Abattoir update

there is another post about the abattoir and the petition  at
the Orkney Abattoir blog

2000 and counting

The existing abattoir in Orkney  closed in January. Talsk to reopen/build a replacemnt have been going on since then but have come to nothing .
We are affected, but nowhere near as much as the  people on North Ronaldsay .

This blog post about how the closure will affect North Ronaldsay has received so far  2000  page views,

And one of the comments from someone on N Ron:

 "Thank you for writing this blog. As a resident in North Ronaldsay it makes a huge difference to us to know that someone is hearing our pleas and taking our message forward"

The Beeb have been

The scottish version of Countryfile  is Landward . They want to do a piece on  the closure of local abbatoirs  - the only abbatoir in Orkney closed without notice in January  - and the effect this has on local producers .
So they came to Orkney  and wanted something about out Borerays.  Thye were here for about 90 minutes - which will probably tanslate into a 15-10 minute slot , if that.

So, a bit of setting up round the house. I dint know 15yr old Vauxhall Corsas that have done 72,000 miles were filmable !

And filmed leaving the house

The walking down the field

And then nochalantly leaning on the gate, chatting with Dougie Vipond 

 and finally going to feed the sheep

Watch this space for broadcast dates !