Lerwick Legion will stay open, says committee member

The Lerwick Legion has scotched rumours it is facing imminent closure ahead of a crunch meeting next week, with one member insisting the social club will remain open “come hell or high water”.

A new committee will be elected at the annual general meeting on Thursday in a bid to help turn round the watering hole’s flagging fortunes.

However committee member Bob Boston insisted the legion still had a future, despite facing a fall in trade.

“It’s the same as any other licensed premises. There are not enough customers to go round. We are finding it difficult to keep our head above water, but a new committee will be elected at our AGM next Thursday,” he said.

“We are quite confident we can turn it around. Come hell or high water, this place is staying open. We have some events coming on and various other things that can make us some more money.”

Recent speculation has held that bar staff there have been denied their wages until the legion is able to pull off its next big event. Mr Boston said those rumours were “one hundred per cent false”.

“We’ve never not paid our bar staff. They get paid every week, and nobody’s ever gone without their wages,” he insisted.