Live & Work on Fair Isle: Unique Croft Tenancy

0:00On March 14th, a rare chance has opened up to live and work on Fair Isle. The United Kingdom's most remote inhabited island, tucked between Orkney and Shetland. The National Trust for Scotland is offering a craft tenancy that includes a house with oil heating, renewable electricity, phone and internet. It's perfect for folks skilled in crafting, which means managing a small farm plot and shared grazing land for livestock. The island is famous for its seabirds and traditional knitwear, and they want people who can bring a trade like electrician, joiner or boat work, or help grow the knitwear business. Access comes by sea or air from mainland Shetland and the set up suits resourceful types ready to start a business or dive into community life. Islanders often juggle multiple jobs from crafting to school work, ferry runs and volunteer roles, making it far more flexible than a standard. Nine to five, officials hope to attract the family of working age to boost the tiny school, which has just four pupils right now.

1:02The Trust will review applications with help from a local committee and their partnering with the Scottish Land Matching Service for details. It's seen as a unique shot to join one of Scotland's most special island communities. If you're up for island life, reach out to the service soon, as applications close at midday on Friday, April 10th. This could be the start of something truly one of a kind.