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Young Islanders Get Involved at HebCelt 2023
A year on from when we had the YIN T-shirt signed at the 2022 festival, young islanders had the opportunity to get in on the action behind the scenes at this year’s event. Content Creators Following on from last year’s festival, we were invited by festival organisers to offer some young islanders the opportunity to…
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Calling all Gaelic speakers aged 18-40 from the Highlands and Islands!
An exciting opportunity to participate in a fantastic leadership workshop led by the Social Enterprise Academy Calling all Gaelic speakers aged 18-40 from the Highlands & Islands! Participate in a fantastic workshop as part of the new Young Gaelic Leaders programme, an exciting opportunity to gain leadership skills and network with fellow speakers. By joining…
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Win 2 Weekend Tickets to the HebCelt and a YIN T-shirt signed by the 2022 acts!
Competition time! Closing date for submissions is the 19th of June 2023 You may recall that one of our first pieces on the Young Islanders Website website was the blog about the HebCelt festival: ‘HebCelt was back with style for 2022!’. It’s hard to believe, but it is almost that time of year again! This…
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Young Islanders meet with Ferry Communities Board Chair
On Thursday the 24th of March, Young Islanders from across Scotland were invited to join the network to meet with Angus Campbell, Chair of the Ferry Communities Board. The Ferry Communities Board is facilitated by CalMac Ferries Ltd, and it is compromised of 10-12 communities that are users of the ferry service, to hear local…
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Anna and Ellie leading the way with the Carbon Neutral Islands and Young Islanders activities in Barra
Young Islanders Champions, Anna and Ellie from Castlebay community school, worked in partnership with Shona Macleod (Learning Development officer for the Carbon Neutral Islands project) to lead an interactive Eco workshop for the upper primary schools in Barra and Vatersay. Anna and Ellie are not only Young Islanders Champions, but they are active and passionate…
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Carbon Neutral Islands Competition!
Find out more below about how you could be in with a chance to win 2 tickets, travel and accommodation to attend the amazing All Energy event in Glasgow on the 10-1th May 2023. Terms and conditions: 1. There is no financial exchange for this prize.2. Participants must be able to travel to Glasgow and…
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Breakfast with the Deputy First Minister Mr John Swinney
Lewis and Harris Young Islanders met with Mr Swinney in Stornoway A breakfast was held recently with Mr Swinney and young people from Ness to Harris, ranging from 6-18 years old. They told Mr Swinney about the Young Islanders Network and afterwards, everyone took part in a Q&A session. Lots of interesting questions were presented…
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Cianalas
A short documentary by Zoe, Isle of Lewis The film by Zoe was a piece she had created during her time studying at Edinburgh Napier Uni in 2018 and has been showcased at cultural and artistic events since. It encompasses the theme of Belonging and Identity, alongside the emotions of homesickness and connection. As young…
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Hebrides-Barbados: Youth Exchange Opportunity
Naomi Macdonald, Senior development worker, at Youth Scotland The University of St Andrews in collaboration with the West Harris Trust is looking for three young people from the Hebrides, aged 16 – 25 years, who are interested in heritage and climate change, as well as finding solutions to the challenges that island communities face to…
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From Barra to Oban
Young Islander Anna tells us about her residential experience Meeting other young people was a great opportunity to see who shares the same worries and problems about the islands. It was nice to find out more about other Scottish islands and what is there to do and what life is like for other young people.…
