Youth Work in the area

October 2017 – March 2018

Celebrating Achievement and Valuing Young Voices

2018 has been designated the Year of During this period, the local youth team has Young People during which the ideas and worked with 60 young people aged talents of children and young people aged 8 between 11 and 21 amounting to about 629 to 26 will continue to be promoted and meaningful contacts. celebrated. In total there were approx 1,457 hours of There are six themes, all of which will engagement with young people. feature in some shape or form. Young Highlanders, with their supporting adults And these took place at Ardnamurchan and partners, have agreed to focus on two High School, The Centre, of these namely equality & discrimination Kinlochleven, Youth Centre and Nevis and participation. Range.

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PROJECTS: ARDNAMURCHAN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Rainbow Laces Day 2018! Girls Project!

Young People in Ardnamurchan High School took Working in partnership with High Life Active part in Rainbow Laces Day 2018. This campaign is a Schools, Ardnamurchan Youth Development worked on way for everyone to show their support for LGBT a health and well-being project with the girls of equality and inclusivity in sport. Here are some of Ardnamurchan High School. The project looked at topics the young people showing their support by wearing such as healthy eating, physical activity and exercise their rainbow laces! technique. The project was run over 4 weeks with 26 girls attending every week! So their reward...

A trip to Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness!

WELL DONE GIRLS!

Following on from a successful Rainbow Laces Day, young people will have the opportunity to attend Pride Glasgow Festival and Parade as part of the High Life Highland Schools Out summer programme. Bookings for this activity can be made via the High Life Highland website.

https://www.highlifehighland.com/blog/summer-holiday- activities-2018/

BLETHERFEST 2018!

After two previous attempts to hold the Area Winter Conference, both hampered by snow, the young people who are involved in the Lochaber Youth Forum managed to get together in Kinlochleven and have a good blether!

We are now looking forward to attending the Highland Youth Parliament in Inverness. Big ideas and big aspirations!

CONTACT INFORMATION: Youth Development Officer – Rebecca Maclean Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01397 709225