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![Over 3,500 people are taking part in this year's Da Voar Redd Up like these Shetland Gas Plant workers who were out on Saturday afternoon cleaning roadside verges and beaches in Brae (left to right):Ross Mustard, Kev Halcrow, Rachael Ferguson, Mike Plowman and Greig Henry. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/180428_Da_Voar_Redd_Up-240x140.jpg)
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