A COMMUNITY group has been successful in its bid to buy the Fetlar kirk.
It is the first time a church set for closure has been taken over by a community group.
The Church of Scotland said the final details are still being worked out with the solicitors, âso it is not âsigned, sealed, and deliveredâ yetâ.
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âBut all going well they should take possession soon,â it added on Facebook. âWe are really pleased that their hard work has paid off, and wish the whole Fetlar community every joy in their continued use of the church building.â
There are now a number of groups set up to keep kirks within the community following Church of Scotlandâs decision in 2019 to close 20 of its buildings in Shetland.
IT sees thousands of folk come together in communities across Shetland, rubber gloves on and bags in hand, to clean the islesâ beaches and roadsides.
With coronavirus restrictions still affecting daily life, is little wonder then that uncertainty remains over whether Da Voar Redd Up will take place this year.
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The annual springtime clean-up event was cancelled last year due to the pandemic, and question marks remain over whether it will go ahead in 2021.
Interim chief executive of organiser Shetland Amenity Trust Sandy Middleton said the status of the redd up this year is something she has been âgrappling withâ.
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THE OPERATOR of the Shetland Museum and Archives hopes to reopen the building âas soon as it is appropriate to do soâ.
As it stands the building will remain closed to the public until mid-February, in line with schools and leisure centres.
Interim chief executive of museum operator Shetland Amenity Trust Sandy Middleton said the organisation was also keen to align with the NHS Shetland message of âstay at homeâ.
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âOfficially under tier three museums can reopen and we do have a lot of measures in place to enable that, we just didnât feel it was appropriate at this time,â Middleton said.