Gremista Connection team get involved with Da Voar Redd Up

1. SSEN Transmission and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure volunteers collected over 20 bags of litter as part of Da Voar Redd Up.jpg

  • Teams collected over 20 bags of rubbish around Lerwick

 

Project teams working on SSEN Transmission’s Kergord to Gremista Connection Project swapped their usual tools for litter picks and bin bags to take part in this year’s Da Voar Redd Up and help clear-up unwanted litter around Lerwick. 

The team of 12 volunteers from SSEN Transmission and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure rolled up their sleeves to lend a hand to the community litter drive and do their bit to help keep Shetland tidy. 

Starting on Ladies Drive in Lerwick, the volunteers worked to collect and remove any pieces of litter from along the nearby roadside, including left over food containers, old plastic bottles and even an old petrol can.   Within a single hour, the team had collected over 20 bags of rubbish.

They also removed a large piece of plastic thought to have once come from a barrel, a section of broken plastic pipe and even a piece of tin roof which is thought to have blown off during winter storms. 

All the refuse has been safely sorted, disposed of and logged as part of the wider Redd Up litter drive. 

2. The clear-up is part of Da Voar Redd Up annual spring clean.JPG

Da Voar Redd Up is an annual community beach and roadside clean-up organised by the Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT).  It encourages teams of volunteers across Shetland to get involved in their annual spring-clean and help make a meaningful difference to the area by collecting unwanted litter and debris. 

Thea Groat, SSEN Transmission’s Community Liaison Manager, said: 

“We’re always looking for ways to support the local community here in Shetland, and the project team were keen to volunteer their time to get involved in this year’s Redd Up. 

“Although it’s sad to see how much litter the teams had to clear, I think everyone found it a really rewarding and worthwhile cause to get involved in and together they made with a noticeable difference in the area. 

“Da Voar Redd Up is a really great community initiative from the Shetland Amenity Trust and we’re so pleased we’ve been able to contribute to this year’s spring clean.”

SSEN Transmission’s Gremista to Kergord connection project involves creating a 22km connection between the new Gremista Grid Supply Point (GSP) and the Kergord Substation, which is currently under construction as part of the Shetland HVDC link, using a combination of overhead line and underground cabling.

Once complete, the Kergord-Gremista link will provide a connection to Shetland’s local electricity distribution network, connecting the islands to the GB energy system for the first time and helping to secure Shetland’s future electricity supply.

Read more about the project here:  Gremista GSP (Grid Supply Point) and 132kV Connection - SSEN Transmission (ssen-transmission.co.uk)