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"Forvik Island" is the name which has been given to Forewick Holm by Stuart Hill. Around mid June 2008 Hill claimed to have "recently" become the owner of the small (approx total area 1 hectare/approx 2.5 acres) and previously rather insignificant, relatively unknown islet. He elaborated on this around mid July, by stating that the islet had been donated to him by someone who wished to support his campaign on Shetland's legal and constitutional position. It is situated at 60° 19' 7.47" N, 1° 39' 49.29" W, in the Sound of Papa a short distance off the south-east coast of Papa Stour, which itself is a small island off the coast of the west Mainland of Shetland. Satellite imagery showing the islet's location relative to the U.K, Western Europe and Scandinavia can be viewed here. The name is first known to have been used on June 18th 2008 when Mr Hill's intention to declare "Forvik Island", or "Forvik" for short, a dependent territory was made public. The Declaration of Dependency was subsequently made on June 21st 2008.

To read more about Forvik Island, Click Here.

An annual charity fund raising event held in North Roe since 1999. The name is derived from an event whereby a group try to cook the largest single bannock (an unleavened bread).

This event, since its inception, has raised a huge amount of money for Shetland charities over the years, and continues to be a favorite day out in the Northmavine area.
This years Big Bannock is on the 16th August.

For more information on Da Big Bannock, Click here.

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Explore Shetland step by step
Make your choice from all our Shetland Settlements.
Or, visit our modern and ancient "capitals" Lerwick and Scalloway.
No visit to Shetland is complete without taking a ferry to visit one of the Outer Isles.

When rambling through Shetland
Look out for the historical attractions and local museums, or discover our naturally beautiful landscapes and our Voes, Firths, and Bays.

To get a taste of what you will see
Have a browse through our "picture galleries".

Looking for some indoor leisure activities?
Then join in and do some sports in one of our fine Leisure Centres: Go for a swim, try your skills in indoor bowling – or just watch the competing folks.
Or for something more leisurely take a look around our pubs and bars

Further advice for visitors to Shetland
Can be found by visiting our Tourism Pages

Lone sheep Picture by: Jonny McIntosh

Shetland's best values: The people!
Here you can meet some of those who represent our community as well as some of the incoming folks and other native Shetlanders of the past.

Present Day Shetland
is a vibrant community based both in,

• a great variety of businesses representing traditional but still important industries like fishery to the spearheads active in the renewable energies sector and
• the active life in our communities, our schools and the modern colleges which play a major role in our social and cultural life.

Shetland Heritage
is represented by far more than our famous archaeological monuments such as Jarlshof and the Broch of Mousa.
Most importantly, it is a living heritage, living in our arts, crafts, music and festivals, as well as the continuation of traditional Shetland industries such as fishing, crofting, and knitwear.

John J. Graham, OBE, (born 1921, died February 17th 2008), Shetland author, editor and teacher and compiler of the popular 'Shetland Dictionary', is one of the key figures in Shetland culture in the latter half of the 20th C.. Graham was born in Lerwick in 1921, but spent the first five years of his life in Stromfirth, Weisdale, after which the family moved to Tingwall, where he went to Gott Public School. He then attended the Lerwick Central School. John served with honour in the RAF during World War II, then entered Edinburgh University where he was active in student literary circles along with his brother Lollie Laurence I. Graham. John graduated M.A.in 1950. He became an English teacher at the Anderson Educational Institute from 1950 until 1966, was made headmaster of the Lerwick Central Secondary School in 1966, and then headmaster of the Anderson High School in 1970, where he remained until he retired in 1982. He subsequently served as member for Sound on the Shetland Islands Council.
For more information, click here.

Alan Hart's contribution to the Shetland Bus memorial, in Scalloway.

Alan Hart is a sculptor, based at Sullom in Northmavine. He created the sculpture of the "Andholmen" which crowns the Shetland Bus memorial in Scalloway.
He also created the chalice that replaced the water fountain on the Diana Fountain.