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The Shetland Family History Society has a new base in the Shetland Amenity Trust headquarters. The society, which promotes the study of family history and genealogy, has moved location from Hillhead to Garthspool in Lerwick. It is expected to stay there for two years with the long-term aim... Read more...
Shetland Amenity Trust has published its annual review, looking back over the 2018/19 financial year. (more…) Read more...
Shetland Amenity Trust has launched a new strategy, "Caring for Shetland's Heritage", which endorses a new direction for the organisation's future activity. The plan outlines what trustees want to achieve for the isles and for the trust over the next five years. The work of the trust ranges fr... Read more...
The final totals have now been tallied for this year's Da Voar Redd Up, the annual spring clean of Shetland beaches, and the results are surprising with the amounts falling. Now in its 32nd year, the annual beach and roadside verge clean-up takes place every spring, organised by Shetland Amenity ... Read more...
Shetland Amenity Trust's visitor attractions at Sumburgh Head, Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age Village and the Crofthouse Museum are all now closed for the winter season. The Shetland Museum and Archives remains open with reduced hours. As of this week the museum will open from 10am to 4pm from T... Read more...
To coincide with the global climate strike on Friday, Shetland Amenity Trust is inviting people to go along and take some practical action on climate change. The trust has organised a peatbog restoration day where participants can learn about the valuable role peatlands play in tackling climate c... Read more...
Time is running out for people to submit entries for Shetland Amenity Trust's "Seasons of the Shetland Crofter" competition. (more…) Read more...
A cloned native hazel tree has produced its first nut under the tender care of horticulturalists at Shetland Amenity Trust. (more…) Read more...
The four main sponsors for this year's Shetland Boat Week in August have been announced by Shetland Amenity Trust. They are Ocean Kinetics, Serco NorthLink Ferries, Lerwick Port Authority, and coming "aboard" this year, seafood marketing campaign So Much to Sea. Each of the sponsors had na... Read more...
The guest patron for this year's Shetland Wool Week has been named as "man of wool" Oliver Henry. (more…) Read more...