Strategic Objectives:

• Co-ordination and facilitation of the structured provision of interpretive materials and facilities

Leaflets
Shetland Amenity Trust has been successful in securing substantial funding over the next three years to revise and expand the immensely popular suite of interpretive leaflets which are much admired by groups outwith Shetland.

New additional to the collection will include Place Names, Geology, History and Folklore. Plans are also in-hand to revisit outdoor leisure leaflets with a view to incorporating the walking and cycling leaflets into the series.

As part of the revision process we are utilising the expertise of our Place Names Project Officer to ensure that a consistent approach to place names is adopted throughout the series.

ISLA
Shetland Amenity Trust, working in co-operation with its colleagues in the SIC Infrastructure Services Department, has secured substantial European Funding of around £250,000 to implement the Shetland Interpretive Plan. The project will add value to the New Shetland Museum and Archives project by developing site interpretation and visitor management throughout Shetland and will deliver around 50 interpretive panels and access projects. This will be assisted by the Shetland Ranger Service.

This Intereg IIIB project is a transnational project with participants from a number of EU states including Holland, Argyll & Bute, Brittany and Bere Island.

In addition to the local projects the participants will undertake a transnational study looking at government, tourism and landscape issues across the regions.

Community History
Shetland Amenity Trust continues to support individual local museums, history groups and the Shetland Heritage Association. The Trust provides core running costs through Community History Running Cost grants to 19 separate organisations.

A number of new groups have been set up but due to pressure on core budgets we are unable, at this juncture, to expand on the number of groups supported. The network of local museums and visitor centres is a tremendously valuable resource which plays a key role in the heritage tourism network within Shetland.

Access
The Trust continues to play an active role in developing and improving access to heritage sites in partnership with other key organisations in Shetland.