Mixing spoons at the ready for Parish produce show

Home-bakers from around Orkney are set to go head-to-head today.

Orkney Food and Drink’s Homemade in the Parish competition will see 11 parish teams compete across a wide range of categories — everything from jams, chutneys, shortbreads and cakes, to home brew, cheeses and savoury pies.

There’ll also be a special “showstopper cake” section and a baking category for children under 12.

A panel of judges will sample the parish produce at Kirkwall Grammar School, starting at 9.30am, before deciding on category winners.

At 11.30am, the doors will open to the public, who will then have a chance to taste the home-bakes for themselves. They will also get the chance to vote for the best looking stand.

The inaugural competition was staged two years ago, and won by the island of Westray.