Published: Saturday, 02 March 2019 16:25 Organised by the Scottish Government in conjunction with Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Arctic Day will provide a free...
Published: Monday, 06 August 2018 13:52 A chance to buy Michael Palin’s new book “ Erebus the story of a ship” . Every one bought...
A couple of months ago we had an email from the Travel company Adventure Canada Tours to ask if we could arrange access for 200...
We have heard from our friends in Canada that there is an expedition to the arctic planned in 2019 in commemoration of John Rae’s exploits....
It was a busy week helping at the Blue Door as well as the Dounby show. However the helpers of the Blue Door enabled us...
The unveiling of a ‘National Commemorative Plaque’ dedicated to John Rae took place in glorious autumn sunshine at Clestrain on 30th September – the 202nd...
Clestrain Gets Your Full Support…! The Hall of Clestrain was built in 1769 for the Honeyman family; descendants of the Bishop of Orkney from 1664-76,...
Thanks to all who helped protect the Hall of Clestrain and sponsored a window ( or a door ) Although this request has now been...
Acro Prop Sponsors Thanks to all the generous people who donated money to sponsor the much needed acro props – the first stage in saving...
Dear Andrew, We are writing to commend you and the Board of Trustees of the John Rae Society for their interest, commitment and dedication to...