Mareel - Cinema & Music Venue

[Njugle]

If only it did resemble that picture.

 

It does I've seen it

 

What, all finished and open for business?.

 

Er, no, yun pictir clearly has the hole in the wall that DITT are using to get materials in and out of the building. I doot yuns an up to date pictir Kavi.

[Kavi Ugl]

To answer your question, who says you have to be doing anything?. What I'd like you to stop doing is importing the nonsense culture that comes from Screenplay and Wordplay for a start!.

 

I don't want to see Shetland's money wasted on a small group of people(usually incomers) talking about films or books that are of more relevance to a book/film club in middle England. The amount of coverage they both got in the Shetland Times was terrible and I thought to myself "is this really the Shetland I now live in?".

 

I'm not against the arts per se but I feel far too much is spent on it, and in the wrong way(as mentioned in my first paragraph) in Shetland.

 

For the record, I also feel that too much £ is spent on sport.

 

I've been over this before so I'm not going to labour it too much but it saddens me that the likes of the "new" Scallaway Museum had to beg, borrow and steal to get the project done. I'd also like to see a small cultural museum dedicated to preserving and promoting our norse history/heritage.

 

Granted, those could be looked on as history projects but what irks me is the SA will spend thousands of £ on screenplay/wordplay and bringing some obscure(to most Shetlanders)english or scottish author/film buff to Shetland.

 

There is a place for the arts but I'm not conviced that SA are doing it in the right way and it's too late at night for me to think any deeper and give a detailed replyfor now.

[EM]

It is not like you could do anything on your own,

Whyever not? Quite an insulting pronouncement.

[Muppet]

If only it did resemble that picture.

 

It does I've seen it

 

What, all finished and open for business?.

 

 

Nobody is saying it's finished and open for business, but that's a recently taken photograph. It EXACTLY represents that picture.

[stilldellin]

For the record, photo was taken last Monday 12th Sept about top of the tide.

[shetlandpeat]

Shetland Arts could not have done this on their own, the huge injection of cash is a credit to all those involved and to the benefit of the community.

A single person may instigate something.

 

There is very little you can do without involving others. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence can work that out.

I will get you a set of Shetland Trees, yours seem to be wearing out.

[EM]

There is very little you can do without involving others.

That may be true for yourself, but I would say it is generally not so.

 

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence can work that out.

So you believe I am without intelligence? Interesting.

 

I will get you a set of Shetland Trees, yours seem to be wearing out.

Translation?

[Kavi Ugl]

Ok, Monday morning and a little more awake compared to last night and I have to hold my hands up and say that in my haste I thought that photo was one of the artist's impressions

 

Note to self: don't post when late at night and tired. However, it is a most awful looking building

 

For now

[suuusssiiieee]

 

I think the plan is to shine coloured lighting onto the sides of it.

 

It's a big enough eyesore as it is.

 

If they make enough income to cover the lighting bill for this, as well as everything else inside it i'll be pleasantly surprised...

[JGHR]

Ok, Monday morning and a little more awake compared to last night and I have to hold my hands up and say that in my haste I thought that photo was one of the artist's impressions

 

Fair play to you Kavi. Other notable Shetlink posters would do well to follow your example and hold their hands up when shown to be wrong, rather than post reams of obfuscation once challenged.

[breeksy]

What I'd like you to stop doing is importing the nonsense culture that comes from Screenplay and Wordplay for a start!.

 

I don't want to see Shetland's money wasted on a small group of people(usually incomers) talking about films or books that are of more relevance to a book/film club in middle England. The amount of coverage they both got in the Shetland Times was terrible and I thought to myself "is this really the Shetland I now live in?".

 

I'm a shetlander born and bred, and thoroughly enjoyed this years screenplay/wordplay festival.

 

'Nonsense culture?' And more relevant to middle England? Interesting. I attended two workshops by different authors, both Scotland based. One lives on a small Hebridean Island. I went to a comedy show starring Glaswegians. I went to a talk by acclaimed broadcasted James Naughtie. Born and brought up in Aberdeenshire.

 

I'm really not sure where you are getting your information from, but I found this years events highly relevant, highly interesting and very inspiring, and well done to Shetland Arts for getting such a great mix. There really was something for everyone. Well, with maybe one exception...

[Malachy]

What I'd like you to stop doing is importing the nonsense culture that comes from Screenplay and Wordplay for a start!.

 

I don't want to see Shetland's money wasted on a small group of people(usually incomers) talking about films or books that are of more relevance to a book/film club in middle England. The amount of coverage they both got in the Shetland Times was terrible and I thought to myself "is this really the Shetland I now live in?".

 

Your implication seems to be that real Shetlanders aren't interested (or shouldn't be interested) in anything produced outside Shetland. That's strikes me as a very peculiar attitude, and not one that many people would agree with.

 

Also, my understanding is that most/a large proportion of the money spent on those festivals comes from Creative Scotland and various sponsors (Bryan might be able to offer some less vague information). Ie, it's not Shetland's money being spent - it's money being brought in to Shetland to provide entertainment to people here who are interested in literature and cinema. Surely a good thing?

[unlinkedstudent]

God, it is ugly. Two words spring to mind:

 

Wasted

 

Space.

[daveh]

Should we take our wellington boots when going to events there?

It really does look very close to the water level on a calm day.

[Shetland_boys]

I think we just all need to accept that it is here and done now and just make use of it, i will defo be going to watch movies all the time, first thing i do when south is go 2 the cinema! its gonna b great , i just hope the seats r good coz thats why i dont go 2 the garrison.