Celebrating the Year of Young People

Argyll and Bute Council’s Youth Services Team has created a calendar full of activities and events to celebrate some of the reasons young people love living and growing up in Argyll and Bute, and to coincide with 2018 being the Scottish Government’s Year of Young People.

A consultation was carried out with 1,055 young people across the area, where they were given the opportunity to choose the top ten reasons they like Argyll and Bute.
The results were: 1 Safety; 2 Outdoors; 3 Easy to stay in touch; 4 Nature; 5 Quiet and peaceful; 6 Beautiful; 7 Freedom; 8 Sport/recreation; 9 Opportunities; 10 Easy to get involved.

An exciting programme of events was then developed with these in mind and includes a dance show, a photography project, a comedy and confidence workshop, a film festival, and lots more. The Council’s Policy Lead for Education, Councillor Yvonne McNeilly said; “The Year of Young People aims to inspire Scotland through its young people, celebrating their achievements, valuing the contribution they make to their communities, and creating new opportunities for them to shine locally, nationally and globally.

The events also coincide with the six key themes of the Year of Young People, which are: Culture; health and wellbeing; equality and discrimination; enterprise and regeneration; participation; and education.
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