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20/01/10
Nominations open for the Young Scot Awards 2010
The nominations for the Young Scot Awards 2010, run in partnership with the Sunday Mail, are now open. The Awards recognise and celebrate the amazing things young people are doing everyday across Scotland. There are 13 categories inclduing Sport, the Arts, Volunteering, Community and much more. The winners will be announced at a glitzy ceremony held in the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on Thursday 29th April 2010.
If you know a young person who you think deserves to be recognised, then please log on to
Channel 4's 'Unstaged' photo competition invites entries from young people in Scotland
Blipfoto (an online photography-sharing network) has teamed up with Channel 4 and the National Theatre of Scotland to run three photography competitions, all aimed at exposing the extraordinary in the everyday.
Each competition has categories for over and under 18s, with cash prizes and photo gear for the winners, plus dozens of full Blipfoto memberships for the runners-up.
The theme of the first competition is 'Performance and Play in Scotland'. Entrants must upload 5 photographs that say something bold, fresh and different about the given theme, before the 12th February 2010.
Look out for the flyer in this month's mailing. For more information, visit the
Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2010 - call for young people to make one minute movies
The Glasgow Youth Film Festival, which takes place from the 7th - 15th February, is calling for entries for the One-Minute Filmmaking Competition for young people. The competition is open to young people aged 14-19 years, as individuals or in groups, from across the whole of Scotland. Prizes include an IPOD Touch, film-making software and FOPP vouchers.
16/01/10
300,000 obese Scots believe they're thin
A survey found that "fairground mirror syndrome" could affect as many as 300,000 people in Scotland, who believe they are slimmer than average when they are actually in the fattest 25 per cent of the population.A YouGov poll found 6 per cent of Scots were defined as obese but considered themselves average or below average weight.The research comes as Lloyds pharmacy branches start offering services to help people manage their weight.
"This isn't denial, it's delusion," said Melinda Setanoians, a weight management expert and pharmacist at Lloyds in Wishaw, Lanarkshire."There are many reasons why people may be failing to see their true proportions – perhaps it's because they are still squeezing into clothes they wore in slimmer days, or maybe friends and family are fuelling denial by telling a few well-intentioned white lies."The health implications of obesity are more difficult to ignore," she said."Through our programme, we are encouraging people to take action before the excess pounds lead to major illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease."
The research also found that people could also believe they were overweight when they were underweight.Almost 10 per cent of people whose BMI was clinically underweight thought they were in the heaviest half of the population.
Young Scot Awards 2010
From the Borders to the Shetland Islands young scot want to know about the young people who make Scotland feel proud!
In 2006 young scot launched the very first Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards,and now five years on the event is bigger and better than ever. On Thursday 29th April 2010 over 500 guests will attend the glittering awards ceramony to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Scotland's Young People in 2009.
• Do you know an unsung hero who deserves to be recognised?
• Do you know someone who works tirelessly to improve their community and/or country?
• Or is there a young person in the public eye that inspires you?
There are 13 awards, from sports to cultural diversity, democracy and citizenship and volunteering. Simply go to the Nominate Now page and make your nomination for the young person you think has really made a difference to people's lives this year. The final 3 people in each category will get a VIP invitation to attend the awards ceremony the Glasgow Hilton Hotel on Thursday 29th April.
Fraser Thomson joins youth forum shock!
We interview Matthew Clark
"He is not as good at the ukelele as me!"
Thomson responds with "At least mine was more than a chicken and I can play a G-chord. Ukelele pride!"
The debate continues...
K&M POCKET GUIDE!
The K&M pocket guide is complete!
The K&M pocket guide is a guide to life in the Mearns made by young people for young people. The Mearns Youth Forum teamed up with the Portlethen Action Team and the Stonehaven Monday Night Youth Group to make this totally rad pocket guide. The pocket guide has heaps of good information on many topics what effect young folks in the now a-days. We are all totally stoked about the pocket, and it will available for you young peeps in medical centres and the like.
Music and Media
Drop In
St. Laurence Hall
Mondays 7 till 8:30
FREE!!!!!!!!!!
The Mearns Youth Forum and youth workers have successfully applied for £5,373 of funding from the Scottish Government's "CASHBACK FOR COMMUNITIES" to set up a music and media drop in run by young people for young people at the St. Laurence Hall.
Young folk can play on the stage with their band, take part in Dj or film making workshops, do some art, organise events...and more
COMING SOON...there will be a mini-bus going round the villages to take young people to Laurencekirk so they can take part - ACENESS!
Contact kirsty on
01561 378298
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via this website.
This site has been funded by the
Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership and the Mearns Community Schools Network
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