Friends of Fetlar Kirk

03/06/2026

No post this week. But there will be some important news in next week’s post. Stay tuned!

27/05/2026

The headland to the east of Fetlar is known as Lamb Hoga, and with the headland known as The Snap on the west of the island, provides some shelter from the North Sea when the winter gales are raging.

20/05/2026

I love the rebirth and “coming to life” of the island this time of year.

20/05/2026

At this time of year, Fetlar is awakening to many birds and animals. The wonder of birth, and the passage of migration is a time of excitement for residents and visitors alike. God’s creation is truly glorious.

13/05/2026

Among a number of plaques in Fetlar Kirk is one dedicated to Sir William Watson Cheyne. The most famous resident of the island grew up in Fetlar as a child, and retired here to his house at Leagarth, still owned by his family. His career was exemplified by his work with his colleague, Lord Lister, on antiseptic medicine and his promotion of Lord Lister’s ideas which were frowned upon at the time.

09/05/2026

Services for May:

Sunday 3rd May @ 12 noon: Iona Style Service led by Ruth Booth

Sunday 10th May @ 10:30: Episcopalian Eucharist led by Rev Graham Booth

Sunday 17th May @ 12 noon: Iona Style Service led by Tim O'Dell

Sunday 24th May @ 10:30am: Iona Style Pentecost Service led by Ruth Booth

Sunday 31st May @ 12 noon: Iona Style Service led by Janet Kelly

29/04/2026

There is an anecdote about the beaches of Dunkirk during WWII. When the thousands of British troops were trapped on the beaches facing certain death, they sent a desperate message by morse code across the channel; ‘But if…’. The people living on the southern British Coast knew exactly what it meant, and so began one of the most heroic rescues of the 20th Century.

22/04/2026