As you may have read on a previous blog, as a school we have committed to carrying out regular beach cleans four times a year on a designated beach in Fair Isle (we like to think of it as the “school beach” but it is, in fact, Muckle Uri Geo down by the South Lighthouse).

This week, we completed the first one of 2026. We were once again joined by our resident expert, David, who guided us through the fascinating methodology of how to complete a beach clean and ensured that Jonathan was doing proper scientific recording of the different items we found. Overall, we located and bagged 8.2kg of litter, from one huge hosepipe to plastic bottles and even a couple of shoes. David will join us next week in school to help us input the data online and we are very grateful for him giving up his time to help us. A big thank you to the parents who continue to support us too!

We are determined to keep our coastlines as clean as we possibly can and play our part here in Fair Isle.