Kintyre Youth Action Group

HUGE WELL DONE ASHLEY!!! Very well deserved for all your hard work! 🥳

🏅 Huge congratulations to the five winners who received their award for their outstanding contributions to their communities through youth work in Scotland at this evenings ceremony! 🌟👏

Ashley Glen, Live Argyll, 13: Ashley, a leader in the Kintyre Youth Action Group, has greatly contributed to youth-led projects, showing real dedication, representing young people in forums, organising activities, and supporting charitable initiatives.

Jasmin Aden, One Community Scotland, 26: Jasmin, Senior Youth Coordinator, has made a significant impact by creating a positive, supportive environment for young new Scots, demonstrating compassion and integrity.

Gemma Hickey, North Lanarkshire Council, 16: Gemma, a pupil at St Margaret’s High, has grown into a confident leader, volunteering in local schools, promoting environmental awareness, and taking on national roles, embodying the values of the Eric Liddell Award.

Cloe Allison, Dumfries and Galloway Council, 18: Cloe, an exceptional leader from Stranraer, has made significant contributions to youth work, inspiring others, leading campaigns, and advocating for youth voices as Vice-Chairperson of the Youth Council.

Nathan McCabe, Ocean Youth Trust Scotland, 18: Nathan, a volunteer Bosun, has shown exceptional commitment to youth work voyages for disadvantaged young people, empowering over 81 young people and participating in the Tall Ships Races, raising the Trust's profile internationally.

Orlagh MacIver, High Life Highland, 15: Orlagh has significantly contributed to youth work locally and nationally through intergenerational projects, promoting mental health support and tackling loneliness, making her a true ambassador for youth work and volunteering. (Not able to attend ceremony)

Marcus Flucker, Scottish Youth ParliamentMarcus, a member of Scottish Youth Parliament since 2021, has led campaigns to improve bus services and ban single-use vapes while advocating for young people's rights, balancing these efforts with his studies and work. (Not able to attend ceremony)

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Our Campbeltown group have been doing some fundraising recently for their projects and activities and have so far raised £337.08! 🥳

Congratulations to our main raffle prize winner, and many thanks to everyone who came to our recent coffee morning and/or bought one of our raffle tickets. And many thanks to the following local businesses for supporting our fundraising with donations: Coorie Doon , Muasdale Stores, Keeping It Local CIC Campbeltown and surrounding areas , Fresh Connection, Glenbarr Glass , Campbeltown Picture House , The Kintyre Larder , Campbeltown Co , Tesco Campbeltown, Cadenhead's Whisky Shop & Tasting Room, Made in Kintyre, Fetcha Chocolates, The Original Factory Shop-Campbeltown , and Dime, The Courier Centre - Campbeltown, The Treehouse Campbeltown, Toon Trends.

You have all helped immensely to support our Group's work and we are all very grateful. 😃❤️

We still have some spaces left for our Tarbert Easter GIVE programme!!! 😀

If you are 11 - 16, sign up and complete the four local volunteering activities (in Tarbert - right side of programme) and earn yourself a reward trip with the group to X-Site Braehead for trampolining, shopping and lunch (date tbc).

Parents/guardians of young people can sign them up here: bit.ly/give-tarbert

How good do these look!? 🤩

Some of our members took part in a graffiti art workshop last night which focused on creating positive mental health messages.

Some of our members, from both Campbeltown and Tarbert, were today at the Council Chambers in Lochgilphead taking part in the MAKI Community Area Planning Meeting.

The group gave an update to Councillors and the rest of the Area Planning Group on what the have been involved with over the last year. They also shared some of the results of their recent youth consultation on behalf of all local young people - discussing some of their concerns and what supports they would like to see more of.

Looking forward to our 'old school' board game and quiz night later (5-7pm) to mark the beginning of advent! 😀

It's at the Templar Arts and Leisure Centre, Tarbert and is open to all young people of secondary age. Entry is £1 and numbers will be limited so please arrive sharp to avoid disappointment.

Young people of Kintyre! 🌈 📢📢📢

Would you be interested in setting up, leading, or just getting involved with an LGBT+ youth inclusion group? Such a group could provide an open and welcoming space for young people to be themselves without fear of judgement, to explore relevant issues, and to celebrate identity whilst reducing stigma.

If you are 11 to 18, live in Kintyre, and would like to get involved, please register your interest and your local youth worker will be in touch with you soon. You can either follow this link bit.ly/3Gp8sVn or screenshot and scan the QR code in the picture. 😀

Our Kintyre Youth Consultation 2022 is complete! 😃

Thank you to all the young people who took the time to complete it. This will provide us with a useful tool for planning projects local young people want to see.

Please read the report attached. But if you would prefer to read or download it in a different format (e.g. Word/PDF) just follow this link: https://bit.ly/3zot4J6. 😉

Had a great time on our half term group trip yesterday! 😄

Lunch and shopping at Braehead before a swimming session at The Time Capsule Waterpark in Coatbridge. 🏊‍♀️

Youth action isn't all hard work y'know! 😎

Well done to everyone who completed our Kintyre Youth Consultation 2022! We had a good number of responses and will be picking our lucky Amazon voucher winners very soon. 😃

Here are a few of our Campbeltown members working hard yesterday analysing the results of the survey for the report which will be published in the coming days.

The consultation was designed by group members, completed by you, and analysed by other group members to ensure it has been led by local youth voices throughout, and we hope it will provide useful information for supporting local young people in the coming months/years.

If you are a young person who wants to have more of a say and influence over things which affect young people locally in Kintyre and beyond, why not get in touch and come along to one of our meetings or events!? 😀

One day left to complete our youth consultation to help influence how young people in Kintyre are supported! 😀 You could also be in with a chance of winning a £10 Amazon voucher just for taking the 2 minutes to complete it 😉.

So if you're 11 to 18 and live or go to school in Kintyre head over here now: https://forms.gle/r2YLZxfwqCobqbmA9

One week left to complete our youth consultation to help influence how young people in Kintyre are supported! 😀 You could also be in with a chance of winning a £10 Amazon voucher just for taking the 2 minutes to complete it 😉.

So if you're 11 to 18 and live or go to school in Kintyre head over here now: https://forms.gle/r2YLZxfwqCobqbmA9

Closes next Friday the 7th of October!

CALLING YOUNG PEOPLE IN KINTYRE 📢📢📢 - Our Kintyre Youth Consultation 2022 is LIVE!!! 😃

For all young people aged 11 to 18 who live or go to school in Kintyre. This short survey will help to inform future youth support projects in Kintyre. The results of the survey will be used by us and other youth service partners to deliver youth led projects which support young people in Kintyre. The results will also be shared with your Argyll and Bute MSYP's to show your elected representatives what issues young people in Kintyre care about and are affected by.

By completing it you could also win a £10 Amazon voucher! 😉 Winners will be chosen at random after the online survey closes on Friday the 7th of October.

You can complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/MqND1DjKbUi778V68 or by scanning the QR code in the poster.

Calling all Tarbert Academy pupils! 📢

We will be holding an informal drop-in session during lunchtime on Monday (11:15 to 11:40) in the English room. So come along to find out what the Action Group is all about, how you can get involved, and current S1 and S2 pupils can also sign up for our free Newbies trip to Ardroy on the 11th and 12th of June too.

We'll see you all then! 😃

Thank you to everyone who came along to our 'Coffee Afternoon for Ukraine' today. We had a great time, and combined with the bake sale efforts of The Pantry, we made £582.77. 🥳 All of which will be donated to charities providing direct support for those affected by the crisis in Ukraine.

Special thanks to Heather Bellshaw for her donations, Cakes by Emma for donating the delicious cakes, and all the wonderful local businesses for donating great prizes to our raffle, including Glenbarr Glass, Loch Fyne Gallery, Whisky West Coast, Muasdale Stores, and Cadenhead's Whisky Shop & Tasting Room. And thanks to everyone else who brought along other prizes, baking and brick a' brack. It was greatly appreciated! 😀 💙💛

A quick reminder about our fundraiser for Ukraine tomorrow afternoon at Tarbert Village Hall (2-4pm). 😃 Hope to see you there! 💙💛

A reminder about our 'coffee afternoon for Ukraine' on Wednesday. 😃

Please pop it in your diaries and come along to support an important cause! 💙💛

We are hosting a Coffee Afternoon Fundraiser for Ukraine on Wednesday the 6th of April 2-4pm at Tarbert Village Hall. 😄

So please come along - have a cuppa and a chat, enjoy some nice home baking, take part in our prize raffle, do some arts and crafts, buy some brick a' brack and support an important cause. 💙💛

Baking and brick a' brack donations gratefully received and musicians welcome to come along and provide some background music.

If you can't make it but would still like to support the cause just hit the donate button.

Hope to see you there and please share to spread the word. 😀

We are hosting a coffee afternoon fundraiser for Ukraine on Wednesday the 6th of April 2-4pm at Tarbert Village Hall and are looking for local musicians who would like to come along and perform a few songs casually.

If you would be interested please just message our page. 😃🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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