Alan Hendry
Reporter at John O'Groat Journal
Reporter on local newspapers in Caithness. Oral history volunteer with @WickVoices. Supporter of @WickAcademyFC. Often out on cliff-tops with a camera.
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6 days ago |
johnogroat-journal.co.uk | Alan Hendry
Billy Kay said it was an honour to have been invited to give a talk at the newly refurbished John O’Groats Mill. The well-known writer and broadcaster, a passionate advocate for the Scots language, declared that he’d had a “braw nicht” at the opening event of the 2025 John O’Groats Book Festival. An Evening with Billy Kay came less than a month after the historic mill was reopened as a heritage attraction and community venue following a £4.9 million project led by John O’Groats Mill Trust.
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1 week ago |
johnogroat-journal.co.uk | Alan Hendry
A researcher from a Canadian university is basing herself in Bettyhill for the rest of this month to delve into the rich heritage of family samplers held in Strathnaver Museum’s collection.
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1 week ago |
johnogroat-journal.co.uk | Alan Hendry
Historic Environment Scotland has been accused of “turning a blind eye” to proposals for a major battery energy storage scheme near the Castle of Mey. Local resident Andy Hayton criticised the Edinburgh-based body for failing to do enough to protect the “treasured national landmark” which is one of the far north’s top tourist attractions.
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1 week ago |
johnogroat-journal.co.uk | Alan Hendry
Euan Kennedy is confident that Wick Academy can achieve a top-half finish in the Highland League if they continue where they left off at the end of the 2024/25 campaign. The highly rated young forward spent the second half of the season on loan with the Scorries and has now signed a long-term deal with the club after spending five years in the Ross County youth set-up. Highland League champions Brora Rangers made a late approach but Kennedy kept his commitment to Wick.
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1 week ago |
johnogroat-journal.co.uk | Alan Hendry
Staff from Rolls-Royce at Vulcan did their bit for the environment when they took part in a Clean Up Your Caithness community event. Employees were encouraged to finish work early and spent an afternoon collecting litter in a location of their choice. A wide area was covered, with litter picked up in Wick, Thurso, Castletown, Scrabster, Dunnet, Halkirk, Reiss and Westfield, resulting in a noticeable improvement.
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‘A rogue and a rascal’: Wick-born pirate John Gow was executed in London #OTD 300 years ago: https://t.co/62rrOCxv02 Photo of Gow's telescope by Rebecca Marr, courtesy of @StromnessMuseum https://t.co/cWRlCPK1Qz
RT @HighlandHistory: An advert for an evening of dancing at the Northern Meeting Rooms, #Inverness on this day in 1960. Johnny Gentle's bac…
What a great day to be out on the Caithness coast. 🌞 https://t.co/q4eaomIqRj