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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

The Swan Trust

The Trust owns, maintains and operates The Swan, LK243, a traditional fishing boat which they have restored and operate as a sail training and charter vessel. The Trusts aims are to:

Encourage and facilitate interested parties and particularly young people to sail on the Swan.Teach and keep alive the techniques of sailing and working a traditional sail Fifie.Maintain the Swan as a viable charitable enterprise and make her available for viewing by the general public and visitors to Shetland.

Current opportunity

The Swan is an important part of Shetland's maritime heritage and a community asset, through which the Trust offers a wide range of sailing and volunteering opportunities. Maintenance and refit work...