Youth

Outer Hebrides LEADER Youth Fund launch - Benbecula

This is a launch event for the new Youth Fund from Outer Hebrides LEADER.

The LEADER Youth Fund is available to provide funding to projects aimed at supporting young people and youth initiatives. What is unique about this fund is that all decisions on applications are fundamentally decided upon by young people, through LEADER’s newly established Youth Local Action Group (Youth LAG).

The fund is being delivered in partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Bridge Community Centre.

All are welcome. And refreshments will be provided.

Outer Hebrides LEADER Youth Fund launch - Stornoway

This is a launch event for the new Youth Fund from Outer Hebrides LEADER.

The LEADER Youth Fund is available to provide funding to projects aimed at supporting young people and youth initiatives. What is unique about this fund is that all decisions on applications are fundamentally decided upon by young people, through LEADER’s newly established Youth Local Action Group (Youth LAG).

The fund is being delivered in partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Bridge Community Centre.

All are welcome. And refreshments will be provided.

Outer Hebrides LEADER Youth Fund launch - Barra

This is a launch event for the new Youth Fund from Outer Hebrides LEADER.

The LEADER Youth Fund is available to provide funding to projects aimed at supporting young people and youth initiatives. What is unique about this fund is that all decisions on applications are fundamentally decided upon by young people, through LEADER’s newly established Youth Local Action Group (Youth LAG).

The fund is being delivered in partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Bridge Community Centre.

All are welcome. And refreshments will be provided.

Outer Hebrides LEADER Youth Fund launch - Harris

This is a launch event for the new Youth Fund from Outer Hebrides LEADER.

The LEADER Youth Fund is available to provide funding to projects aimed at supporting young people and youth initiatives. What is unique about this fund is that all decisions on applications are fundamentally decided upon by young people, through LEADER’s newly established Youth Local Action Group (Youth LAG).

The fund is being delivered in partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Bridge Community Centre.

All are welcome. And refreshments will be provided.

The Outer Hebrides LEADER 2014-2020 Programme is delighted to announce the launch of their unique fund, specifically designed to support young people.

The fund is being delivered in partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and the Bridge Community Centre.

The Perth & Kinross branch of the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) are working closely with Breadalbane Academy’s Rural Skills pupils and teacher Mr Woodrow to bring their learning to life on a working farm.

Sandy Thomson from West Park Farm, Aberfeldy (RHET volunteer and long-standing supporter of the Rural Skills Programme) welcomed pupils to the farm for the first of their weekly visits on Tuesday 31st October. 

The Annual Implementation Report (AIR) of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) has been published.

Covering the first three years of the 2014-2020 Programme, the full report and Summary for Citizens can be viewed on the Scottish Government website.

Scottish Rural Action want to find out how travel issues and costs affect young people in their work, studies and personal lives.

They also want to know if the impacts are felt equally across Scotland's rural areas or if there are particular issues in different parts of the country. Scottish Rural Action are carrying out a short online survey to gather information from 16 to 26-year-olds.

In previous results on rural transport surveys, Scottish Rural Action were told:

Adding Value to Farm Produce

New Entrants to Farming Programme's first ever 'Adding Value to Produce - an Introduction' course.

This course is for you if a shift from selling livestock and crops to selling food and drink, ready for the consumer, is buzzing around your mind in muddled thoughts. It is aimed at new entrants and young farmers with drive and enthusiasm who want to take that first step in exploring and organising these ideas.

The programme will include:

A series of workshops is about to start as part of the Farm Advisory Service's New Entrants Programme.

Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service (FAS) is part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) which is co-funded by the EU and Scottish Government. It provides information and resources aimed at increasing the profitability and sustainability of farms and crofts.

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