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This year we had more beautiful hand-made prizes donated by our members. They ranged from knitted goodies to cards and jewellery and our lucky winners came from all over Britain. Of course the beautiful Orkney straw-backed chair is the prize most people are hoping to win. Our member who makes these chairs is rightly proud of her work and was very pleased that the recipient this year is a little girl, Sarah Lyon, who will be able to treasure this and keep it as an heirloom to pass on in the future. You can see how pleased she is in the accompanying photograph. All prizes have now been collected, delivered locally or posted.

Other prize winners included:

• Star Island Soap gift box: Sheila Russell
• Bird design wooden platter: Johnson, Stromness
• Knitted Cushion: Bain, Kirkwall
• Necklace: Drummond, Kirkwall
• Standing Stone photograph: Stainger, Kirkwall
• BellieM Designs chopping board: Linklater, Kirkwall
• Island Design shoulder bag: Hugan, Wick
• Meg’s Handcrafts knitted socks: Sarah Sankey
• Rural Horizons woven willow fish: Paterson, Westray
• Quoyloo Woodcrafts pendant: Karen Brass
• Traditional straw basket: Tricia Heath, Canterbury
• North Ronaldsay Wool: Mrs. A. Flett, Inverness
• DragonLadyDesigns silk drawstring bag: Atkinson, Birsay
• Needle felted seal: Lady Golding, Ayr
• Cushion cover: McFadden. Glasgow
• Knitted fingerless mittens: Amy Crow, Holm
• Felt picture: Jean Gibbon, Rousay
• Pincushion: Chimene Taylor, Shapinsay
• Owld Granny encaustic art fridge magnets: Kirsteen Hine, Dounby
• Knitted scarf: Kattenburg, Holm
• Silk card: Muir (address not recorded after posting)
• Aak Work Child’s Printed picture High-vis waistcoat: Lindsey Johnston, Glasgow
• Handknitted lacy waistcoat: McKay, Rendall
• GDM earrings: Riley, Stronsay
• Photograph and bracelet both went to Paula Gray, St. Ola,
• Fingerless mitts (purple): David Jamieson, Jarrow
• Gaia Designs fused glass ear-rings: Amy Sharp,
• Greetings card: Joyce Robertson, Shetland
• Fingerless mitts (blue): Samantha Marwick, Rousay
• Cromarty Crafts necklace: Geddes, Stromness
• Knitting kit: Brogan, Kirkwall
• Turned wooden bowl: Elsa Stuart,
• Necklace: L. Whyte, South Ronaldsay
• Ingavoe Inspirations silk paper bowl: Jean Whitelaw, Birsay
• Knitted child’s hat: Davina Johnston, Dounby
• Billy Jolly creepie: Joey Tait, St. Andrew’s
• Orkney Candles aromatic candle: Lillian Findlay
• Thyme Crafts lace bookmark: Graham Rendall
• Owl cushion: Melvyn Johnstone
• Jackie Pirie handknitted hat, scarf and mitts: David Teale, London
• Isle of Auskerry Knitting kit: Rebecca Taylor
• Blue knitted hat: Peter Syme, Edinburgh
• Knitted baby hat: E. Linklater, Kirkwall
• Alex Shearer woodwork: Collected at time of draw, Name not recorded.
• Mirror with bird design surround: Collected at time of draw. Name not recorded

A big ‘thank you’ to all who bought tickets and for those of you who did not win one of our lovely prizes, better luck next time.