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Orkney International Science Festival's Molecule Hunt 2024

Kirkwall Molecule Hunt Competition 5-11th September 2024 In Association with Orkney International Science Festive, Brought to you by Science@Cwaben

This will be the fourteenth year of the Molecule Hunt in Kirkwall.

This year OISD have selected 20 businesses in Kirkwall town centre to host a molecule. These are listed below and their locations are shown on the map. Each busienss has been assigned a molecule which is associated with the nature of the business. An images of each of these molecules, along with a description of how it is used, is shown on the Hunt Form.

Your challenge is to visit each business and identify which molecule is on display. You then complete the entry form by entering the name of the appropriate business beside each molecule name and either return to the Visit Scotlands iCentre or email it to [email protected] by noon on Wednesday 11th September.

Don’t forget to add your own contact details and any comments you wish to make about the competition.

All entries received before noon on Wednesday 11th September will be checked for accuracy and correct entries will be entered into a draw to select the winner. The winner will receive a Molymod® molecule building kit http://www.molymod.com/sets.html, kindly donated by Philip Spiring of Molymod.


Participating Businesses Number on Map

1. Orkney Ferries, Shore Street, Kirkwall

2. No 25, 25 Bridge Street, Kirkwall

3. Mind On, 8 Albert Street, Kirkwall

4. Grooves Record Shop, 30 Albert Street, Kirkwall (Please note on the map it is shown as The Old Library)

5. Solveig Hair & Beauty, 29 Albert Street, Kirkwall

6. Begg Shoes, 26 Albert Street, Kirkwall

7. The Orcadian Bookshop, 50 Albert Street, Kirkwall

8. Trek & Travel (KT Sports), 15-17 Bridge Street, Kirkwall

9. Kirkness & Gorie, 11 Broad Street, Kirkwall

10. OTE (Orkney Television Enterprise), 17 Broad Street, Kirkwall

11. Judith Glue, 25 Broad Street, Kirkwall

12. OrkneyTech, 31 Broad Street, Kirkwall

13. Blue Joes, 12 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

14. The Orkney Hotel, 40 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

15. WHB Sutherland, 43 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

16. William Shearer, 71 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

17. Home Collections, Tower Building, Juction Road, Kirkwall

18. Visit Scotland Kirkwall iCentre, West Castle Street, Kirkwall

19. Orkney Library & Archive, 44 Juction Road, Kirkwall

20. Cycle Orkney, Tankerness Lane, Kirkwall


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HAPPY HUNTING! :)

Download the Hunt Form below.

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This project was part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community Orkney Leader 2007-13 Programme.