YOUNG PEOPLE PLANNING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Six young people and two adults from The West Wigtownshire Tambourelli Group took part in a "Young Movers Course" designed to train the group to set up a Community Project which involved four intensive days of activities, ideas sessions and group development work. To complete the course the group had to consider the needs of their area and the people living there and write an Action Plan about what they could organise and how they would go about it.

Laurence Macdonald and Andrew Henry (Tambourelli Coaches) stated the young people had a great time and made some very strong bonds with other Community groups from across the Country which we intend to maintain contact with and possibly develop exchange visits in the future , Laurence stated we're now planning to develop our project for the participation within the Community.

Murdo Macleod, Community Health Development Worker for Building Healthy Communities in West Wigtownshire stated he was pleased to be able to assist funding the group to attend the course, He also stated the group have also been invited back to a prestigious National Awards Ceremony later this year when they will meet up with groups from all over the UK to receive Certificates for their efforts.

The National Awards for Community Contribution by Young People will involve over 300 people who have completed Young Movers courses and organised community projects.

The Event enables young people to meet and work alongside other young groups from all over the UK, And gain an insight to how other Community groups have developed healthy living projects in their Community, and to develop skills to organise a project when they return home, that they will enjoy doing and will benefit other people in the Community, in addition the group will be eligible for a number of special trophies and awards at the National awards.