Welcome

Our mission is to safeguard, enhance, and promote Shetland's heritage, ensuring it is accessible to be enjoyed by all.

Shetland Amenity Trust constantly strives to preserve and enhance everything that is distinctive about Shetland's cultural and natural heritage, promoting access to it whether physical or intellectual.

The Trust was created in 1983 and has since delivered an extensive range of high quality heritage and culture projects, in partnership with a range of local, national and international agencies.

We continue to be pro-active in seeking new opportunities and identifying new funding sources, to further enhance the heritage and culture experience for local Shetland people and visitors to our islands.

We are part of a community which takes great pride and pleasure in our cultural and natural heritage, embracing traditions, dialect and our physical environment in all of our activities.

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• 01Sep

  New Chair Appointed and Annual Review published

  We held our AGM on Tuesday 31st August 2021. Trustees considered the Annual Report and Accounts, elected new Trustees and appointed a new Chair and Vice-Chairs.

• 06Aug

  Gingko tree planted at Lerwick Flower Park

  A ginkgo tree has been planted in Lerwick Flower Park this morning, to mark the 76th Anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing on 6th August 1945.

• 02Aug

  Book launch and signing at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

  The fascinating history of Scotland’s lighthouses is revealed through the stories and voices of keepers in a new book which is to be launched at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on Sunday 8 August