http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/ News and Information related to Pitcairn Island en-us chris.double@double.co.nz chris.double@double.co.nz Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:23:05 GMT Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:23:05 GMT http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/130123.html#Bounty Day 2013 http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/130123.html#Bounty Day 2013 <!--Wednesday, 23rd January, 2013--> <!--start: Bounty Day 2013--> <a href="http://www.pitcairnnews.co.nz/130123.html#Bounty Day 2013" title="Permalink">#</a> <img style="float:left" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8407147177_97c826c118_s_d.jpg">On January 23rd 1790 HMAV Bounty was burnt in Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, by the mutineers. This day is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_Day">celebrated on Pitcairn Island</a> with a burning of a model of the Bounty and a community gathering. In recognition of this day the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/8407147177/">flying the Pitcairn Island flag</a>. <p> Pitcairn Islander Nadine Christian has written a post about <a href="http://nadinechristian.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/bounty-day-23rd-january-2013.html">Bounty Day on Pitcairn</a>.