Atomic bomb exhibition

AN EXHIBITION of photographs about the atomic bombing of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 goes on display for two days next week At Lerwick Town Hall.

Shetland Islands Council convener Sandy Cluness will open the display at 11am on Thursday 17 November as a member of the international Mayors for Peace organisation.

Some images are distressing and parental guidance is advised for younger children.
The display will be made available to Shetland junior high schools over the following weeks for educational purposes.

Mr Cluness said: “This exhibition is very important and personal to me. As a councillor, and as the convenor of the Shetland Islands Council, I have been a strong and consistent supporter of its opposition to nuclear weapons and its long-held support for both Nuclear Free Local Authorities and Mayors for Peace.

“I hope many people in Shetland will take the time to view this exhibition. We plan for it to go on to a number of schools across Shetland and to organise a number of educational events for our schoolchildren.”

More information is available at:

• http://www.mayorsforpeace.org
• http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/top_e.html
• http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/peace/index_e.html