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Hello. This letter is tae tell you about wir home Orkney.

Orkney is a peedie group o islands jist off thi north coast o Scotland. Thurs aboot twinty inhabited, bit alltigither thurs aboot sivinty. Thi populated isles include Sooth Ronaldsiy, Burriy, Hoy, Flotta, Papiy, Wistriy, Sanday, Aday, Stronsiy, and Rousay.

Wey hiv some finominal scenery, such as thi Auld Man o Hoy, Ward hill also in Hoy, Castle Rock in Westriy, Maes Howe, Mine Howe, Ring o Brodgar, Standing Stones o Stennis, Skara Brae, Bay o Skaill and Scapa Flow.

Thurs allso some very interesting wildlife. Such as Tammie Norries, Yoo cin also find shaldros in fields, Tiwuppos, Bonksees, Auks, Whales, North Ronalsay skeep, Selkies, Orkney voles, Rats, Mice and an Albino Lobster wis fund in Orkney as well. The occasional otter is also fund near water.

The wither in Orkney is generally caulder and rainier that most o the country. In the spring the wither is cauld and breezy wae some rain. In the summer, the wither is weet and blustery wae some occasional sunshine. In the winter however it can be really gowstrie. In 1953 there was a hurricane wi wap reaching 135 m.p.h. The average wap is aboot 15 m.p.h. if ya live in the east o Orkney.

The economy in Orkney is based on food produce. Orkney cheese, Orkney wine, Orkney meat, Orkney Ice-cream, Orkney Whisky, Orkney Fudge, Orkney fish, Orkney bread and cakes, Orkney honey, Orkney preservatives, Orkney Hampers, Orkney Chairs, Orkney wool, Orkney Jewellery, Orkney Tartan, Orkney pottery and Orkney felt works. Farming is also a big port in Orkney. They grow crops fur wir food. They hev hens, kye, sheep, pig, goats, ducks and geese.

We hope you enjoyed wir letter fae Rebecca, Leah and Sarah.

Orkney is a bonnie group o islands tae the North o Scotland. The folk are friendly and it seems wherever thee go, thee seem to ken someone.

One o the better things aboot Orkney is the beautiful scenerey that attracts so many tourists. Even though so many tourists visit Orkney, it is still a peaceful place at hert.

Orkney is famous for its historical sites such as Skara Brae, Maes Howe, Mine Howe, The Italian Chapel and of course, Orkneys most famous St Magnus Cathedral.

Orkney is famous for its geological value and has many attractions such as the Auld Man o Hoy and the gloup.

Orkney is very much its own source o produce as we provide oor own cheese, icecream, beef, mutton, fudge, milk, wool and chairs.

Orkney is made up o many islands. On Flotta there is an oil terminal and on North Ronaldsay the lighthoose is the tallest land built lighthoose in the whole o Britain.

There are many things Orkney is well knowen for such as Scapa Flow which was a major navybase in the World War 2. Quite recently one o oor own Orcadians starred in Big Brother.

We have oor own language unique to Orkney which is why so many people fae somewhere else in the world don't understand what we're yibberin aboot.

School life in Orkney is quite different compared to as it is doon sooth. A handful o Orcadian cheelders travel from their isle tae the mainland and some o them stay in a hostel over night.

Although for some o the isles pupils there is na much tae dae the teenagers on the mainland have the Pickyquoy center, Powerbowl and, when it's built, the skate park.

Aal in aal life in oor blide islands is tae dee for.

Emma, Richenda and Zoe

Orkney is a bonnie wee group o islands tae the north o Scotland. It's a peaceful peedie place to live. You canna go anywhere without seeing someone that you ken.

There are 24 Primary Scools and 2 Secondary schools in the whole of Orkney. There arena a lot o things tae do for teenagers but there is a bowling alley and the pictures. In some ways its better no tae have an awful lot tae do because it means that you get tae make your own fun. There are youth clubs and the Picky Sports Centre, there is quite a lot in Picky such as a cinema, games hall, kids play area etc. At school there is a dress code but we don't hiv tae wear uniform.

Orkney produce is famous aal owere the world. In Orkney there is a lot o produce made?whisky, wine, cheese, milk, Fudge, icecream, beef, salmon etc. Most o the stuff is kindo expensive.

Alison, Katie and Nikki

We are Twa young tenagers from Orkney. We have wur awin bowling alley which is fun to go to and the picture house and it is brilliant as well and we have a beach it is fun ta swimm in they waters.

The landscape in Orkney is grand and there is some bushes and hills and cliffs and there are twa hills around the countryside around Kirkwall. The island of Hoy has got big hills. It is grand land and it has old ship recks and old bridges and guns and towers.

School and teenage life is grand and we dae lotes of wark at school and we have great fun at the bowling alley. And you can go fishing at Harry loch at Harry in the countryside.

There are historik sites which are auld hooses and they are quite crammed packed at these auld hooses.

There are a variety o different things to do for teenagers in Orkney. We have a new bowling alley which his a small arcade area and few pool tables. There is also a sports and leisure centre called the picky centre which his a cinema, various sports facilities such as a running track, gym, biking/skateboarding facilities etc. There is also a swimming pool at the Grammar School. We have just passed the mackerel season in which plenty o people o all ages go fishing off o Scapa Pier.

The landscape in Orkney is very interesting because there is lots of cliffs and hills there isn't very many trees but there is a few in Hoy which is one of the biggest islands there is a rock stack in the sea called the auld man o Hoy it stands at 450 feet high.

Orkney is such a vibrant place tae live in because o the nightclubs called Matchmakers and our new one Fusion which has had a lot o interest from artists such as Judge Jools.

by Kieran, Nicky, Aaron.