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  • Young Islander Matthew represents at the Scottish Rural and Islands Youth Parliament 2023

    Young Islander Matthew represents at the Scottish Rural and Islands Youth Parliament 2023

    The event with over 300 delegates (75 of which were youth participants) was held in Fort William on the 1st of November 2023 After 2 years of discussion, meetings and the pre-event we represented at last November in Birnham, the first Scottish Rural and Islands Youth Parliament was finally here. Our Young Islanders Rural and…

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  • Young Islanders, the Ferry Communities Board is looking for YOU to come aboard!

    Young Islanders, the Ferry Communities Board is looking for YOU to come aboard!

    The Ferry Communities board is looking for young people from the islands with a strategic interest in the ferry services to apply to be on the board and to ensure young people’s voices re being heard in decisions. If you are over 16 years old, from the Scottish Islands and would like to be able…

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  • Young Islanders and Big Ideas

    Young Islanders and Big Ideas

    On Monday the 14th August, Young Islanders from the Isle of Lewis, Tiree and Orkney attended Youth Scotland’s 2023 Big Ideas. Big Ideas is a residential event (this year held in Stirling) and is all about engaging, inspiring and empowering young people and youth workers to take the lead in their local communities. This 2…

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  • Young Islanders Get Involved at HebCelt 2023

    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!

    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!

    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

    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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  • Young Islanders receive response on deer management question

    Young Islanders receive response on deer management question

    At the Young Islanders Network breakfast with Deputy First Minister John Swinney, young people raised some concerns about the deer population in the Outer Hebrides. Mr Swinney promised to follow up on the issue with NatureScot, who oversees deer control in Scotland. Their response to the Young Islanders Network is included below and a copy…

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  • Young Islanders Attend Downing Street Coronation Lunch

    Young Islanders Attend Downing Street Coronation Lunch

    (Picture: The Prime Minister poses outside Downing Street with (L-R) Naomi, Maimie and Kaydence) Young islanders from Lewis and Orkney travelled to London for a coronation event with the Prime Minister. This past weekend, the Young Islanders Network sent young representatives Maimie and Kaydence to London to take part in the national consortium at UK Youth…

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  • New survey opens for former Western Isles students

    New survey opens for former Western Isles students

    If you are aged 18-25 and have been educated in the Western Isles, either in Gaelic or English medium education, CNES is keen to hear about your experience of Gaelic both in school and the community.  Please complete the survey below. It should take approx. 5-6 mins.  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RLKQLRP Ma tha thu eadar 18-25, ‘s gun…

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