18 March, 2008

A FEAST of fish raised more than £1,000 for the Lerwick Fishermen’s Mission at the weekend.

The first major fund raising event of the year, the Fish Fiesta at Da Haaf restaurant, in Scalloway, is an important fixture in the Mission’s calendar.

After the meal a raffle saw Magnus Shearer win a CD player, and museum curator Ian Tait give a talk on displaying fishing history at Hay’s Dock.

The event was a poignant one for both the local mission and the fisheries college as both mission superintendent Peter Dade and college director Peter Dryburgh are leaving the islands for pastures new in Scrabster and the Borders respectively.