Civic honours
Dear Orkney Islands Council,
Please provide me with a list of individuals, groups of people and/or bodies, who have been awarded the freedom of your council area, or any similar award or designation.
By similar award or designation, I mean an honorary civic award bestowed by the council on an individual, company, group or military unit with the intent of recognising their contribution to the local area. This would exclude formal civic offices eg Mayor. I am interested in receiving the information for any period for which you hold the records.
Yours faithfully,
Helen Cross
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Dear Madam
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your information request dated 5 July 2023 and received on 5 July 2023. Our reference is FOI 2023-0724. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
We are considering your request. We may be in touch soon to ask for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not able to fulfil your request in its present form.
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Kind Regards
Sarah Ratter
Administrative Officer
Strategy, Performance & Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices
School Place
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NY
Tel: (01856) 873535 Extn 2249
My hours of work are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9 am to 5 pm
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Dear Madam
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
I refer to your email dated 5 July 2023 and received on 5 July 2023, our reference is FOI 2023-0724.
I am pleased to give the information you requested and hope that it meets your requirements.
Honorary Freeman (including Royal Navy and military personnel) since 1948 are as follows:
• Mr Stanley Cursiter – 7 July 1948.
• Mr William Heddle – 7 July 1948.
• Mr Ernest Marwick – 1975.
• Ex-Provost Scott – 1975.
• HMS Orkney – 22 July 1984.
• Lord and Lady Grimond – 22 April 1987.
• Mr Edwin Eunson – 18 July 1990.
• Brigadier Sidney Robertson – 18 July 1990.
• Colonel Sir Robert Macrae – 18 July 1990.
• Queen’s Own Highlanders – 22 August 1990.
• Dr John Rae – 4 July 2017.
• Northern Diving Group – 10 July 2021
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Regards
Paul Kesterton
Information Governance Officer
Strategy, Performance & Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2241
www.orkney.gov.uk
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