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Young Scot:Aberdeen
Welcome to the Aberdeen pages of Young Scot.
If you want to know what's going on in Aberdeen, check out the What's On section.
We have a poll up on whether you think the voting age should be reduced to 16.
If you want to submit anything to the website, from film reviews to poems then email us at dialogueyouth@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Dialogue Youth Radio Show
The Dialogue Youth Show is live every Monday from 3-4pm on 99.8 Shmu FM
Listen to the latest music, youth news and advice on anything from dealing with cyberbullying to beating exam stress.
You can listen to it online, anytime. Just click the link!
Latest
Free Food!!
Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch!
If you're at school you could be missing out on free food!
Go to www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/SchoolsColleges/sl_scc/scc_Meals.asp to find out whether you can get some.
Youth Travel Card
Aberdeen City Council operates a 'Youth Travel Card' Scheme which offers discounted bus travel for individuals who are:
* Aged 16-18 years of age (inclusive), and are
* An Aberdeen City Resident, and are
* In full time attendance at an Aberdeen City Secondary School
The scheme offers cardholders discounted day tickets on bus services within Aberdeen City. Normally from the age of 16 years of age a person would be required to pay the adult fare - this scheme offers individuals who remain at school the opportunity to buy day tickets at the child fare.
Call for more information: 01224 523920.
youthtravelcard@aberdeencity.gov.uk
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PublicTransport/put/trp_youth_travel_card.asp
Young Scot/Accord/NEC Cards
Your Young Scot/ACCORD/NEC card has heaps of cool stuff on it...
Check out the Young Scot discounts section to see how you could save some cash.
If you want to find out more about the National Entitlement Card (NEC) then go to www.youngscot.org/smartcards. It's worth finding out more and getting your hands on a NEC card if you are 16, 17 or 18 (or a full-time volunteer aged 19-25) because then you are entitled to:
* One-third off adult single fares on buses all over Scotland
* A free Young Person's Railcard, cutting up to one-third off train fares
* Two free return ferry journeys to the mainland if you live on an island.
CONTACT DETAILS
If you have lost your card, or want more information on the National Entitlement Card then get in touch with ACCORD for local information.
Phone: 0845 345 2789
Email: accordhelp@accordaberdeen.co.uk
Contact Us
If you want to write articles for the Young Scot Aberdeen pages (which could be anything from news items to movie reviews to poems)then contact us at:
Aberdeen Dialogue Youth Information Service
Linksfield Annexe, 520 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5SS
Phone: 01224 497178
Young Scot Enterprise is a Scottish registered charity (SC029757) and is a company limited by guarantee (202687) with its registered office at Rosebery House, 9 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5EZ.