How community spirit came to the fore during Operation Snowdrop By Contributor Published: 20:06, 20 January 2021
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WICK VOICES: An update on the Wick Society s online oral history project by Doreen Leith
Operation Snowdrop was the military operation to deliver food and medical supplies during the relentless snowstorm of 1955. Picture: J McDonald, Wick / Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives
One of the most severe winters in the north of Scotland was in January 1955 when heavy snowstorms led to blocked roads and deep drifts of snow.
Drive-in Christmas carol service planned for Wick campus car park By Alan Hendry Published: 19:37, 10 December 2020
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Plans are being made to stage a drive-in Christmas carol service in Wick.
It is being organised by some local churches, working with others, to help make up for the loss of some of the usual festive activities and events that wonât happen this year because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
The drive-in service will be held at the East Caithness Community Facility car park on Sunday, December 20, starting at 4pm, and coronavirus guidelines will be observed.