documents giving policy, guidance, application form, etc are now available in the folder "Stronsay Community Fund" of the "Handy Documents" folder of the Stronsay Development Trust website.
STRONSAY WEATHER FORECAST
A five day detailed weather forecast for Stronsay (plus a 10 day forecast) is available on the web
POSTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
You can buy a postal subscription for a friend or relative, 12 editions for £20.00 including P&P.
Please make cheques - UK banks only - payable to “Stronsay Development Trust”.
UK only. Non-UK subscriptions, please ask for a quote.
NEW EMAIL LIST - DON'T FORGET TO RESPOND TO THE CONFIRMATORY EMAIL YOU RECEIVE AFTER SIGNING UP!
This email list will be used to disseminate information relevant to residents of Stronsay
To receive these emails you must first "sign up" by clicking here AND you must respond to the email asking for confirmation which you will receive very soon afterwards
There are quite a few folk who have signed up but have failed to respond to the confirmatory email - please check your "junk" or "spam" email folder
If that's you then just sign up again
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This page was updated on 22 September 2016