News / Charity walks raise thousands
THOUSANDS of pounds was raised for charity in Shetland at the weekend thanks to a trio of sponsored walks.
Over £5,000 is expected to have been raised for British Heart Foundation and Macmillan Nurse Shetland from the biennial Miles For Polly walk, which covered 20 miles from Laxo to Lerwick on Sunday.
Organiser Janet Hamilton-Dunnet said twenty people took part on the day, including members of the Lerwick ladies darts team.
She added that the walk is named in honour of a member of the club who passed away.
“I decided two years ago to do something for charity and a lot of the Lerwick ladies darts club walked with me from Sumburgh to Lerwick,” Janet said.
“I wanted to put a name to the walk so called it Miles For Polly as one of our players was Polly Thomson from Lerwick had just passed away, so what better than put her name into the walk.”
Over £2,500 meanwhile was raised for Crohn’s & Colitis UK at the weekend by staff from the NorthLink Ferries boat Hjaltland and the Trondra women’s squad after they walked from Scalloway to Lerwick.
On Saturday Sarah Hunter raised over £200 for British Red Cross by walking the opposite direction from Scalloway to the town.
Become a supporter of Shetland News
Shetland News is asking its many readers to consider start paying for their dose of the latest local news delivered straight to their PC, tablet or mobile phone.
Journalism comes at a price and because that price is not being paid in today’s rapidly changing media world, most publishers - national and local - struggle financially despite very healthy audience figures.
Most online publishers have started charging for access to their websites, others have chosen a different route. Shetland News currently has over 600 supporters who are all making small voluntary financial contributions. All funds go towards covering our cost and improving the service further.
Your contribution will ensure Shetland News can: -
- Bring you the headlines as they happen;
- Stay editorially independent;
- Give a voice to the community;
- Grow site traffic further;
- Research and publish more in-depth news, including more Shetland Lives features.
If you appreciate what we do and feel strongly about impartial local journalism, then please become a supporter of Shetland News by either making a single payment or monthly subscription.
Support us from as little as £3 per month – it only takes a minute to sign up. Thank you.
Already a supporter? Sign in to hide this message.
