The Hall

JRS acquire funding from Orkney Island Council

The John Rae Society board of trustees are delighted that Orkney Islands Council (OIC), through the Community Development Fund (CDF), [...]

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29 April 2020
New designs for the Hall ?

New designs for the Hall ?

We were cheered the other day to receive these paintings from the pupils in Class P1-4 at the North Walls [...]

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17 April 2020
JRS, Team work and the 'lockdown'

JRS, Team work and the 'lockdown'

During this difficult time the hard working committees of the John Rae Society are still progressing with the project of [...]

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26 February 2020
JRS Community Survey

JRS Community Survey

Thank you for taking time in filling in our short surveyThe survey is now closed:We asked you for [...]

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9 December 2019
JRS and ORCA 2019 Survey day results

JRS and ORCA 2019 Survey day results

From Dan Lee at ORCAHere is the summary of the archive day, with some results and a timeline as it [...]

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27 November 2019
Match funding needed

Match funding needed

We need more donations to help us raise the match funding that we need for the next stage of the [...]

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4 September 2019
Hall of Clestrain 250th Birthday !

Hall of Clestrain 250th Birthday !

Happy 250th Anniversary to The Hall of Clestrain!13th September 1769 to Friday 13th September 2019.Video of fireworks at the Hall If [...]

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Are you a Coop member?

Are you a Coop member?

If so you can choose for 1% of the money you spend to go to the John Rae Society. Just [...]

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12 June 2019
Visitor Centre 'flies' in

Visitor Centre 'flies' in

Delighted to say that our long-awaited Visitor Centre dangled in this afternoon.All went SO smoothly.Water will be connected this week [...]

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