SSEN Funds Create a Safer Walking Route to Keiss Castle
The creation of a safer walking route to Keiss Castle, including installation of safety fencing, is the result of a collaboration between Sinclair’s Bay Trust, Sinclair’s Bay Community Council, the John o’Groats Trail and local farmers, Scott and Douglas Webster. Our board member, William Munro, said, “We found ourselves the recipient of funds […]
Sinclair’s Bay Newsletter #5
Find out what’s been happening with Sinclair’s Bay Trust in our area recently. Updates on ongoing projects, the Caithness At War Trail launch, volunteer groups, Sinclair’s Bay Creatives, various other project progress updates and our usual local history feature. The newsletter can be found here: SBT Newsletter ISSUE 5. View to find out what we’ve […]
Caithness At War Trail Launch Event, Saturday April the 20th
For those who were able to attend our launch event, I am sure you will agree it was a great success and we could not be happier with how it turned out. There was a great crowd there and everything went without a hitch (especially as we did not rehearse it beforehand). The […]
Sinclair’s Bay – So much to see and do
We’re delighted to share the finished piece from our collaboration with Wick Voices and the Sinclair’s Bay community. The piece captures the community’s favourite locations and memories of the area. Audio recordings for this piece were made between February and August 2024 by the Sinclair’s Bay community. Some of the recordings took place during […]
Knitted Poppy Pattern
You will need: Pair of 4mm straight knitting needles Tapestry needle Scissors cm centimetre; g gram; k knit; k2tog knit next 2 stitches together; k_ knit into front and back of stitch; p purl; p2tog purl next 2 stitches together; rem remaining; rep repeat; RS right side; ssk slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit these 2 […]
Crochet Poppy Pattern
Abbreviations Used: slst slip stitch ch chain chsp chsp st stitch sc single crochet (US pattern only) dc double crochet tr treble crochet (UK pattern only) * marks the beginning of a repeat ( ) worked instructions in brackets into place indicated Tools: A little bit of DK weight yarn in Black. A little […]
Community Newsletter #4
There’s plenty to interest you if you want to get involved! Find out what’s been happening with the Trust in our area lately, including Village Volunteers, Sinclair’s Bay Creatives, various other project progress updates and we can announce that once again we’ll be providing a warm social space with soup and light lunches for all […]
Sinclair’s Bay Halloween Hunt 2023
It’s spooky time in Sinclair’s Bay as Halloween approaches. Can you find the items hidden in Reiss, Keiss and Staxigoe? Download sheet included.
Halloween Neep Carving
Bring Back the Neep! The lovely Halloween carvers in the Sinclair’s Bay area certainly started us in our quest to bring back the traditional carved Hallowe’en neep! Well done to those who gave it a go – carving a neep is not easy. Luckily we didn’t hear of any lost fingers or thumbs, […]