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Help us choose the winner of our Shetland 100 summer photo competition!🌊 We launched the Shetland 100 earlier this year to encourage locals and visitors to get out and about and discover the best of what the islands have to offer. We invited you to share photos from your adventures and we’re happy to say we had almost 900 submissions! You shared everything from the joy of eating sassermeat rolls to fun family days out. Now, we need your help choosing our winning photo! We managed to whittle down the entries to our 10 favourites and now it’s over to you to help us pick the one that deserves the top spot. There’s a brilliant prize at stake too - a return trip for four to Shetland with NorthLink Ferries. Comment “vote” and we’ll send the link to vote to your inbox, or, head over to our website via the link in bio to choose a winner. Votes will close on Midnight 3rd September.
Purple heather in Shetland💜⁠ ⁠ Towards the end of the summer, the rolling hills of Shetland turn to vibrant purples and pinks with the blooming of the heather. For just a few weeks a year, this spectacular sight often makes the end of the summer feel a little more colourful!⁠ ⁠ 📸1 - @suemaccallumstewart⁠ 📸2 - @angelagraceirvine⁠ 📹️3 - @promoteshetland⁠ 📸4 - @erikaknits⁠ 📸5 - @fair_isle_knitting⁠ 📸6 - @shetlandruthie
When you love traditional Shetland music, but also love a bit of local rock💯⁠ ⁠ Which side do you prefer?🎶
Coming all the way from the US, presenter and producer Mark Allen tells us about the Shetland music episode of his 'Have Guitar Will Travel' series, which has been shortlisted for the famous Emmy Awards. ⁠ ⁠ To find out more, comment "Music" and we will send you the blog post and the link to the Youtube video!!
When it comes to climate change, we can all play our part.⁠ ⁠ In Shetland, folk are already finding out what that looks like. It might start with fixing something at the Shetland Repair Cafe instead of binning it. Or growing your own veg in a polycrub. On their own, small acts. But when a community pulls together – like the 3,000 people who turn out every year for the Voar Redd Up – those small acts multiply into real, visible change.⁠ ⁠ Want to be part of it? Head along to the Shetland Climate Festival, 5 September, and make a difference. 🌍⁠
Incase you missed it, here's a glimpse of Rising North, the annual music festival in Shetland! ⁠ ⁠ From local legends to globally recognised bands, Ash and Pale Waves, Rising North had it all. ⁠ ⁠ To see the full gallery, check out our link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📸 - May Graham
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