The year-long CLAN 1,2,3 appeal to raise money in Shetland for a new cancer centre in Aberdeen is expected to have raised an extraordinary £650,000 by the time it draws to a close early next week.

The local CLAN 1,2,3 appeal soared through the £600,000 mark yesterday after Shetland Charitable Trust pledged £250,000 with more to come later if required. The donation takes the fund-raising tally to £615,000 as the Shetland appeal enters its final month.

The gift provoked a lot of debate among trustees with some wishing to commit more…

By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS The Flea roadshow marches on.

Shetland fisherman Marvin Inkster, a crewman on the Radiant Star, is about to cycle the length of Great Britain to raise money for the CLAN 1,2,3 appeal.

Councillor Allison Duncan is embarking on a “Fleathon” pushing a wheelbarrow all over Shetland in aid of the CLAN 1,2,3 campaign.

The Flea, from the Ness, was due to start his walk on Wednesday afternoon in Whalsay. He will be walking wearing a high visibility jacket and have a vehicle in support which will be…

NHS Shetland is to give £25,000 to the CLAN 1,2,3 appeal, it was agreed at a board meeting on Tuesday.

The unprecedented award was seen by most members as being in line with NHS objectives, with member Sandy Cluness saying the public had supported the NHS “massively” in the case of the CT scanner.

However,…

The local CLAN 1,2,3 Appeal has now broken the £300,000 barrier.

With less than three months to go before the end of the local appeal, which will last a year in total, a milestone has been reached with £306,117 in the bank.

Chairwoman Elaine Jamieson said the CLAN committee committee said: “It is has clearly…

By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Clickimin had never seen anything like it. Folk started queuing at 3pm on Saturday to get a front seat for the evening fundraiser Strictly CLAN Dancing, based on the eponymous BBC TV series.

Glitzy, glamorous and professional, the Strictly CLAN Dancing spectacular at Clickimin was a blockbuster, raising more than £14,000 for the…

By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS

The big night and the culmination of weeks of hard work will take place at Clickimin tomorrow as 16 dancers take the floor in the CLAN 1,2,3 fundraiser Strictly CLAN Dancing.

The dance steps have been perfected, the band has practised and practised and the costumes, hair and make-up are all…

By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS

Folk queued for more than four hours last Saturday to get their hands on tickets for Strictly CLAN Dancing, with over 900 tickets selling in 40 minutes.

The show, which is based on the TV series, will take place at Clicki­­min on 4th April – the biggest event the fund-raising committee…