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After being tasked with compiling a feature to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the senior football inter-county, it was a pleasure to speak to several of those with first-hand knowledge of the history of the Milne Cup competition.Geordie Hunter goes the furthest back, having made his debu... Read more...
Corrosion-resistant bolts have been fitted to the glazed roof area of the Clickimin Leisure Complex – clearing the way for the swimming pool to reopen next month.Shetland Recreational Trust yesterday confirmed the bolts, which had to be imported from America, had been successfully fitted meani... Read more...
Parts of the Clickimin Leisure Complex pool building will reopen on Monday but it will be mid to late October before the main pool re-opens following the closure of the complex on safety grounds last month - a setback that will cost Shetland Recreational Trust an estimated £160,000.The cafe, h... Read more...
An engineer’s report into the fixing of the Clickimin Centre swimming pool roof is expected tomorrow when an indication of when the pool, closed since 23rd July, will reopen should become apparent.According to Shetland Recreational Trust general manager James Johnston the cost of repairs will ... Read more...
Shetland Recreational Trust boss James Johnston has sought to reassure bowlers that no decisions have yet been taken regarding restructuring works within Clickimin.His comments come after alarm was raised within the bowling community over fears that two of the four bowling rinks in the bowls hal... Read more...
The swimming pool at Clickimin will be closed until further notice as a safety precaution following a fault discovered in its glass roof.According the Shetland Recreational Trust the problem, in "the glazed roofing area above the pool", needs to be investigated and rectified.The main pool,... Read more...
Bowlers throughout Shetland are up in arms about proposals to take part of the bowls hall in the Clickimin Leisure Complex to be used for PE by the new Anderson High School.The bowlers say that any change in the layout at Clickimin will limit access to the sport and could threaten its very f... Read more...
A new chairman has been appointed by Shetland Recreational Trust following the retiral of Joe Irvine. (more…) Read more...