SCIENCE AT WAR: 771 SQUADRON’S PHOTOGRAPHIC UNIT A special one-day exhibition of photos and vintage cameras highlighting the work of HMS TERN’s Photographic Unit. Sept 10th 11-5. Entry by donation. See event page for details: www.facebook.com/share/p/16yN... And Orkney SciFest page: oisf.org

Next tours at HMS TERN will be Friday & Sunday 2pm… And doors open 11-4 Weds & Suns. See hmstern.co.uk for details… Also: On this day… 10 April 1940: Skuas fly from Orkney’s RNAS Hatston to attack German ships in Norway… Hectic week. #ww2 #otdh Image: IWM (A 8218)

Open again today 11-4. Guided tour at 2pm. For details see hmstern.co.uk

Starting on 2nd April HMS TERN will be open for visitors on Wednesdays and Sundays, between 11am and 4pm.  Guides tours available too - see website for details hmstern.co.uk

Wednesday 8th Jan… Come to the Birsay Hall to hear about Birsay Heritage Trust’s new development plan for @hmstern.bsky.social From 3pm onwards, with a presentation at 6pm. #orkney #history #ww2

Birsay Heritage Trust hope to develop HMS TERN. There’ll be a Community Design Workshop at the Birsay Community Hall on Wed 8th January. From 3.00pm til 5.30pm this will be a drop-in session, then at 6.00pm a presentation, followed by Q&A. facebook.com/@HMSTernOrkney [email protected]

I’m offering a special site tour at both @nessbattery.bsky.social and @hmstern.bsky.social as two separate lots in BBC Radio Orkney’s Children In Need auction. The tours are for four people each, at a time to be arranged to suit the winners. Listen in to Radio Orkney on Friday pm to bid.