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What is the Young Islander’s Network? How did we get started? Where are we going?
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We run lots of projects and events for young islanders across the Scottish islands.
Latest news
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YIN kicks off 2025 talking Housing with decision makers
It is still early doors, however, 2025 looks like another busy year for the Network given the response, so far, to the Young Islanders Network Housing Challenge report which was published in December 2024. When the report (https://yin.scot/you-had-your-say-read-the-yin-housing-challenge-report-here/) was published in December 2024, we shared it with local authorities, health boards, housing associations, Scottish government…
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Keeping Ulva connected: A ferry important family!
We hear from Matilda whose family have run the Ulva ferry service for over 30 years! My name’s Matilda, I’m 14 and I live with my brother and my parents on the Isle of Ulva. Ulva is a small island near Mull and I’ve lived here all my life. For most of my life there…
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You had your say! Read the YIN Housing Challenge Report here
Since 2022 young people from across the islands have told us what is important to them in their island community; the top two recurring issues were Transport and Housing. Read our report to find out more on Housing in the islands from the young people’s perspective. The Young Islanders Network created a challenge, inviting young…
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Skye’s the limit!
Young Islanders from Shetland, Lewis, Barra, Tiree and Arran gathered in the beautiful surroundings of Portree, Isle of Skye from the 1st to 4th of November. A long awaited Young Islanders Network residential weekend offered a fantastic group of people from the ages of 12 to 25 years old, from across the islands to get…
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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…
⏳Don't miss out on the chance to nominate someone as your Inspirational Young Islander!
Closes on the 1st of March 2024!🧡Do you know a young islander aged 5 to 25 who is inspirational!
💙Now is your chance to Nominate them via the link below:
forms.office.com/e/npbxT49EzQ
⏳ The deadline for submissions is the 1st of March 2025! … See MoreSee Less
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Celebrating island identities – Call out for new writing👀
Orkney Arts, Museums and Heritage launch the Orkney 2025 Island Games ‘write and response’ project.
This exciting project invites individuals from all participating islands to write something about the special communities where they belong. The project seeks to understand a bit more deeply where
this sense of belonging comes from, what it means to individuals, how it nurtures and sometimes how it divides.’
‘You don’t need to be a published author, or even consider yourself a writer, everyone is welcome to contribute.’
Art and sport encourage enjoyment and personal endeavour. Both are fantastic spaces to try something new, to be a beginner and see how something grows and develops, and to spend time in the company of others.
This sense of connecting and responding to communities is at the heart of this OIC Ats, Museums and Heritage project. The submissions portal goes live on July 12th marking one year until the start of the island games. The deadline isn’t until May 26th 2025, so there is plenty of time to grow ideas.
Submissions are welcomed in a variety of prose styles including memoir, nature writing, descriptions of place, season and celebrations, personal reflections and historical narratives.
Further submission details and writing prompts are available on-line: www.orkneymuseums.co.uk/island-games-arts-project/
The project is funded by OIC who appointed Gabrielle Barnby earlier in the year to be Island Games Scrivener/Story Gatherer. Closer to the games there will be a chance for fun and games
across Orkney writing haiku for visitors and competitors to enjoy while they change or use the facilities.
Gabrielle has years of experience in community arts engagement and events. She has been successfully funded by Creative Scotland and has worked with individuals living with dementia, long term mental and physical health conditions as well as young people.
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📣Here's another opportunity to have your voice heard and have your say on housing. Hebridean Housing Partnership are inviting people to contribute their views on key elements of their delivery plan! … See MoreSee Less
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