I have been involved with North Yell Development Council since 2003. It is great to be part of such a forward thinking group which has a track record of getting things done. I am very proud of all that we have achieved and how we support our community!
I have been involved with NYDC since 1991 and became secretary/treasurer in 2000.
In 1991 I was already on other committees such as the marina and hall and thought NYDC would be another way to contribute to the community.
I joined to help get the Garth Windfarm up and running and to help promote and improve the community in general. I want to make Cullivoe a place where young people come back to live and have their families.
Having lived in Cullivoe all my life and bringing up my family here I saw joining the NYDC as great opportunity.
Owning my own small business I can see the need in rural locations such as ours to help, encourage and develop.
North Yell has always been a place close to my heart, having grown up here and intending to place permanent roots here, I wanted to have an active role in it’s improvement and development. I’m keen to get involved to create a better community for all and I felt that becoming a director of the North Yell Development Council was the natural next step for me.
Dean is our newest and youngest director, joining to board in 2026
As well as being brought up and having a family here, I’m also a self-employed business owner in North Yell so there was no question I wanted to be involved with the NYDC. It’s important to me to make North Yell an attractive place for people to come and be a part of our community and to encourage young people to stay here.
I've lived in Cullivoe all my life and have a great love for the place and community. I'm very passionate about North Yell and keen to see it prosper and be a better place for generations to come so I joined NYDC several years ago in the hope that I might be able to contribute and help the community to bring ideas and developments forward.
When I was a young girl I was always in Cullivoe for school holidays as my family lived there. As a young child there were many activities to do and events to go to and it was a very exciting and inviting place to be. I made lasting friendships over the years and then then I married one of the natives and have settled down and had our family there. I join the NYDC to help be a part of the many brilliant things that they have done, are doing and will do in the future for North Yell.
I have lived in Cullivoe for almost 20 years. I was first introduced to the area by my daughter who had moved to Shetland with her family. My granddaughter’s ancestors came from Yell several generations ago.
I have had various jobs in Yell during my time here and at present I am employed by the NHS as a relief receptionist at the Yell Health Centre.
I have been so impressed with the work undertaken by NYDC for the Community that I wanted to get involved and recently became a Director.
I have lived in North Yell for the past 10 years, and after learning about the people, community and all the amazing volunteering work they do, I decided to take a more active role in the community. Having a young family, it is very important to me that North Yell is a place which everyone, especially young people, find a welcoming, thriving and progressive community. I believe NYDC embodies all of those aims, and I am proud to be part of it.
I grew up in Cullivoe and after over a decade of living south returned home to raise my child and work for NHS Shetland. I became an NYDC director because I genuinely think the north of Yell is an amazing place to live and has so much to offer. Being able to contribute to the growth of this community as a NYDC director is something I feel very passionate about.
I believe that Yell is a great place to live, and raise a family. I joined NYDC because as a group it is working hard to ensure that North Yell continues to have a strong community now, and in the future.
I have lived in North Yell all my life and raised my family here I feel very passionate about our village and what the future holds. It’s for this reason I joined NYDC. And I know we can make a good future for our younger members of the community. Cullivoe has a lot to offer.