 Steinar Lien, Haakon Vinje and Per Blystad Scalloway Museum recently welcomed the Head of the Norwegian Department of Cultural Heritage & Ministry of Culture, Steinar Lien and the Head of War Norwegian War Graves Service, Haakon Vinje. Per Blystad from Stravanger who is the nephew of the Shetland Busman of the same name accompanied the tour. They visited the Scalloway Museum on the morning of Saturday 20th May and had a tour of the museum and Scalloway waterfront by Chairman Charlie Grant and trustee Jim Young. Here they are pictured at the Shetland Bus Memorial on Scalloway's waterfront.
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 Scalloway Museum is to hold an AGM on Tuesday 28th March 2023 at 7 pm at Scalloway Museum. A good turnout of members is requested. Please take a moment to read the SBFS annual report and accounts for the last financial year (2021/2022) below and accept this invitation to attend. Scalloway Museum 
 Fishing boat JAKK, first boat on the slipway The Shetland Bus Friendship Society (SBFS) and Scalloway Museum are pleased to announce that the Prince Olav Slipway Project is now 100 per cent funded. Getting to this stage has been a lot of work for the museum trustees, and we’re excited to share a little background to the project.
The slipway and cradle, originally constructed in 1942, are set to be reconstructed as a wartime exhibit for locals and visitors to enjoy as they uncover the Shetland Bus story in Scalloway. At a meeting last week with local ship repair company Malakoff Ltd, SBFS instructed them to proceed with the reconstruction of the cradle and the refurbishment of the slipway. It has taken a lot of hard work to raise the money to fund the project. Almost half the sum was raised by our 'Friends in Norway', and the remainder has been wholly raised in Shetland, with the exception of a donation from The Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Trust. The reconstructed cradle and slipway refurbishment will capture a unique moment in the history of Shetland and Norway, and further strengthen the friendship between the two countries. It will also inform future generations of the endeavours of a wartime generation who did whatever was necessary to defend freedom.  Scalloway Museum was delighted to receive a new donation recently from Keith Henderson.
The find is believed to be a limpet pick, used for prising limpet shells from the rocks to use as bait.  Val Turner delivers Davy Cooper Memorial Lecture at Scalloway's NAFC An evening lecture in memory of the late Davy Cooper hosted by Scalloway Museum has raised funds for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The well-attended lecture, presented by Shetland’s regional archaeologist Dr Val Turner, was held recently at the North Atlantic Fisheries College in Scalloway. Dr Turner presented an engaging presentation about Shetland’s early Viking sites in Unst, entitled A Viking Mystery.
 Scalloway Museum is to hold an EGM on Wednesday 5th October 2022 at 7 pm at Scalloway Museum to consider an amendment to the constitution. A good turnout of members is requested. Please take a moment to read the proposed constitution below and accept this invitation to attend. Scalloway Museum 
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