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We run lots of projects and events for young islanders across the Scottish islands.
Latest news
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Young Islanders at Big Ideas 2024!
On Saturday 24th August, Young Islanders from Shetland, Orkney, Tiree and Lewis attended Youth Scotland’s 2024 Big Ideas Weekend where we also celebrated Youth Scotland’s 90th birthday! Big Ideas weekend 2024 During the last weekend in August, over 220 young people and youth workers came together for the biggest weekend in youth work, meeting friends…
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Guess Who’s Back…? (At HebCelt Festival 2024)
(…No, it’s not Slim Shady!) It’s the Young Islanders OUR FANTASTIC CONTENT CREATORS Following on from HebCelt 2023, we were delighted that Sophie returned as a YIN Content creator team leader in 2024 (https://yin.scot/young-islanders-get-involved-at-hebcelt-2023/) Sophie joined us in 2023 as a Content Creator for HebCelt. This year she returned taking on more of a leadership…
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Paul’s Island Hopping Easter
Young islander Paul from Lewis joined in to visit some youth clubs in Tiree, Cumbrae and Arran over the Easter holidays. Paul accompanied his mum, Naomi, the Senior Development Worker for the Young Islanders Network who was undertaking the tour as part of planned work to engage with Young Islanders across Scotland, and we thought…
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Young Islanders latest ministerial engagements
It has been a busy start to 2024 for the Young Islanders Network, with three separate opportunities for ministerial engagement to date. VISIT TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT AND THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE We kicked off the year with the Scottish Rural and Islands Youth Parliament (SRIYP) visit to Holyrood in January. Thanks to the amazing team at…
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Young Islanders Network Housing Challenge – Interim report 2024
This interim report contains the findings (to date) of the Young Islanders Network (YIN) Housing Challenge. While the challenge is still open to submissions from interested participants, this interim report highlights some of the invaluable views from young people between the ages of 12-25 years old across all the island local authorities in Scotland. The…
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Have your say and take part in the YIN Housing Challenge
Invitation for 12-25 year old islanders to take part in our Housing questionnaire If you are aged 12-25 years old and live in or are from one of the Scottish Islands, we invite you to take part in this short survey on Housing. Your input will help to shape ad inform our discussions with decision…
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Not too late to join!‼️ WAIT…. Is this another very exciting online INVITATION ⁉️
⭐️We extend a very special invitation to ALL young islanders who are unable to join in person at our Residential weekend in Portree this weekend.
We invite you to take part in an online session directly with representatives from the Scottish Islands Team
This session will give you the chance to have your say on the next National Islands Plan and to make sure your views are heard.
We really encourage you to join us and have your say! 📣
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Sophie, Maria and Naomi have landed in Portree and we are very excited for the weekend ahead!
Looking forward to seeing our friends from Shetland, Arran, Barra, Tiree and Skye as well as the brilliant youth Scotland team and guests from Scottish government and Skills development Scotland! … See MoreSee Less
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One more sleep!
We are really looking forward to the weekend! If you are a young person aged 12-25 from Skye and would like to join us for the day on Sunday please get in touch at yin@youthscotland.org.uk or PM here. … See MoreSee Less
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