Shetland Charitable Trust has passed a resolution giving effect to the reorganisation scheme approved by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) on 5th April.

Chairman of Shetland Charitable Trust Bobby Hunter said: "I'm pleased that OSCR has approved the new governance arrangements that were voted for by a decisive majority of Trustees on 12th May last year.

Shetland Charitable Trust and Shetland Arts will continue their support for the Garrison Theatre until at least 2020 when the current arrangements will be reviewed.

Shetland Charitable Trust is recruiting new Trustees to serve on its board.

Shetland Charitable Trust chairman Bobby Hunter last night paid tribute to the “enormous contribution” made to the organisation by councillor-trustees.

Shetland Charitable Trust has applied to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) for approval of a reorganisation scheme.

Buoyancy in the financial markets helped the value of Shetland Charitable Trust’s investments grow by £19 million in the six months up to the end of September this year.

Trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust today approved funding worth more than £8 million for the care for the elderly, arts, heritage, sport and a range of voluntary and other groups in the Isles.

A major survey has been launched to gather the public’s views on the future of the Garrison Theatre.

Shetland Charitable Trust succeeded in reducing spending to planned levels in 2015-16.