Auction Lots and Donors
Thank you to all the generous local businesses and supporters who donated lots to the Unst and Yell Tunnel Action Groups’ online auction. The Auction raised £10,000 towards the planned geo-technical investigations and the socio-economic and environmental impact work, which will lay the groundwork for making tunnels to the islands of Unst and Yell a reality.
Those who donated lots and the sums raised are as follows:
| Item | Donor | Winning bid value | 2nd winner | 3rd winner | 4th winner |
| 1 dozen Viennese fingers – 2 lots, top 2 bids win | Jane Gray | £30.00 | £25.00 | ||
| 12 chocolate muffins – 4 lots, top 4 bids win | Susan Williamson | £35.00 | £30.00 | £16.00 | £12.00 |
| 2 lobsters | Mareel Fishing Company | £80.00 | |||
| 30 Minute Massage | Faye Cox | £36.00 | |||
| 4 hours of cleaning | Helen Jones | £58.00 | |||
| 50 scallops shelled and boxed ready for the fridge – 2 lots, top 2 bids win | Brian Smith | £85.00 | £84.00 | ||
| 50 spoots, shelled and vacuum packed – 3 lots, top 3 bids win | UTAG/YTAG | £100.00 | £95.00 | £90.00 | |
| A day of Peat Casting – Anywhere in Shetland | Graham Hughson | £135.00 | |||
| A homemade cake per week for 12 weeks | Jane Macaulay | £90.00 | |||
| Auld Lace Wool Shawl | David and Sarah Kerr | £150.00 | |||
| Aywick Shop Voucher | Aywick Shop | £80.00 | |||
| Balta Light Meal for 4 and a Drink | Balta Light | £90.00 | |||
| Bannocks and Reestit Mutton Tattie Soup | Ingram Thomson | £55.00 | |||
| Beauty Treatment of Your Choice | Aaliyah’s Beauty Room | £48.00 | |||
| Beef Lasagne – Serves 4 | Jane Gray | £25.00 | |||
| Beef Lasagne – Serves 6-8 | Unst Boating Club | £38.00 | |||
| Boatsman’s House, Burrafirth, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Billy and Rachael | £250.00 | |||
| Burger meal for 2 | Mike Taylor | £32.00 | |||
| Burrafirth Fine Lace Knitting Kit and T Shirt | Unst Heritage Trust | £80.00 | |||
| Chip Suppers for 6 | Baltasound Hall | £75.00 | |||
| Christmas cake | Heather Gray | £101.00 | |||
| Christmas Hamper | Unst Health Centre | £55.00 | |||
| Composition of Tune | Spencies Tunes | £150.00 | |||
| Cut & Blow Dry – by Denise’s Den | Denise’s Den | £113.00 | |||
| Deluxe Pedicure and Foot Massage | Olga Hughson | £70.00 | |||
| Dozen Squares of Tiffin | Nordalea Care Centre | £35.00 | |||
| Fair Isle hat | Leslie Main | £55.00 | |||
| Family feed of mussels – 4 lots, top 4 bids win | C&A Thomason | £36.00 | £35.00 | £32.00 | £31.00 |
| Fishing trip | Duncan Gray | £150.00 | |||
| Fjell Chalet, Westing, Unst – 3 Nights Accommodation | David and Sarah Kerrr | £260.00 | |||
| Framed Mike McDonnell Poster Last Exhibition | Whalefirth Mens Shed | £75.00 | |||
| Fry of Fish | Alison Kay | £105.00 | |||
| Gardiesfauld Hostel, Uyeasound, Unst – 1 Night Family Room Accommodation | Gardiesfauld Hostel | £65.00 | |||
| Gin Distillery Tour for 8 | Shetland Distillery | £62.00 | |||
| Gin Hamper | H Henderson | £115.00 | |||
| Gin Tasting Experience for 6 | Louise Tulloch | £70.00 | |||
| Glass Making Workshop for 4 | Cheryl Jamieson | £170.00 | |||
| Grass Cut Every 3 weeks Mid May to End of August 2024 | Graham Hughson | £350.00 | |||
| Half fishing basket of parton crabs – 2 lots, top 2 bids win | Richard Gray | £66.00 | £65.00 | ||
| Hand Knitted Hap/Shawl | Alana Nicholson | £95.00 | |||
| Hand Knitted Ladies Jumper | Catherine MacBeath | £122.00 | |||
| Hunter and Morrisons Voucher | Hunter and Morrison | £250.00 | |||
| Indian carry out for 6 | Gordon Thomson | £75.00 | |||
| Indian takeaway for 6 | Julia Barr | £87.00 | |||
| Joiner for a Day | Li6 | £167.00 | |||
| Kelda Chalet, Baltasound, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Joey and Leslie Stickle | £105.00 | |||
| Kilo of Hot Smoked Salmon | Paul Banks | £46.00 | |||
| Leg of sweet salt mutton | Albert Priest | £110.00 | |||
| Meal Cooked in Your Home | Gutcher Post Office | £65.00 | |||
| Night at Belmont House, Unst – candlelit dinner, bed and breakfast for two adults | Belmont House | £311.00 | |||
| Night in Studio Room and Lunch at Victoria’s Tearooms | Richard and Victoria Mouat | £80.00 | |||
| Noosthamar, Burrafirth, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | James Anderson | £230.00 | |||
| One year’s Marina Berthage, Cullivoe | North Yell Development Council | £100.00 | |||
| Orkney Fudge Cheesecake | Jane Gray | £100.00 | |||
| Peerie Bugarth, Mid Yell – 2 Nights Accommodation | Steven and Debbie Jamieson | £176.00 | |||
| Peerie Neuk, Haroldswick, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Melanie Mouat | £185.00 | |||
| Prepare a funding application of your choice | Alice Mathewson | £360.00 | |||
| Private Whisky Tasting for 2 | Dave Bailey | £100.00 | |||
| Return Trip for 2 on NorthLink | NorthLink | £255.00 | |||
| Savoch, Baltasound, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Ian and Norna Reid | £147.00 | |||
| Scalloway Hotel dinner, bed and breakfast for two adults | Scalloway Hotel/Hughson Bros | £211.00 | |||
| Scallywag Whisky | Final Checkout | £60.00 | |||
| Scapa Orcadian 16 Year Old Whisky Discontinued | John Burns | £230.00 | |||
| Scraefield, Baliasta, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Julia Gray | £140.00 | |||
| Service and MOT Check | RG Jamiesons | £152.00 | |||
| Setters Hill Estate, Baltasound, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Earle Anderson | £99.00 | |||
| Shetland, Faroe, Iceland, Greenland Book Set | UTAG/YTAG | £20.00 | |||
| Shorehaven, Burrafirth, Unst – 2 Nights Accommodation | Rachael Robinson | £220.00 | |||
| Side of smoked salmon – 2 lots, top 2 bids win | Walter Johnson | £77.00 | £76.00 | ||
| Skibhoul Bakery Hamper | Skibhoul Stores | £55.00 | |||
| Skip Drop Off Unst | Unst Partnership | £25.00 | |||
| Skip Drop Off, Yell | Carbon Neutral Islands Yell | £22.00 | |||
| Springpark Road, Baltasound, – 3 Nights Accommodation | Joan Bailey | £215.00 | |||
| Steak hamper for 5 | RS Henderson | £115.00 | |||
| Sticky toffee pudding & sauce (serves 8-10) | Michelle Johnson | £50.00 | |||
| Tour of Salmon Factory and Whole Salmon | Cooke Aquaculture | £82.00 | |||
| Unst Pony Jigsaw | Janice Priest | £40.00 | |||
| Whisky Tasting Experience for 6 | Alistair Carmichael | £460.00 | |||
| Whole Salmon 3-4 kilos – 2 lots, top 2 bids win | Cooke Aquaculture | £80.00 | £75.00 | ||
| Wild Shetland Through the Seasons Book Signed | Brydon Thomason | £100.00 |