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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...
Hay’s Dock Café Restaurant has closed with the loss of five jobs. On Saturday Shetland Amenity Trust released a statement announcing the closure in the face of "very challenging trading conditions". The restaurant, which Shetland Amenity Trust chief executive Mat Roberts said in August had ... Read more...
Shetland Wool Week 2018 was launched on Sunday night in its new venue, the Anderson High School. (more…) Read more...
The ninth annual celebration of Shetland's knitting heritage kicked off today (Saturday). More than 600 visitors are expected to travel to the isles to attend Shetland Wool Week 2018. A plethora of events including workshops, tours, demonstrations and talks will be on offer during the fest... Read more...
The ninth Shetland Wool Week will kick off this weekend for a nine-day celebration of the isles' textile heritage. (more…) Read more...