Community events and celebrations

Recent community activity

The Lord Lieutenant attends a number of community events in Shetland throughout the year, including the Remembrance Sunday Parade and other commemorations, as well as medal ceremonies, citizenship ceremonies and the presentation of birthday cards from Their Majesties The King and Queen.  (All images credit: SIC, except where noted)

Remembrance 2024
Marking Remembrance Sunday at the County War Memorial, Lerwick. 
Rnli kings coronation medals 2024
Presenting King's Coronation Medals to RNLI Lerwick lifeboat crew. 
Edith beattie 100th
Presenting Mrs Edith Beattie with a 100th Birthday card from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. 
 
 
Citizenship ceremony august 2024
Attending a UK Citizenship ceremony at Lerwick Town Hall, August 2024. 
Battle of britain 2024
Vice Lieutenant Iain Tulloch laid a wreath to mark The Battle of Britain, September 2024. 
Dl commission calum grains
Welcoming Captain Calum Grains as a Deputy Lieutenant, September 2024. 
Joan Adamson 100th birthday
Vice Lieutenant Iain Tulloch presented Mrs Joan Adamson with a 100th Birthday card from King Charles III and Queen Camilla, December 2025. 
Holocaust memorial day - Jan 2026
Lighting a candle for Holocaust Memorial Day, January 2026. 
Kavs open door drama 27 feb 2026
Theatre group Open Door Drama is the first group in Shetland to receive The King's Award for Voluntary Service, February 2026. Credit: SIC/Ben Mullay.