Today was, quite simply, an epic day. Children in Need is a charity that Fair Isle has been proud to support for many years, especially the Radio Shetland fundraising appeal. We don’t do things “by halves” here at our peerie school so, to raise as much money as we could, we planned a “Lighthouse to Lighthouse Ramble” from one end of our island to the other. This is (wait for it) 4.1 miles! We invited members of our community to join us and our Pudsey teddies joined in too.

It was a glorious day. A (mercifully) gentle wind was behind us all the way and, as you can see from the pictures, the conditions were perfect. We are so proud all our children managed the distance, from our 5 year old P1 up to P6. Our wonderful nursery child joined in from his grandparents house and walked the final 1.5 miles (sensational rambling from him, we thought).

We completed the distance in just under 2 hours! We then mingled, munched and recounted with community members during a cake and coffee afternoon with our mums and other helpers busy baking some delicious goodies as we had a well-deserved rest.

So far, the total we raised is a phenomenal £650. The generosity and kindness of the community here is what makes our isle special. We even appeared on Radio Shetland.
Good Evening Shetland – 25/11/2025 – BBC Sounds (listen from around 25 minutes).

A huge thank you to everyone who supported us. We may be four children living on an island, but we know how important it is to support less fortunate children through the work of this wonderful charity.