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The modern mural on Tollemache House designed in 1963 by the famous Polish artist, Caziel Zielenkiewicz, who was married to Catherine Sinclair, the eldest daughter of Sir Archibald Sinclair.

BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder and when it comes to art opinions are frequently divided - particularly nowadays when there appears to be little evidence of skill in many contemporary art pieces, or installations as we are supposed to call them.

 

Tracey Emin's My Bed is one of the most infamous examples of this, being short-listed for the Turner Prize and little different to many a clarty bed around the UK.


So busy is Scrabster harbour that anyone taking a drive to the port for the local hobby of having a nosey will be hard-pressed to find enough room to ride round and look at everything going on. SCRABSTER harbour's redevelopment to take advantage of green energy opportunities is moving on day by day. But the loss of popular local resident Sammy the seal during loud pile-driving operations has not gone unnoticed among harbour users.
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A small town's big ambition - One Square Mile of Hope's charity raft made up of 1925 kayaks and canoes by the small town of Inlet, New York state. Photo: Nancie Battaglia. CAITHNESS is jam-packed with charity events that raise money throughout the year, but it is always useful to see what other rural areas are doing for charity. The tiny mountain town of Inlet in New York state, America, has shown that a small town can have big ambitions, and has achieved major fundraising with an inspirational, record-breaking event on the water.
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