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Youth Advisory Group Residential – 10–12 March 2023
The Northern Alliance Youth Advisory Group held their first residential 10th -12th March 2023 at Highland Council HQ and Fairburn Activity Centre, Muir of Ord. Young People and Youth Workers were present from Orkney, Western Isles, Highland, Moray, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City and Argyll & Bute. Unfortunately, Shetland were unable to attend due to poor weather…
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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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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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YIN Champions meet up in person at Scaladale Residential this summer!
Naomi Macdonald, Youth Scotland Senior Development Worker for the Young Islanders Network During the summer holidays, 9 Young Islander Champions met up for a residential break at the Scaladale Outdoor Center on the Isle of Harris for an epic 3 days full of free workshops and activities – this was a fab opportunity for YIN…
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Seanchas – The Year of Stories 2022 at An Lanntair
We will be working with young people across Lewis and Harris over the Summer through Story Telling sessions led by An Lanntair. We hope to showcase local talents through stories on our website and we also hope to inspire young islanders to look more closely at their own communities and the origins of things they…
