Also in the news / Women’s survey, Make More Noise and more…
AS PART of this year’s 16 Days of Activism, Shetland Women’s Aid is launching its annual Women’s Survey.
The survey aims to better understand the key issues, challenges, and strengths experienced by women in Shetland.
The findings will be shared with the Shetland Violence Against Women, Children and Young People Partnership (SVAWCYP) to help improve specialist services and inform its collective work to reduce gender-based violence locally.
Relevant insights will also be shared with partner organisations to support wider equality and prevention efforts across Shetland.
Prevention education and community engagement practitioner Ashlea Tulloch said: “This survey is an important opportunity for women in our community to have their voices heard by local decision-makers, and to highlight what meaningful change could look like.”
The survey is open to all women living in Shetland, and it is anonymous – although women may choose to leave contact details if they would like to take part in further conversations.
The submission deadline is midnight on Wednesday 10 December.
SHETLAND Arts has announced the lineup for this year’s Make More Noise event on Friday 12 December in Mareel, which it says will be a “dazzling cabaret evening filled with music, bingo, comedy and electrifying performances”.
Acts on the line-up include burlesque performer Missy Malone and local drag act Victoria Pier as well as musical acts Girsie and Da Loose Ends, Elastic Rain and DJ Kristen Vectronix.
Shetland Arts’ creative project manager Kathryn Gordon said it should be a “great night out that’s fun for everyone”.
Tickets are available online or in person at Mareel.
THE LAUNCH of the updated second version of Jonathan Wills’ book Seabirds and Seals has now been rescheduled following a weather-related postponement.
The new date is Wednesday 3 December, with the event at the Shetland Museum kicking off at 7pm.
SHETLAND MSP Beatrice Wishart has celebrated Book Week Scotland 2025 by donating a copy of the Scottish Refugee Council’s (SRC) ‘New Scots’ book to Shetland library.
Wishart said she met with representatives of the SRC during a visit to a pop-up stall in the Scottish Parliament last week.
Marking SRC’s 40th anniversary the organisation has created a book of portraits celebrating people who have rebuilt their lives in Scotland.
MORE Christmas trees have gone up in Shetland – with ones now standing stall outside Lerwick Town Hall and the Scalloway Youth Centre.
It comes after a Christmas tree was erected at the Market Cross in Lerwick.
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