What’s On
Please note that changes and/or cancellations to this list can occur which are not notified to us so please check with organisers if unsure.
Some useful numbers: Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745100; Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT) – 01595 694688; Shetland Arts – 01595 743843; Shetland Arts Box Office – 01595 745500 (www.shetlandarts.org); Shetland Library – 01595 743868; Shetland Museum & Archives – 01595 695057.
Some useful hall links: Aith Hall/Rankin Lounge – Bigton Hall – Brae Hall – Carnegie Hall – Cunningsburgh Hall – Mossbank Hall – North Ness Hall – North Roe & Lochend Hall – Ollaberry Hall – Quarff Hall –Sandness Hall – Sound Hall – South Nesting Hall – St Magnus Church Hall – Staney Hill Hall – Symbister Hall – Trondra Hall – Vidlin Hall – Voe Hall – Walls Hall
OCTOBER 2024
all month: Films and Events at Mareel
until 5th: Shetland Wool Week 2024
until 5th: Tangwick Haa Museum open 11am-5pm for Wool Week
until 12th: Shetland Aid Trust Charity Shop open at former Anderson Butchers shop, Commercial Road, open 10am-4pm
4th: Beatrice Wishart MSP – Surgery in Shetland Parliamentary Office, 171 Commercial Street, 12.30-1.30pm
4th: Alzheimer Scotland – Shanty Sing Along with soup etc at Sandveien Neighbourhood Centre, 1.30-3.30pm
4th: Shetland Boccia Club meet in Clickimin, 4.30-5.30pm, all welcome
4th: Live Music with The Fiction + DeLorean at Trench
5th: Book Launch of Stella Sutherland’s collected poems in Speldiburn, Bressay, 2-3.30pm
5th: South Nesting Hall – Fish & Chips, 5-7pm
5th: North Roe & Lochend Hall – End-of-term Social & Bairns Disco
5th: South Mainland Dance Club – Charity Dance in Carnegie Hall, Sandwick, 7.30pm
5th: Shetland Arts – Amy Laurenson Quartet at Mareel, 7.30pm
5th: Voe Hall – Bingo Night, 7pm, fundraiser for Voe Community Development Association
6th: A Taste of Shetland – Shetland Wool Week Food & Drink Market in Islesburgh Community Centre, 11am-4pm
6th: Aith Hall – Soup & Sweet
6th: East Voe Marina, Scalloway –AGM in Trondra Hall at 7pm
6th & 7th: Live Music with Rachel Baiman & Daniel Abrahams at The Dowry
7th & 21st: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm
8th & 9th: Gerrard’s Auction Rooms visit Islesburgh Community Centre, 10am-4pm on 8th; 10am-2pm on 9th
8th: Holyrood Sources Podcast – Islands Tour event at Islesburgh Community Centre, doors open 8am, recording 9-10.30am, tickets from holyroodsources.com/live
8th: Book Launch of ‘To The End of the Days of Sail: The Mariners of Shetland’ by J. Laughton Johnston, in Shetland Museum at 6.15pm, followed by an Illustrated Lecture by the author, tickets from the Museum
8th: Yell for Cancer Support – AGM in North Ness Hall, Ulsta at 7pm
9th & 23rd: Alzheimer Scotland – Museum Socials: visit to Shetland Museum with tea/coffee etc; themes are Whaling on 9th and World War 2 on 23rd
9th: The Baha’i Faith – ‘Humanity’s Relationship with the Natural World’ in words & music, in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm
10th to 13th: 35th Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival (www.shetlandaccordionandfiddle.com/festival)
10th, 17th, 24th & 31st: Alzheimer Scotland – Grief Group chat and cuppa, 11.45am-1pm; TLC Talks Carers Group, 1-2.30pm; and DRC Drop-In, 2.30-3.30pm, all at 66 Burgh Road
10th & 19th: Book Launch of ‘Sizzie and Vaila – Hats in the Attic’ in Mid Yell School Library on 10th, 4-6pm and Lerwick Library on 19th, 2-4pm
10th & 17th: Brae Hall – Heart of Living yoga classes, 7-8pm
12th: Live Music with The Dead Pans at Scalloway Boating Club
13th: West Yell District Common Grazings – Meeting to appoint a new committee, in North Ness Hall, Ulsta at 2pm
15th: SANDS – ‘Wave of Light’ for Baby Loss Awareness Week, 7pm
16th: Alzheimer Scotland – Friendly Get Together (new group) at Whiteness & Weisdale Hall, 2-4pm
16th: Moving On Employment Project – AGM in Market House, Lerwick at 5.30pm
17th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon
17th: Shetland Kidney Patients Association – Emergency Meeting in Market House at 2pm, to determine the future of the association
18th & 25th: Alzheimer Scotland – Shanty Sing Along with soup etc at Staney Hill Hall, 1.30-3.30pm
18th: Shetland Befriending Tea & Cake at Islesburgh Community Centre, 2.30-4pm (Dementia Inclusive Event)
18th: Live Music with Brian Kellock & Steve Kettley + Jim Quinn + Rowen Thomson at Lerwick Town Hall
18th: Live Music with Kerem Tekcan & Friends at the Marlex
19th & 26th: South Mainland Dance Club meet in Carnegie Hall, Sandwick, 7.15pm
19th: Aith Hall Rankin Lounge – Traditional Music Session from 8pm
19th: Live Music with Brian Morrison & Colin Sutherland at the Marlex
22nd: Carnegie Hall, Sandwick – Rest Wellbeing Therapies session
24th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Nordalea Care Home, Unst, 2-3.30pm
25th to 27th: North Roe & Lochend Hall – Online Fundraising Auction
25th: Live Music with Arthur Nicholson & Sarah McFadyen at the Marlex
25th: Live Music with Norman Willmore & Renzo Spiteri at Sandwick Carnegie Hall
26th: North Roe & Lochend Hall – Bonfire & Halloween Party
26th: Live Music with David Sandison & the Tennessee Wannabes at Tingwall Hall
26th: Live Music with Arthur Nicholson & Sarah McFadyen at the Lounge
27th: Live Music by Shetland Young Musicians at Mareel Café Bar (afternoon)
27th: Live Music by Martin Taylor & Alison Burns at Mareel
28th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon
30th: Alzheimer Scotland – DRC Drop-In at 66 Burgh Road, 2-3pm
NOVEMBER 2024
1st to 3rd: Shetland Arts & Crafts Association – Christmas Craft Fair at Clickimin Centre, open 6.30-9pm on 1st; 10am-6pm on 2nd; 11am-5pm on 3rd
1st: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Shetland Library, Lerwick, 11am-12.30pm
2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th: South Mainland Dance Club meet in Carnegie Hall, Sandwick, 7.15pm
2nd: Aith Hall – Takeaways & Quiz Night
4th & 18th: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm
9th: Bigton Hall – Picnic Press Supper Dance
9th: Voe Hall – Takeaway & Quiz Night + Fireworks
9th: Brae Hall – Bonfire Night + Live Music by 8 Ball Jacuzzi
9th: Aith Hall Rankin Lounge – Traditional Music Session from 8pm
11th: Voe Hall – AGM
13th: Brae Hall – Xmas Shopping Night, 6.30pm
14th, 15th & 16th: Islesburgh Drama Group presents ‘Kindertransport’, by Diane Samuels, in the Garrison Theatre, 7 for 7.30pm, tickets Shetland Box Office
16th: North Roe & Lochend Hall – Dance with the Alan Nicolson Dance Band
17th: Aith Hall – Sunday Teas & Stalls
18th: Cruise Ship Le Commandant Charcor in Lerwick Harbour
21st: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon
22nd & 23rd: Country Night featuring local musicians performing ‘Songs of the Highwaymen’ at Mareel, tickets Shetland Box Office
25th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon
29th: Carnegie Hall, Sandwick – Brenna Players murder mystery
30th: Bigton Hall – Brenna Players murder mystery
30th: Voe Hall – 2 Guys Pizza Night
30th: Aith Hall – Live Music with Rack n Ruin
DECEMBER 2024
2nd & 16th: Shetland Mandolin Band meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7.30pm
7th & 14th: South Mainland Dance Club meet in Carnegie Hall, Sandwick, 7.15pm
13th: Carnegie Hall, Sandwick – Peerie Xmas Spree
14th: Aith Hall Rankin Lounge – Traditional Music Session from 8pm
19th: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Islesburgh Community Centre, 10.30am-12noon
21st: North Roe & Lochend Hall – Christmas Party
23rd: RNID – Drop-in Session offering hearing aid maintenance, hearing checks and information on hearing loss etc at Brae Youth Centre Living Well Hub, 10am-12noon
REGULAR EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS
(some events/attractions only operate seasonally; check locally for details)
MUSIC / ARTS / LEISURE / ACTIVITIES / FOOD & DRINK
Mon (fortnightly): Aith Hall – 500 from 7.30pm
Mon (fortnightly term time): North Roe & Lochend Hall – Ability Shetland Youth Club meets 6-7.30pm
Mon (Sep-May): Lerwick Bridge Club meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7pm
Mon: Shetland Community Choir meet in Islesburgh Community Centre at 7pm
Mon & Fri: Living Well Hub – Drop-in Sessions at Brae Youth Centre, 10am-2pm on Mon; 10am-4pm on Fri
Mon: Rebel Fitness Classes in Sandwick Social Club: Senior Circuits 10.30-11.30am
Mon: Rebel Fitness Classes in Gilbertson Park Games Hall: Hiitstep & Intense Focus, 5.45-6.30pm
Mon: ‘Move It or Lose It’ exercise classes for over 60s in Sound Hall, 6-7pm
Tue: Cuppas@Quoys – Community Café in Lerwick Baptist Church, 10am-12noon (Dementia Inclusive Activity)
Tue: Walk Da Rock ‘Health Walks’ in Scalloway at 10am and in Lerwick 2pm
Tue (term time): Brae Community Library open 4-6pm
Tue: Jazzercise class in South Nesting Hall, 6.15pm
Tue: Rebel Fitness Classes in Sandwick Social Club: Rebel Circuits, 5.45-6.45pm
Tue (fortnightly): Traditional Music Sessions at Asta Golf Club from 7pm
Tue: Brae Hall – Carpet Bowls, 7.30pm
Tue: Northmavine Fiddle & Accordion Club meet in Hillswick Hall, 8pm
Wed (weekly, term time): ‘Bounce, Stay & Play’ in Sandveien Neighbourhood Centre, 1.30-3pm, run by New Life Church
Wed (exc. 1st Wed of month): Rebel Fitness Classes in Lerwick Baptist Church: Hiitblast & Intense Focus 5.30-6.15pm and ASN Sensory Sessions, 6.30-7.30pm
Wed (first Wed of month): The Well – worship experience for later life at Lerwick Methodist Church, 2-3pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)
Wed (second Wed of month): Voe Hall – Voe Social Group meets 10am-12noon
Wed: Living Well Hub – Drop-in Sessions at Scalloway Youth & Community Centre, 9am-1pm & at Speldiburn Café, Bressay, 2-4pm
Wed: Jazzercise in Lerwick Masonic Hall, 6pm
Wed: Shetland Fiddlers Society meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7-9pm
Wed: Traditional Music Sessions in the Lounge Bar, Lerwick from 8pm
Thu: Walls Hall – Toddlers, 9.30-11.30am
Thu: Walk Da Rock ‘Health Walks’ in Westsandwick, Yell at 12noon and South Mainland at 2pm
Thu: Reminiscence Sessions with Cuppa & Chat at Hoswick Visitor Centre, 2.30-4pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)(check details with centre on 01950 431406)
Thu: Rebel Fitness Classes in Sandwick Social Club: Soulsa® + Tone 5.45-6.55pm
Thu: Jazzercise in Walls Hall, 6.30pm
Thu: Traditional Music Session in the Marlex
Fri: Rebel Fitness Classes in Lerwick Baptist Church: Rebel Babies 10-10.45am & Senior Aerobics 11am-12noon
Fri: Friday Friends social event with activities, knitting, soup etc, at Hymhus, Bigton, 12-2pm (Dementia Inclusive Activity)
Fri: Shetland Library – ‘Shetland Memories’ event in the Library Activities Room, 3-4pm
Fri: Rebel Fitness Classes in Gilbertson Park Games Hall: Totally Shredded 5.30-6.15pm
Sat: Rebel Fitness Classes in Gilbertson Park Games Hall: Weekend Workout 9.30-10.30am
Sat: Jazzercise in Quarff Hall at 10am
Sat: South Mainland Dance Club meet in Carnegie Hall, Sandwick, 7.15pm-9.15pm
various: Paths for All Health Walks (Dementia Inclusive Activity) contact 01595 807494
Living Lerwick events (www.livinglerwick.co.uk)
Shetland Gallery at Sellafirth, Yell (www.shetlandgallery.com)
Vaila Fine Art Gallery (www.vailafineart.co.uk)
Bonhoga Gallery at Weisdale Mill (www.shetlandarts.org.uk)
Films and events at Mareel (www.tickets.shetlandarts.org/Sales)
Shetland Craft Trail (www.shetlandartsandcrafts.co.uk/crafttrail.html)
Shetland Reel Distillery, Unst (www.shetlandreel.com)
Speldiburn Café / Good as New Shop /Art Gallery (www.bressay.org)
Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick (www.facebook.com/HoswickVisitorCentre)
Sumburgh Head Visitor Centre (www.shetlandamenity.org/visit-sumburgh-head)
MUSEUMS / HERITAGE CENTRES / EXHIBITIONS
Living Lerwick events (www.livinglerwick.co.uk)
Burra History Group, Easthouse Croft, Papil (www.facebook.com/Burra-History-Group-238479633663189)
Shetland Museum & Archives (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
Shetland Textile Working Museum at Bod of Gremista (www.shetlandtextilemuseum.com)
The Cabin Museum, Vidlin (www.facebook.com/TheCabinMuseum)
Whalsay Heritage Centre (www.whalsayheritage.co.uk)
Bressay Heritage Centre open (www.bressay-history-group.org)
Cunningsburgh History Group (www.facebook.com/cunningsburghhistorygroup)
Quendale Water Mill (www.quendalemill.co.uk)
Tangwick Haa Museum, Northmavine (www.tangwickhaa.org.uk)
Unst Heritage Centre (www.unstheritage.com)
Unst Boat Haven (www.unstheritage.com)
Scalloway Museum (www.scallowaymuseum.org)
Old Haa, Burravoe, Yell (www.oldhaa.com)
Crofthouse Museum, Dunrossness (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
Fetlar Interpretive Centre (www.fetlar.com)
Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick (www.facebook.com/HoswickVisitorCentre)
Up-Helly-A’ Exhibition, Galley Shed, St Sunniva Street
Cullivoe Up-Helly-A’ Exhibition, Cullivoe Galley Shed, Yell (www.facebook.com/cullivoeuphellyaa)
TRIPS / TOURS / WILDLIFE
Sailing Trips on Dim Riv longship from Victoria Pier (www.dimriv.com)
Shetland Seabird Tours – Noss Boat Trips (www.shetlandseabirdtours.com)
Simmer Dim Charters Boat Trips from Aith (www.simmerdimcharters.com)
Sailing Trips on the Swan (www.swantrust.com)
Seabirds-and-Seals Noss Boat Trips (www.seabirds-and-seals.com)
Mousa Boat Trips (www.mousa.co.uk)
Westside Sea Adventures (see facebook page)
Island Vista Tours (www.islandvista.co.uk)
Island Trails Guided Tours (www.island-trails.co.uk)
Nicolson’s Tours (www.nicolsonsgroup.com)
Go Shetland Tours (www.goshetlandtours.co.uk)
Grantfield Garage Private Tours (www.grantfieldgarage.co.uk)
J & DS Halcrow Shetland Explorer Tours (www.shetlandexplorer.co.uk)
Robertsons Tours (www.rrobertsonandson.com)
Discover Shetland Tours (www.discovershetland.net)
Shetland Nature Tours (www.shetlandnature.net)
Shetland Rural Experience Tours (www.shetlandruralexperience.co.uk)
Sumburgh Head Visitor Centre (www.shetlandamenity.org/visit-sumburgh-head)
Every care is taken in the compilation of this list. If you are aware of any errors or need details amended or added, please contact our office or send an email to info@shetlandtimes.co.uk
