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1 EASTERN AIRWAYS IN-FLIGHT Yours to keep 60 | Summer /Autumn 2017 TREASURE ISLAND Discovering the Isle of Man ALSO IN THIS MAGAZINE: SAILING TO ST KILDA FINE DINING IN ULSTER SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE 2017 Workforcft lftftvft ftftd shift ftftftftftftftftftft WhosOffice is designed to be the ultimate productivity tool for leave and shift management. Plan shifts in minutes and deliver any shift plans to your teams with a few clicks, thus reducing your planning time. Brenda THOMSON (UTC-10:00) Cara BURGESS Christine MONKS Dorie SMISSEN David BURGESS Derry BROWN Hariett SNOWDON Harry BRITAIN Holly WOODY Jerry BRACKNELL (UTC+3:00) Kurt LONG Larry BEENPOLE Mandy SMITH Murray WALDEN Nora JONES (UTC-5:00) Paul BLACKSMITH Perry WILKES Sharon BYEBOURNE Stuart JONES Terry PETERS Yvonne BUSHELL 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 13 8 8 17 13 13 13 13 8 8 17 17 9 13 13 8 12 17 13 9 9 17 12 12 21 9 9 9 13 12 12 3862.5 377 Shift and rota planning along with annual leave and any out-of-office times in one easy to use system. Customisable groups, events and user permissions let you manage your workforce with complete flexibility. START YOUR FREE TRIAL TODAY www.whosoffice.com +44 (0)1227 812938 EMPLOYEE LEAVE & ABSENCE ON DEMAND ISO27001:2013 SELF-SERVICE MANAGEMENT SHIFT PLANNING CERTIFIED Workforcft lftftvft ftftd WELCOME shift ftftftftftftftftftft WhosOffice is designed to be the ultimate productivity tool for leave and shift management. Plan shifts in minutes and deliver any shift plans to your teams with a few clicks, thus reducing your planning time. Welcome to Eastern Airways Magazine! Welcome on board your Eastern Airways flight and to this Jonathan Jones finds out what’s new at Kynren, probably Summer and Autumn issue of Eastern Airways Magazine. the largest piece of outdoor theatre in the UK, and part of the transformation that continues to boost the County Durham We open with the exciting news of Eastern Airways’ new Brenda THOMSON (UTC-10:00) town of Bishop Auckland. Cara BURGESS partnership with Flybe. While negotiations are being finalised, Christine MONKS Dorie SMISSEN this alliance will both safeguard the qualities our customers We have a number of other mini-features in this issue, David BURGESS enjoy in Eastern Airways’ service, while at the same time Derry BROWN covering subjects as diverse as the new craze of “escape Hariett SNOWDON promising a great joint future for both leading UK airlines and Harry BRITAIN rooms”, a real gaol, red squirrels in Anglesey and the Holly WOODY a greatly increased choice of connections for Eastern Airways Jerry BRACKNELL (UTC+3:00) wonderful little railways of Snowdonia. We also take a look Kurt LONG passengers across Flybe’s global network. Larry BEENPOLE at the Trossachs, in the hinterland of another returning Mandy SMITH Murray WALDEN September sees the return of the oil and gas industry’s destination, Glasgow and join Geoff Hill on a gourmet trip Nora JONES (UTC-5:00) Paul BLACKSMITH premier event, Offshore Europe. We have nine pages of around Northern Ireland. Perry WILKES Sharon BYEBOURNE coverage previewing the jamboree, as a measure of optimism Stuart JONES The idiosyncratic Kevin Pilley, meanwhile, heads for the New Terry PETERS begins to filter back into the sector. Yvonne BUSHELL Forest to reclaim his ancestral rights, but doesn’t get terribly 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Meanwhile, we’ve been enjoying the airline’s return to the Isle far… 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 of Man, which is the subject of our Exploration Express, while 13 8 8 17 13 13 13 13 8 8 17 17 9 13 13 8 12 17 13 9 9 17 12 12 21 9 9 9 13 12 12 3862.5 377 we’ve also been visiting some of the islands off our shores So, there’s plenty for everyone to get their teeth into – that you might struggle to place on map. Pride of place goes we hope you enjoy your flight with Eastern Airways and to St Kilda, the remote Scots archipelago whose permanent encourage you to take your magazine home for others to population was obliged to leave nearly 90 years ago. And enjoy. we also trek across the sands to England’s “newest island” – Spurn Head, at the mouth of the River Humber. THE EASTERN TEAM Shift and rota planning along with annual leave and any out-of-office times in FÀILTE CROESO VELKOMMEN BIENVENUE one easy to use system. Customisable groups, events and user permissions let Tha Eastern Airways a’ cur fàilte Croeso gan Eastern Airways Eastern Airways magasinet Bienvenue à tous nos clients de air ar luchd-cleachdaidh gu lèir magazine, i bob un o’n ønsker våre kunder i Grande-Bretagne et d’Europe you manage your workforce with complete flexibility. bho Bhreatainn agus an Roinn cwsmeriaid ym mhob rhan o Storbritannia og Europa de la part de Eastern Airways Eòrp. 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EMPLOYEE LEAVE & ABSENCE ON DEMAND ISO27001:2013 TÎM EASTERN SGIOBA EASTERN L’ÉQUIPE EASTERN SELF-SERVICE MANAGEMENT SHIFT PLANNING CERTIFIED CONTENTS CONTENTS 20 KILDA CULTURE 10 BON APPETIT BELFAST 14 MANX MARVEL REGULARS FEATURES SPE5-8 Offshore Europe SEPT 2017 05 NEWS September 5-8, 2017 12 EXIT GAMES What’s happening around Eastern Escape Rooms are the latest craze Airways destinations to get into – and out of 07 FOOD AND DRINK 13 GAOL HOUSE ROCKS Eating with a conscience, favourite An old prison pulls in the visitors Belfast restaurants plus all the in Aberdeenshire latest news from around our destinations 20 FROM THE EDGE Stan Abbott visits the remote 17 EXPLORATION EXPRESS archipelago of St Kilda Stan Abbott enjoys his return visit to the Isle of Man EASTERN AIRWAYS MAGAZINE TEAMS UP WITH REED EXHIBITIONS 24 SANDY SHORE TO BRING READERS A PREVIEW OF SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF SEPTEMBER’S SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE 2017 EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE A visit to Britain’s latest island 26 ESSENTIAL GUIDE: AT ABERDEEN’S CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION CENTRE… LAND FRAGMENTS 28 FOREST FINDS Barely inhabited islands off our 35 SPECIAL FEATURE Kevin Pilley goes in search of his shores SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE 2017 namesakes in the New Forest 45 BARE ESSENTIALS 30 LITTLE TREASURE Eastern Airways’ network map, Lock Ard in the Trossachs passenger information, essential goings-on and destination guides 32 KYNREN RETURNS The Epic Tale of England retold 54 THE LAST WORD Harry Pearson turns the spotlight 34 SEEING RED on Redcar’s legend of the stage The battle to save the red squirrel and screen 44 GETTING UP STEAM Tracking down Snowdonia’s preserved railways Eastern Airways in-flight magazine is published © July 2017. 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Front cover: Port Erin beach, Isle of Man [email protected] 4 To advertise in Eastern Airways Magazine, call Liz Reekie on +44 (0) 7563 796103 / +44 (0) 1434 240947 or email [email protected] NEWS FLYBE AND EASTERN AIRWAYS ROUTES IN SCOTLAND (YELLOW), SHOWING ONWARD CONNECTIONS (WHITE) NEWS FROM EASTERN AIRWAYS DESTINATIONS NEWS FROM EASTERN AIRWAYS EASTERN AIRWAYS TEAMS UP WITH FLYBE Eastern Airways has signed a Heads of All these routes are bookable now at does it strengthen Flybe’s network, but Terms agreement with Flybe forming an Flybe.com.