Also in the news / Voar Redd Up, 20mph timeline and more…
REGISTRATION is now open for this year’s Voar Redd Up.
Now in its 38th year, this event is Shetland’s most successful community-driven effort to clean beaches, coastlines and roadsides of litter and debris.
Managed by Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT), Da Voar Redd Up will take place between Saturday 19 – Friday 25 April.
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up now.
SAT natural heritage manager Mhari McLeman said: “Last year over 3,000 volunteers took part, reflecting the deep pride people have in their islands and their commitment to protecting the landscape around them.
“Some 200 groups participated, including sports teams, youth clubs, church groups, businesses, knitting circles, tour operators, and toddler groups.
“Families, neighbours, schools, and community organisations also got involved, demonstrating how Da Voar Redd Up brings people together for a shared purpose to care for their surroundings.”
While many volunteers take part as families, schools or community groups, individuals who would like to participate but are unsure how to get involved can contact SAT.
Bags will be provided and during registration there is the option to specify a roadside collection point for bags after the Redd Up.
To register online go to the SAT website, email info@shetlandamenity.org or leave a message on 01595 694688.
SHETLAND Islands Council has offered more details about when new 20mph zones in Lerwick will come into force.
A spokesperson said although traffic regulation orders are expected to be in place from Saturday (8 March), the speed limits will be enforceable once signs and road markings are in place.
They added: “There are already a number of existing 20mph limits and zones in effect and while some of these locations will see new signs put up, these are, and will remain, enforceable throughout.
“We’d ask for the public’s patience while we carry out this road safety work, which will take some weeks to complete.”
A NEW publication by acclaimed Scottish documentary photographer Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert has been released which looks back the arrival of the Klondyker ships in the 1990s.
This new publication, Klondykers, Shetland 1994, showcases 27 black and white photographs taken while on editorial photographic assignments for British newspapers at the time of the Klondike, when East European fish factory ships would anchor off of Shetland, waiting to buy cargos of mackerel and herring.
The zine, compete with an introduction by Shetland journalist Tom Morton, is available from Sutton-Hibbert’s website.
SCOTTISH singer-songwriter King Creosote is heading back to Shetland next month for a gig at Mareel.
He will play in the venue’s auditorium on Saturday 12 April, with tickets available now.
Shetland Arts said “combining modern electronic equipment with traditional, his music remains uniquely Scottish, but with completely universal sentiments”.
A WORLD Day of Prayer Service is taking place in Lerwick on Friday.
The service will be held at the St Margaret’s Church from 7pm.
The World Day of Prayer is an international movement, with Christians of many traditions and all ages celebrate a common day of prayer on the first Friday in March every year.
THE FAMILIES of 860 children in Shetland were receiving financial support from Scottish Child Payment as of 31 December 2024.
New figures show that more than £2.5 million has now been paid to parents and carers in the local authority area since the payment was introduced in February 2021.
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