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| Northern Islanders with MS sought Scotland has the Highest incidence rate of MS in the world, with Orkney and Shetland being hotspots. Dr Jim Wilson wants to recruit MS patients born in Orkney and Shetland and who have moved elsewhere for the research. They are asked to ring 0131 651 1643 or e-mail orkney@ed.ac.uk. | |
| Highland Council offer free access to grant search portal Highland Council has taken out a subscription to the Grantnet grant search portal and is offering access to all community groups in the Highlands and Islands. Registration is required. See link above. | |
| Highland 2007 Legacy Fund launched today The Highland Council has launched the Highland 2007 Legacy Programme, providing an annual fund of £500k in grants to build upon the success of Highland 2007. The programme aims to enhance and to promote the events, festivals and cultural programme of the Highlands. Community organisations, promoters, artists, performers, youth groups and schools are now being encouraged to create their own legacy of Highland 2007 and to submit their applications. | |
| Schoolchildren celebrate Ardnamurchan's science link The 200th anniversary of a scientist isolating the metal strontium is being marked in the Highlands village which played a key role in its discovery. | |
| Imprentit: 500 Years of the Scottish Printed Word - Summer exhibition at the National Library of Scotland From Bibles to the Beezer, dictionaries to demonology, Lanark to logarithms and from temperance to television, the printed word in Scotland has had a profound impact on every aspect of our nation’s life over the last five centuries. Imprentit: 500 Years of the Scottish Printed Word is a major new exhibition at the National Library of Scotland, which takes a fascinating look at this rich history. | |
| New article at the Megalithic Portal Some new photos of finds at Isbister, Tomb of the Eagles, Orkney. | |
| Highland Gallery and Museum consultation Highland Council invite you to a public consultation on the location of the New Highland Gallery and Museum in Inverness. Inverness Town House, Wednesday 25 June 2008, 18.30 – 21.30. | |
| Staffin Ecomuseum - Scotland’s only ecomuseum is launched in Skye Ceumannan (footsteps or paths in Gaelic) invites you to explore Staffin’s Ecomuseum in north-east Skye. | |
| Another intriguing Pictish discovery made in Shetland Another wonderful Pictish discovery has been made in Shetland. A sculptured stone decorated with mysterious symbols has been found in Cunningsburgh, a part of Shetland where many inscribed stones have been found over the years. | |
| Whisky museum needs a new place to call home A SHOWCASE for Speyside’s proud whisky heritage could be under threat unless new museum premises can be found. | |
| Primary school children's knitting on display at the Shetland Museum and Archives The Shetland Museum and Archives is to host an exhibition of knitting produced by Shetland’s primary school children. ‘The Market’ is the result of this academic year’s work and highlights both the children’s skills and enjoyment they get from their knitting. | |
| Fisheries Records return to Shetland 550 manuscript volumes concerning Shetland’s fishing history will be coming back to the islands on Saturday, 24 May 2008. | |
| Air pioneer Fresson to be commemorated Ted Fresson, who singlehandedly pioeered air travel in the Highlands and Islands is to be remembered in Inverness and Orkney. | |
| GlenFarclas launches new website Leading distillery invests in online marketing. | |
| Applecross Archaeology Field School Highland Archaeology Services are offering a summer field school working on the Applecross Broch Site, 5th to 26th July. Download the attachment for details. | |
| Culloden Centre debunks romance The new Culloden Battlefield visitor centre tries to "debunk" some of the romance and misunderstandings surrounding the clash. | |
| New museum opens in supermarket Scotland's newest museum has opened in a unusual location. | |
| Quendale Mill highlights community art project The Quendale Mill is to display a series of photographs taken in 2006 during a community art project. ‘Hands on the Past’ was part of the Shetland Museum and Archives Public Art Project and involved pupils from Anderson High School’s and Bells Brae Primary’s Additional Support Needs (ASN) Departments. | |
| Ullapool Museum hits target with new display Monday 14th April sees Ullapool Museum launch the display of its unique new acquisition, a pair of early 19th c. duelling pistols. | |
| Stornoway ironwork in focus The stunning ironwork of Stornoway is the focus of a new exhibition. The celebration of the amazing decorative cast ironwork will go on display at Museum nan Eilean from April 9 in a joint project between Historic Scotland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The exhibition will run until the end of the year. | |
| Bringing the Past and the Future Together in the Highlands and Islands This week the team at Highland Archaeology Services Ltd, will mark the fourth anniversary of the company's foundation, an occasion on which they will be celebrating a continuous and rapid growth, from 12 successfully completed projects in 2004, to 50 in 2007. | |
| Island Culture Conference in Shetland The periphery will take pride of place on 7-10 May 2009 when a conference on the island experience comes to Lerwick, Shetland. | |
| Neil Munro Society AGM and Conference - Saturday 10th May Inverary is to host the next Neil Munro Society AGM and conference, with presentations from Allan McInnes, Ronnie Renton and Evan McColl. | |
| Shetland Identity Conference The Elphinstone Insititute at the University of Aberdeen has organised a conference, Taking Shetland out of the box: Island Cultures and Shetland Identity, in Lerwick, 7-10th May, 2009. | |
| The Art Fund helps bring rare Scottish vessel home The Art Fund, the UK’s leading independent art charity, has helped the Tain & District Museum win at auction a rare silver antique worth £15,000. | |
| Two stories from The Inverness Courier Two stories in the Inverness Courier. Anger over the state of a memorial to the Battle of Clachnaharry... April 16th - costumed guided walk round Culloden House | |
| Shetland Museum and Archives Short-listed for Family Friendly Award The Guardian announced today that the Shetland Museum and Archives is among five museums to be short-listed for this year’s prestigious Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. | |
| Shetland Museum and Archives to host conference: St Ninian’s Isle Treasure - 50 years on The Shetland Museum and Archives is holding a conference to launch three months of activities and celebrations marking the return of the famous St Ninian’s Isle Treasure. | |
| A million feet of film saved for the Nation. http://www.nls.uk/news/index.html The National Library of Scotland website news page indicates that over a million feet of footage has been saved for the nation by virtue of a National Lottery award to the Scottish Screen archive. | |
| The good, the new and the much improved Timespan The grand reopening of the new Timespan is set for the first day of Easter and the beginning of the new tourist season. The transformation is absolutely stunning. | |
| Burial Chamber (Dolmen) found in Kilmartin, Argyll Burial Chamber (dolmen) found in Kimartin Glen, Argyll. See The Magalithic Portal (link in the article title) for details. | |
