shetland recreational trust clickimin leisure complex lochside lerwick shetland ZE1 0PJ www.srt.org.uk shetland recreational trust Cover photographs by Kevin Jones & Maurice Haining ANNUAL Printed by THE SHETLAND TIMES, Lerwick. THE SHETLANDwww.shetlandtimes.co.uk by Printed REPORT 2014 2015 The Thirtieth Annual Report of Shetland Recreational Trust 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 Contents Chairman’s Introduction Page 2 Trustees Page 3 Managers Page 3 Admissions Page 4 Principles of Operations, Aims and Objectives Page 5 Clickimin Leisure Complex Page 6 Unst Leisure Centre Page 18 Yell Leisure Centre Page 26 North Mainland Leisure Centre Page 31 Whalsay Leisure Centre Page 36 South Mainland Pool Page 42 Scalloway Pool Page 49 West Mainland Leisure Centre Page 55 Community Sport Hubs Page 62 Shetland Recreational Trust is an organisation accepted by the Inland Revenue as having Charitable Status Shetland Recreational Trust is part funded by 1 Shetland Recreational Trust It gives me great pleasure to introduce the 30th Annual Shetland’s Commonwealth athletes, Andrea Strachan, Lynda Report of Shetland Recreational Trust, my first as Chairman Flaws and Erraid Davies. following my election to the post. With Joe Irvine, the former Chair, retiring we have lost a staunch advocate for We were delighted to welcome Louise Martin CBE, sport in Shetland and his knowledge and relaxed personality Chair of sportscotland and Vice-Chair of the Glasgow will be sorely missed by everyone at SRT. We wish him well Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, to Shetland in the future. to open the Regional Hockey Facility in Brae. The new synthetic all-weather pitch will help hockey grow in Shetland The report illustrates the enormous range of activities that and provide a dedicated facility for the sport into the future. have taken place over the year and, with admissions of 637,292, the continued demand for the services we offer Louise was also the headline speaker at the Shetland Sports is clear. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Awards where the sporting achievement of Shetland’s the staff and volunteers for their continued hard work and athletes was celebrated and I would personally like to enthusiasm which make the Trust as successful as it is. congratulate all the winners and nominees on the night for their dedication and success. While we acknowledge and thank Shetland Charitable Trust With the ongoing design of the new Anderson High School for its continued support, the reduction in the SCT grant project, and its impact on the Clickimin Leisure Complex, and the proposed cuts will mean we have to analyse our taking up much of the senior management’s time we are strategy and objectives. Many hard questions will have to be looking forward to work beginning through 2015 and asked of what we do and how we can provide the level of working alongside Shetland Islands Council in providing a service the Shetland community has come to expect. campus for the students which will benefit, not only their educational learning but also their physical growth and Notwithstanding this uncertainty the Trust has been able wellbeing. to build on an unprecedented year of sport in Scotland with the Glasgow Commonwealth Games providing not While there is much changing around us there is even more only a focus on sport but also a consequential benefit in to look forward to in the future. the equipment the Trust has been able to secure as part of the legacy of the Games. This new equipment will benefit Bryan J Leask all our customers who are striving to match the success of Chairman Newly appointed Chairman Bryan Leask presents former Chairman Joe Irvine with a retirement gift in December 2014. Photo: Paul Riddell 2 Shetland Recreational Trust Trustees The Trustees who served during the year are shown below. The Trust Deed confers the power on the Trustees to assume new Trustees. Mr J A Irvine Mr G P Keith Mr L P Summers Chairman South Gardie, Aith, Bixter Seabreeze, Casho, Quarff Grunnablett, Brae (appointed 25 February 2015) (resigned 10 December 2014) Mr I Kinniburgh The Knowe, Toab, Virkie Mr D H Thomson Mr B J Leask 41 Leslie Road, Lerwick Chairman Mrs A Y Leask (appointed 25 February 2015) 42 Nederdale, Lerwick 17 Ackrigarth, Lerwick (appointed Chairman Mr L R Williamson 10 December 2014) Mrs M Phillips 5 Knab Road, Lerwick Holmsgarth, Lerwick Mr N A Martin Vice Chairman Mr P Riddell Swinister, Sandwick 5 South Road, Lerwick Managers General Manager Clickimin Leisure Complex Manager Whalsay Leisure Centre Manager James Johnston Robert Geddes Ian Simpson (resigned 18 January 2015) Depute General Manager & Unst Leisure Centre Manager Operations Manager Matthew Cox Scalloway / South Mainland Pools Shona Nisbet Manager Yell Leisure Centre Manager Steven Smith Support Services Manager David Gear Hazel Sutherland West Mainland Leisure Centre Manager North Mainland Leisure Centre Diane Legget Technical Services Manager Manager (appointed 23 April 2014) David Wagstaff Lorraine Gifford (resigned 16 January 2015) Health & Fitness Manager Whalsay Leisure Centre Manager West Mainland Leisure Centre Manager Diane Legget Rhonda Sandison Ian Simpson (resigned 22 April 2014) (appointed 1 January 2015) (appointed 19 January 2015) 3 Shetland Recreational Trust Admissions 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 Bowls Hall 400,000 South Mainland Whalsay 300,000 Mainland West 200,000 North Mainland Unst, Yell, Clickimin Pool Scalloway 100,000 Clickimin Centre 0 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Total admissions at all centres 1985 to 2015 15,913,770 Centre opening dates Clickimin Centre 1985 North Mainland Pool 1988 Scalloway Pool 1993 Unst Leisure Centre 1988 Whalsay Leisure Centre 1990 Clickimin Pool & Bowls Hall 1995 Yell Leisure Centre 1988 South Mainland Pool 1993 West Mainland Leisure Centre 2002 4 Shetland Recreational Trust Principles of Operations, Aims and Objectives The central objectives of the Shetland The facilities will be places for whole REVIEW OF FINANCIAL Recreational Trust are in the interests communities to meet, socialise and of social welfare for recreation and play. They will be a major attraction POSITION leisure time occupation with the aim for local residents and will be The financial position of the Trust is of improving the condition of life for important facilities in the attraction of set out in the annual audited financial the inhabitants of Shetland. tourists. statements. Copies may be obtained by writing to the General Manager of The facilities will cater for: Shetland Recreational Trust. l ALL PEOPLE young, old, families, GENERAL AIMS AND the able and the OBJECTIVES REVIEW OF THE disabled, the l To serve and give substantial advantaged and sporting and recreational DEVELOPMENT, the disadvantaged, opportunity to all people in ACTIVITIES AND employed and each community with particular ACHIEVEMENTS unemployed. emphasis on disadvantaged DURING THE YEAR l groups. ALL LEVELS of aspirations Details of the development, activities – recreational, l To balance the interests of the and achievements of the Trust during social, beginners, greatest number and the greatest the year are detailed in the following improvers and need, meeting the requirements of pages. experts. both majority and minority sport. l ALL TYPES of organisations l To provide and encourage – teams, leagues, opportunity for communities to schools, community discover new recreational interests organisations, clubs by the imaginative use of all and societies. resources. l To stimulate community initiatives l MANY KINDS of socially desirable and support community leisure activities, organisations within each Centre. recreation, sport, social entertainment l To meet these objectives in a cost and voluntary effective manner and within the Bryan J Leask interests. set financial targets. Chairman LEGAL AND Bankers: Auditors: ADMINISTRATIVE Clydesdale Bank plc KPMG DETAILS 106 Commercial Street 191 West George Street Lerwick Glasgow Principal address: Shetland G2 2LJ Clickimin Leisure Complex ZE1 0JJ The Shetland Recreational Trust is Lochside Solicitors: Lerwick a charity registered in Scotland, Shetland Dowle, Smith and Rutherford No: SC002179 ZE1 0PJ St Olaf’s Hall Church Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0FD 5 Clickimin Leisure Complex In the past year 346,734 customers have attended a wide range of activities at the Complex, both sporting and non-sporting. This was an 8% decrease from the previous year’s figures which are highlighted later in the report. A reduction across all areas including indoor activities, outdoor activities and non-sporting events has contributed to the decrease in both income and admissions. Factors affecting the figures include fewer events being held, the pool closure during December and January, closure of the athletics track for maintenance and the first year of reporting zero income Shetland’s three Commonwealth Games competitors who were joint winners of the and admissions for the campsite 2014 Shetland Sports Awards Sportsperson of the Year award. From left: Table tennis which is now closed. player Lynda Flaws, finalist in the women’s 50m breaststroke Andrea Strachan and bronze medal in the SB9 100m breaststroke Erraid Davies. Photo: Kevin Jones Many changes have occurred during In December 2014, the pool hall had The project is in the early stages and