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17 April 2023
Help us build a Road to the Arctic

Help us build a Road to the Arctic

Our £150k ‘Road to the Arctic’ fundraising campaign will kick-start the building of the proposed John Rae [...]

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16 May 2023
President's Sea Swim Blog # 3

President's Sea Swim Blog # 3

Sigrid and I are preparing to go to France for a month soon. I will miss the open Orkney Ocean [...]

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30 April 2023
Clestrain mantel returns to its hearth!

Clestrain mantel returns to its hearth!

Frankie and Pearl Sinclair came to the Hall of Clestrain on one of our open days. They said they had [...]

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25 April 2023
£3300 Donation from the Rocky Mountaineer Company

£3300 Donation from the Rocky Mountaineer Company

In April 2021 I began an email correspondence with JRS member, Glenn Munro, following the death of Ian Waddell. Glenn [...]

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7 April 2023

Project Manager Vacancy

We are looking for a self-motivated, delivery-driven project manager to lead a major renovation and building project on behalf of [...]

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18 March 2023
President's Sea Swim Blog # 2

President's Sea Swim Blog # 2

26th Feb. The 59 degrees North Orkney Adventure Kayaking van was there. Eager kayakers launching off onto a sea [...]

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4 March 2023
<strong>John Rae Society’s work commended in Scottish Parliament</strong>

John Rae Society’s work commended in Scottish Parliament

Speaking during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Arctic Connections, Mr Halcro Johnston, a member of the society, highlighted [...]

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23 February 2023
President's Sea Swim Blog

President's Sea Swim Blog

8th February. A brilliant red sunrise, with the Shepherd’s Warning! The wind getting up, the sea a bit rough, but [...]

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14 February 2023
Online Talk: May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth

Online Talk: May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth

Three of the four editors of this book will examine some of the private correspondence of the officers and sailors [...]

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7 February 2023
President's Sea Swim Challenge

President's Sea Swim Challenge

Andrew Appleby, President of The John Rae Society, is doing a wild winter sponsored sea swim! This is to help [...]

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