Santa makes arrival in Lerwick
Snata greeting folk on the pier. Photo:Dave Donaldson
Santa arrived in Lerwick this afternoon aboard the Lerwick lifeboat.
Lerwick’s Market Cross was lit up by the Christmas tree, which was put in place on Monday.
A Christmas parade was held, bringing festive cheer to the town centre.
The event was the first of a number of celebrations planned over the next couple of weeks.
A Winter Wonderland and a Grotto event are both scheduled to take place before Christmas Day.
Living Lerwick chairman Steve Mathieson said: “It’s certainly beginning to feel more festive now.”
Santa’s arrival in Lerwick comes after a special celebration in Scalloway, where the lights were turned on in the village.
Dorothy Grundon
I don’t expect you get a lot of correspondence from Cornwall, but I’m a keen watcher of Shetland webcams, Lerwick in particular. I was thrilled to bits when I went in on the Market Cross webcam on Saturday evening to see the crowds around the Christmas tree. Just wish I could have heard the band! I spent a lovely holiday in Shetland in the summer, visiting two granddaughters and three greatgrandsons. Shetland has a very special place in my heart and although I’m “getting on a bit ” I hope I’ll still manage a visit at least once more. Thank you so much for the wonderful welcome Shetland always gives.