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News / Sita will look after the environment

SHETLAND Amenity Trust’s marketing officer Sita Hughson has been appointed the organisation’s new environmental improvement officer.

Ms Hughson replaces long serving project officer Mick Clifton who left the trust in March to work as a community development worker with Shetland Islands Council.

The amenity Trust said yesterday that Ms Hughson was the perfect candidate to continue their environmental work.

She has a masters in business administration and a background in science.

“I am really looking forward to getting back into a management and technical role as well as developing this important area of the trust’s work.

I care about Shetland and its environment and welcome the opportunity to help safeguard its future,” she said.

She will take up her new post in late May and is therefore not involved in the running of this year’s annual community clean up, Da Voar Redd Up, which gets under way next weekend.

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Shetland Amenity Trust said preparation work for the 23rd redd up was well under way with more than 3,000 volunteers having already pledged their support for the event.

Four environmental improvement teams will be deployed during the weekend to collect and dispose of the huge amount of bruck gathered by volunteers from across the isles.

A spokeswoman for the trust said that it still was not too late to take part in the community initiative.

Groups and individuals not already registered should do so by either calling the trust on 01595 69 4688 or e-mailing info@shetlandamenity.org as soon as possible.

For those groups already registered, packs containing gloves, bags, safety vests, etc. are awaiting collection from Shetland Amenity Trust’s offices, at Garthspool.

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