What's New...
This page contains news updates about the latest exciting projects that Island Trails has been involved with.
22 December 2006: Filsket CD Launch
Filsket Young Enterprise Group were celebrating on Wednesday as they received copies of their Shetland Storytelling CD entitled 'Spinnin Yarns' from the publisher. The CD which features 12 storytellers from across the length and breadth of Shetland, including our very own Elma Johnson, telling a mixture of fictional and factual tales and poems in dialect has already proven to be a very popular seller.
Log onto www.filsket.com where you will delve deeper into further information on the CD and booklet.
01 December 2006: New Tours for January 2007 - Up Helly Aa
This January, Island Trails is pleased to announce a very special event during the days leading up to and following the annual fire festival held in Shetland on 30 January 2007, known as Up Helly Aa.
To make the most of the Up Helly Aa festival during your time in Shetland book as soon as possible - it's sure to be popular!
21 November 2006: Hospitality Assured - The Definitive Standard for Service and Business Excellence
Following recent assessment, Island Trails is proud to announce that Elma Johnson has been accredited to Hospitality Assured
Hospitality Assured is The Standard for Service and Business Excellence in the hospitality industry. The standard has been endorsed by the British Quality Foundation and Quality Scotland Foundation as meeting the criteria in the EFQM Business Excellence Model.
05 November 2006: Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2006
Gather round and be enchanted as Elma Johnson from Shetland captivates a delighted Edinburgh audience with gesticulated tales o' Trows to Giants.
Elma's tales were accompanied by the excellent fiddling of Alison Laurenson, also from Shetland. The event was due to be held in the story telling bothy but was moved from the bothy to the main theatre due to the large quantity of ticket sales.
5 November 2006 2.00pm
´Trows and Other Tales´
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, UK
07 May 2006: Sunday Herald Article
"Rock of edges" article about the island of Foula, from Sunday 7th May in the Sunday Herald Magazine. View our "Hana Daga" tour page for a boat tour to the glorious island.
04 May 2006: New Website Feature
Sign our... 
which allows all of our website visitors to leave a message for us and add pins to a Google map, showing where they are in the world.
01 May 2006: Launch of Brand New Island Trails Website
The brand new Island Trails website is now online. After several weeks of testing using a Beta version, the website design has been refined and the new version formally launched today to mark the beginning of Summer. The new site replaces the old, out-of-date website, but some less-critical content from the old website remains to be migrated and this shall be done as soon as possible. Please contact us with any comments, suggestions or problems you may have viewing this new version of the website. Please bear in mind that there are still one or two pages still under construction and these shall appear in due course.
This event approximately marks the 6th Anniversary of Island Trails' Online Presence. The first ever Island Trails website was launched around the 1st April 2000.
28 April 2006: It's Nice Up North Tour 2006
RBM and Chic Ken Productions present the motion picture...
IT'S NICE UP NORTH (U)
with John Shuttleworth, co-starring ELMA JOHNSON
filmed by Martin Parr
Versatile singer/organist, John Shuttleworth decides to test the popular theory - that the further north you travel, the friendlier people will be - by venturing to Britain's most northerly spot, the Shetland Isles. Foiled by failing light, let down by a flat car battery, and buffeted by the constant wind, John doggedly pursues his quest; asking everyone he meets the all-important question; "Is it nice up North?"
Filmed by internationally renowned photographer, Martin Parr, "Brilliant observer of middle England" Daily Telegraph and co-starring Shetland tour guide, Elma Johnson, as herself, "It's Nice Up North" is a hilarious spoof documentary; a glorious mix of spurious actuality (caught by Parr's ever-roving camera), and complete nonsense from the mouth of John Shuttleworth, "Sheffield's funniest man" Independent
"A bit of a shambles, frankly, and utterly inspired"
Marc Lee, The Daily Telegraph
"Hilarious spoof Travelogue"
The Metro
April |
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| Monday 24th April | NORWICH, ARTS CENTRE Box Office: 01603 660352 |
| Thursday 27th April | BELFAST, The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Box Office 028 90232403 |
| Friday 28th April | KINEMA IN THE WOODS Box Office: 01526 354166 |
| Saturday 29th April | LANCASTER, DUKE'S PLAYHOUSE Box Office: 0845 344 0642 |
May |
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| Monday 1st May | LONDON THE RIO, DALSTON Box Office 0207364 7917 |
| Weds 3rd May | LEEDS, CITY VARIETIES Box Office: 0113 243 0808 |
| Thursday 4th May | SHEFFIELD, SHOWROOM CINEMA Box Office: 0114 275 7727 |
| Friday 5th May | MANCHESTER, Dancehouse Box Office: 0161 237 9753 |
| Monday 8th May | BRISTOL WATERSHED Box Office 0117 927 5100 |
| Friday 12th May | LONDON, UCL BLOOMSBURY Box Office: 020 7388 8822 |
| Saturday 13th May | WINDSOR, ARTS CENTRE Box Office: 01753 859 336 |
| Sunday 14th May | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, OLD TOWN HALL ARTS CENTRE Box Office: 01442 228 091 |
| Thursday 18th May | HULL, HULL SCREEN Box Office (01482) 327600 or 226655 |
| Monday 22nd May | BRIGHTON, KOMEDIA Box Office: 01273 647 100 |
| Wednesday 24th May | NEWCASTLE Tyneside cinema Box Office: 0191 232 8289 |
| Saturday 27th May | NOTTINGHAM,LAKESIDE Box office 0115 846 7777 (on sale soon) |
| Wednesday 31st May | LERWICK, SHETLAND, GARRISON THEATRE Box Office 01595 692114 |
June |
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| Thursday 1st June | UNST, SHETLAND, BALTASOUND HALL Tickets on door |
| Friday 2nd June | YELL, SHETLAND, MIDYELL HALL Tickets on door |
Please visit The Official John Shuttleworth Interweb Drop-in Centre for further information. A video trailer is also available for download from that site's movie page
Shetland Leg of Tour in association with VisitShetland