Bressay without fire crew because of. - The Shetland Times.
Geography and geology. Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of the Isle of Noss, and north of Mousa.At 11 square miles (28 km 2), it is the fifth largest island in Shetland.The population is around 360 people, concentrated in the middle of the west coast, around Glebe and Fullaburn. The island is made up of Old Red Sandstone with some basaltic intrusions.
Caught the ferry from Lerwick across to Bressay. Visited the Heritage Centre and then walked to Speldiburn Cafe about one mile away. There was a good range of food and I settled for the St Clement's cake and a cup of tea.
Leave the route at Lerwick and take the car ferry to Bressay. Follow the signs to Noss (3.5 miles to Noss Sound). On Foot: There are no national long distance routes in the area. It is possible to walk on quiet surfaced roads from the Bressay ferry terminal to Noss Sound. (4 miles including 0.5 miles on unsurfaced track to the ferry).
Bressay parkrun was very glad to be back to normal after last week's cancellation and as the ferry crossed Bressay Sound at 9am, the big black rain cloud seemed to shift with it and the sun came out for our 34 participants. Some parkrunners were treated to seeing an otter as they walked to the Start line.
Bressay residents are said to be worried over the future of the isle’s ferry service and the dropping in priority of the tunnel project on the SIC’s capital programme. The issue was raised this week by councillor Caroline Miller, after first declaring an interest as a Bressay landowner herself.
Bressay STAG 2 Report ZetTrans 73 Bressay STAG Team 9 SAFETY 9.1 INTRODUCTION This section presents a safety appraisal of the potential impacts of the fixed link options55 and the reconfigured ferry option is presented against the Do Minimum (see Section 7.6). The Government safety objective for transport covers two STAG sub-objectives.
Kate Wills has lived on the island of Bressay nearly all her life, and recently became the Event Director of Bressay parkrun. The 29-year-old married mother of two, who works as a Social Worker and Retained Fire Fighter, tells us what it was like to set up one of the most remote parkruns in the world on an island that has no official parks.