After many years of voluntary community effort the new Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre opened in July 2008 and offers a new and interesting "any weather" attraction on the island.
The old Baptist Chapel has been beautifully renovated to provide an exhibition area, café seating area and licensed bar space.
Although the café opening times vary a help yourself hot drinks facility is always available in the café area. Functions & events are advertised in advance.
The exhibition area displays include artefacts, working models and a range of information, documentation & photographic material about Eday - including an interpretation board for the Eday Ranger and a display of the materials gathered through the Eday Oral History Project.
The work of European Marine Energy Centre, whose Tidal Test site is based on Eday, is shown through the provision of a DVD and display materials.
The centre is managed by a volunteer board with some of the running costs being met through electricity being generated by our own 6kW Eoltec wind turbine ( the data as to production is displayed within the centre) and sold through a large electricity producer.
The centre is open every day from 9am to 6pm between Easter and mid-October and 10am to 5pm, Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the winter.
Group bookings for parties and functions or to hire the facility are welcome and enquiries can be made through contacting Katrina Byers on 01857 622288 or Kate Townsend on 07917523582 e mail cathryntownsend@btinternet.com or katrinabyers@btinternet.com
Opening times:
Exhibition area:
Summer Daily 9 til 6
Winter Daily 10 til 5
Licensed café:
Open by arrangement.
Events and functions will be advertised in advance
Contact:
Kate Townsend – tel: 07917523582 or e mail: kate@edayheritagecentre.org.uk
Katrina Byers – tel: 01857 622288 or e mail: katrina@edayheritage.org.uk