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THE ORGANISERS of next summer’s Tall Ships have issued an additional appeal for volunteers interested in becoming a liaison officer for the four-day event ahead of next week’s deadline for applications.

Event Broadcasting Services … Shetland Tall Ships Ltd are seeking Expressions of Interest from suppliers with the ability to provide an online broadcasting service, including live and pre-recorded content from event sites in July 2023.

Aberdeen-based company Granite Elite, which was founded in 2019, has provided security at events including the Scottish Traditional Boat Show in Portsoy, the Royal Deeside Motor Show, the Highland Games, various Pride events in the north east of Scotland and local music festivals.

THE ORGANISERS of the Shetland leg of next summer’s Tall Ships Races have this week launched a community-wide effort to recruit more than 150 volunteers. Shetland Tall Ships Ltd.

THE organisers for next year’s visit of the Tall Ships Races to Lerwick are appealing for local businesses interested in supporting the event to come forward. The races, which stop off in Lerwick between 26-29 July 2023, will be the biggest event staged in Shetland for more than a decade.

SIXTEEN vessels from eight different nations have signed up to participate in next summer’s Tall Ships Races. Lerwick is one of the host ports for the 2023 event, traditionally one of the highlights of the global sailing calendar, and it is hoped that around 50 ships will ultimately take part.

SHETLAND Tall Ships has appointed retired police officer Martyn Brill as Chief Liaison Officer for the races’ visit to Lerwick next summer.

Back l-r - Ryan Stevenson & Ewen Hutcheson and Front l-r Leah Cumming, Jessie Szego, Emma Miller … LONG-RUNNING local engineering firm Malakoff has been confirmed as a major sponsor for next year’s Tall Ships.

The organisers of next summer’s Tall Ships event in Lerwick have awarded the contract to provide marketing and PR services for the four-day event to local firm NB Communication, who have agreed to provide a proportion of the service as an in-kind sponsorship contribution.

Shetland Tall Ships Ltd are seeking a number of catering suppliers for contracted and public service provision.

Shetland Tall Ships Ltd is delighted to announce that SSE Renewables is a Host Port sponsor of Tall Ships Lerwick 2023. SSE Renewables becomes an Admiral’s Deck Sponsor for the event, which includes company sponsorship of the Main Stage at the Holmsgarth event site.

Shetland delegates visit the Netherlands to meet teams taking part in Tall Ships Races 2023. The countdown to Tall Ships Races 2023 continues to gather pace as delegates from Shetland Tall Ships Ltd travelled to Harlingen (Netherlands) at the weekend to experience this year’s event in action.