Shetland Recreational Trust - Robert Geddes
Shetland Recreational Trust
Shetland Recreational Trust operate eight leisure facilities throughout Shetland, providing opportunities and quality facilities to the islands entire population. The Trust has Charitable Status granted by the Inland Revenue in Scotland. They help people to stay active and reach new goals on a personal level, as well as nationally and internationally across a range of activities, enabling people to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. The Clickimin Centre and the seven rural leisure centres were set up with capital funding, provided by the Shetland Charitable Trust.
As part of the partnership they can keep other partners informed on the use of their facilities and any projects they are currently carrying out. They can also work with other partners to develop plans to improve people standards of living.
Find out more about Shetland Recreational Trust on their website.
Robert Geddes, Chief Executive Officer
Robert has been CEO of the Shetland Recreational Trust since August 2024, but has been working within the Trust since May 1995. Robert thinks the partnership can best serve the community by working closely with businesses and partners to ensure that everyone is working towards a collective goal of making communities in Shetland an attractive place to live and work, whilst improving the quality of life for all residents.
In 3 years’ time, Robert would like to see all the partners working closely together, providing an efficient community model that avoids duplication of services and a model that compliments and supports each partner.
The SRT works closely with other partners to provide space for communities to partake in physical activity and by developing knowledge and education of the benefits of physical activity. Successful partnership working is evident as we look to support the NHS in delivering preventative programmes and other partners by providing facilities to deliver activity. The Trust also provides employment across eight communities of Shetland which is vital to ensure people have a choice to stay and work locally.