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Out & About Plankton Workshop

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Plankton Marine Science Workshop

Tuesday 1st September 11.00am-1.00pm

Karen Boswarva, from Seasearch Scotland is hosting us on a Plankton finding and identification workshop, allowing us to have a close-up study of these captivating organisms and give us a better understanding of their importance in sea life cycles.

Those that want to collect the sample can come in the minibus, otherwise we’ll be back in the Garden Room for 12.45pm to view the samples.

Contact Keith@blidetrust.org for more information


Theraputic Blide Jenny Stone finishing off Workshop

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‘Let’s finish off our work’

Art workshop with Jenny Stone in the Garden Room

Friday 28th August 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Jenny Stone has kindly agreed to come back for two more workshops, the first is to support us in finishing pieces of work that you’ve enjoyed creating in previous workshops and then guide us through choosing your favourite pieces from the workshops and mounting them for display at our Headspace Showcase in October.

Please come along and take the opportunity to finish off some of your wonderful works.

 

Art workshop with Jenny Stone in the Garden Room

Friday 28th August 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Jenny Stone has kindly agreed to come back for two more workshops, the first is to support us in finishing pieces of work that you’ve enjoyed creating in previous workshops and then guide us through choosing your favourite pieces from the workshops and mounting them for display at our Headspace Showcase in October.

Please come along and take the opportunity to finish off some of your wonderful works.


Blide Blether 24th August 2026

Orkney Science Festival, Chair Yoga, Cooking for wellbeing, Garden Competition


Theraputic Blide Creative Writing Workshop

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Creative Writing Sessions

With Gabrielle Barnby

First Planning session

25th of August Tuesday, 2-4pm

In Garden Room

Can attend as one off session or them all

Following dates for your diary

  • 8th of September
  • 15th of September
  • 22nd of September
  • 29th of September

Active Blide Badminton/Table Tennis

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Badminton/Table Tennis

Wednesday 26th August

Meet at The Blide at 1145am or The Picky at 1200pm


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