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Cooke Aquaculture Scotland backs Team Shetland for Guernsey 2023

 

News release - 31st May 2023

Leading Scottish salmon producer Cooke Aquaculture Scotland is backing Team Shetland as Associate Sponsor for this year’s NatWest International Island Games in Guernsey.

Team Shetland members at the Clickimin track (L to R) – Andrew Aitken, triathlete; Sam Maver, footballer; David Brown of Cooke Aquaculture Scotland; Nicole Hughson, badminton team manager; Sophie Grant, track athlete; Drewie Drakeford, table tennis competitor; Robert Geddes, golf competitor; and Lesley Hutchison, Acting Chair, Shetland Island Games Association. Photo credit: Cooke Aquaculture Scotland. Enlarge Image
Team Shetland members at the Clickimin track (L to R) – Andrew Aitken, triathlete; Sam Maver, footballer; David Brown of Cooke Aquaculture Scotland; Nicole Hughson, badminton team manager; Sophie Grant, track athlete; Drewie Drakeford, table tennis competitor; Robert Geddes, golf competitor; and Lesley Hutchison, Acting Chair, Shetland Island Games Association. Photo credit: Cooke Aquaculture Scotland.

The company has a strong presence in Shetland with aquaculture bases off the coast of Yell, Unst and the West Mainland of Shetland, producing premium Scottish salmon sold as whole fish or fillets.

The Opening Ceremony of the Games will take place in Guernsey on Saturday 8th July, and Shetland will send a 103-strong team of competitors and officials taking part in ten sports.

David Brown, Shetland Seawater Manager for Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, said: “We’re pleased to support communities in areas where we operate and we’re proud to sponsor Team Shetland at this year’s Games through our community sponsorship scheme. We wish the Team the very best of luck in Guernsey this summer.”

Lesley Hutchison, Acting Chair of Shetland Island Games Association said: “We’re pleased to have Cooke Aquaculture on board as an Associate Sponsor. Their financial contribution will help to reduce the cost of representing Shetland at this year’s Games and we’re grateful for their support.”

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland produces the finest Scottish salmon, renowned for its beautifully firm texture and distinctive full flavour. The company specialises in producing premium fresh whole fish and fillets, farm-raised and packed in Shetland and Orkney.