South Mainland Notebook
Exhibition at airport The latest exhibition in the Bonhoga Gallery touring programme has now been installed at Sumburgh Airport, where it can be seen until
READ FULL STORYExhibition at airport The latest exhibition in the Bonhoga Gallery touring programme has now been installed at Sumburgh Airport, where it can be seen until
READ FULL STORYAll parents and carers with babies and toddlers are welcome to go along to the free Bookstart Rhymetime session at Dunrossness Primary School on Thursday.
READ FULL STORYBoddam SWRI can expect a fascinating evening on Monday, when Tim Noble will be showing two DVDs. Tim now divides his time between his
READ FULL STORYBigton artist Paul Bloomer lives in a croft house which he restored himself and turned into the family home that he shares with his wife
READ FULL STORYFolk who have enjoyed watching the series of Simon King’s Shetland Diaries on BBC2 might be interested to hear about the experiences of Helen Moncrieff,
READ FULL STORYSurvey results Several months ago Shetland Amenity Trust’s carbon reduction officer and the Energy Saving Scotland advice centre undertook a home energy saving initiative in
READ FULL STORY“We raised the £4 million required for the new building in just a year, which was phenomenal given the financial state of the world,” says
READ FULL STORYSouth Mainland team on TV quiz Back in March of last year the production company that makes the TV quiz show Eggheads put up posters
READ FULL STORYDancing for a good cause Back in December, Bigton dance teacher Matthew Lawrence’s pupils from Sandwick and Lerwick put on a show to raise money
READ FULL STORYFolk who have noticed the two very pink pigs who recently arrived in Sandwick might be interested to hear about their origins.
READ FULL STORYThe Auld Yule Family Supper Dance at Gulberwick Community Hall tomorrow is open to Gulberwick folk of all ages, and is guaranteed to provide a
READ FULL STORYSandwick family off on big adventure Midnight on New Year’s Eve is a special time wherever you are celebrating it, but one South Mainland family
READ FULL STORYChristmas past “Did Shetland have any special Christmas traditions in the past?” I asked storyteller Elma Johnson, whose spellbinding performances are so greatly enjoyed throughout
READ FULL STORYCulinary matters will be on the menu for Sandwick SWRI on Tuesday when, in a change to the planned schedule, members will be meeting to
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