News / Thousands enjoy midsummer carnival
THOUSANDS of midsummer carnival revellers enjoyed themselves on a balmy night as a procession of 27 entries made its way from Lower Hillhead to Victoria Pier, on Saturday.
Now in its 5th year, the carnival has become a regular event in Shetland’s busy calendar of summer festivals.
Every year, the extravaganza raises more than £4,000 for the Callum Younger Reach Fund, a charity founded by father Malcolm Younger in memory of his late son who died from a heart condition in April 2005, aged 10.
The reach fund has been set up to offer financial support to help young people reach their potential.
Mr Younger said he wanted to thank all participants and everybody who came out to support the carnival and make it the success it is. “It made me proud and emotional at the same time,” he said.
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