damadcoo

On Friday night, while most of the world was doing normal,boring Friday night things I was at Clickimin with over 500 other people taking part in an all night Relay for Life in aid of Cancer Research.
We were all in teams and each team had to have a team member on the track at all times from 8pm until 8 am Saturday. Some people walked, some ran, some were in fancy dress, there were firemen in full breathing apparatus and by the end of the night some of us were a bit staggery, tired and very stiff but everyone felt much better when we heard that the event had already raised £33,000 with more still to come in!
Congratulations to Belle Spence (whose idea it was) and Elizabeth Johnson who both worked so hard to make the whole thing happen.
I have to say that the people of Unst are some of the most generous folk I have ever known, both financially and with their time. Every fund raising event is well supported.Last week there was a curry night in aid of the CATS appeal which raised over £1300 and a Big Breakfast event at the school raised £122. On Friday night it seemed as if very second person I saw was from Unst. And all this at a time when the future of Unst's economy is very unclear after the closure of RAF Saxa Vord. WELL DONE UNST! And well done everyone who took part.