Sport and Leisure
The Sport and Leisure Service provides and promotes a diverse range of opportunities, services and facilities for sport, physical recreation and play for people of all ages and abilities throughout Shetland.
The main service areas of the Service are as follows:
Active Schools - a team of five co-ordinators deliver projects linked to schools to encourage healthy lifestyles and physical activity for young people.
Leisure Facilities - the maintenance and management of outdoor and indoor leisure facilities, including play areas, pitches and games halls. For Games Hall Booking forms, click here.
Grant Aid - the Grants Unit provide financial support to a wide range of community groups
Outdoor Education - a programme of adventure activities for adults and children in the great Shetland outdoors.
Islesburgh Community Centre - one of Lerwick's most popular buildings for community events and meetings
Islesburgh Hostel - offering quality accommodation in central Lerwick for the budget traveller.
Sports Development - organising a programme of ongoing coach education course and development planning to lcal clubs.
Latest News
The Latest News page includes information on forthcoming sports events, coaching courses and other relevant sports news.
Summer Holiday Activities Programme
Active Schools, Sports Development and Outdoor Education together with Shetland Museum and Archives, SNH and Leisure Centres provide an exciting summer holiday activities programme for all school children living in or visiting Shetland. There is a vast array of sporting and creative activities happening the length and breadth of the isles with something for everyone and many of the activities are free. To see what's on click here
NatWest Island Games XI - Shetland 2005
Shetland successfully hosted the 2005 NatWest Island Games that saw around 2000 competitors from 24 islands around the world take part this week-long event from 9-15 July 2005. It was a spectacular and colouful week with thousands of local people turning out to see some top-class sports action at venues across Shetland. With the Western Isles taking part in their first Island Games, sportsmen and women from the three Scottish Islands - the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland - all met together in competition for the first time.
Around 1500 local volunteers of all ages were involved with the Games, helping in a variety of different roles. Over 200 senior technical officials (umpires, referees etc) from Scotland, England and other islands oversaw the sports events.
As the smallest island ever to host the event, the Games presented a huge challenge to the people of Shetland. The event was however hailed a success by the overwhelming majority of locals and visitors. Convenor of Shetland Islands Council, Sandy Cluness, commented " The people of Shetland have given a warm welcome to all our Games visitors... It is a great demonstration of the strength of our community spirit that we have the capacity to host this major international event here."
Images, news, and archived video footage (courtesy of Scottish Media Group) from the 2005 NatWest Island Games are available on the Council's webpages here
The results service of the Games, including full match results and medal tables, is available here
The website of the International Island Games Association is www.islandgames.net
Sport & Leisure Staff
Neil Watt - Service Manager
Michael Duncan - Grants
Co-ordinator
Elsa Manson - Grants Officer
Bob Kerr - Sports Development Officer
Magnus Malcolmson - Leisure Facilities Officer
Pete Richardson - Outdoor Education and Activities Officer
Lesley Spence - Active Futures Co-ordinator (p/t)
Philip Ashley-Smith - Active Schools Manager
Mandy Henderson - Active
Schools Co-ordinator - Lerwick & Bressay
James Johnston - Active
Schools Co-ordinator - Central Mainland & Whalsay
Jake Williams - Active
Schools Co-ordinator - West & South
Linda Thomson - Active Schools
Co-ordinator - North Mainland & North Isles
Louise Jamieson - Active
Schools Co-ordinator - Secondary and Assistant in Lerwick
In addition there are a number of Park and Gardens staff employed full-time by the Service to maintain and manage outdoor leisure facilities; as well as seasonal and part-time staff who work as instructors, coaches and games hall attendants.
Contact details
Sport and Leisure Service
Shetland Islands Council
Hayfield House
Hayfield Lane
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0QD
(01595) 744006
community.development@shetland.gov.uk
Office hours are: 9am
– 5pm, Monday – Thursday
9am – 4.30pm, Friday