• Argyll and Bute Young Scot
• Register Your Young Scot Card Now!

What we're all about

Argyll and Bute Young Scot covers Oban, Lorn and The Isles, Mid Argyll, Kintyre & Islay, Bute & Cowal and Helensburgh & Lomond. We have a base in each area and offer services unique to each.  To find out more, click on the link above.

SMS Messages, competitions, discussion boards...

Argyll and Bute Young Scot is now doing text messages!!!  You can get info on activities, events and information relevant to you, just give us your mobile number when you register your Young Scot Card!  Just go to the Register section. 

Even more on Bebo and Facebook...

Argyll and Bute Young Scot has joined Bebo and Facebook!  Come and be our friend! 

(You must be 14 or over, please read our web safety blog first.)

• Scottish Youth Parliament Website
• Helensburgh SYP

Helensburgh SYP election is here...

If you are aged 14-25 and live in Helensburgh and Lomond you are eligible to stand as a candidate. If you feel that you have what it takes to represent other young people in your area then this could be your chance. 

Click the link above for more information.

• Community Planning Partnership
• Local Licensing Forum
• A&B Youth Forum

Dialogue Youth

Dialogue Youth is about making sure young people can access information and influence the public services provided for them. It's about making services more responsive to young people and having ways at a local and national level that young people's views and voices can be heard.

Have a look below at some of the things A&B DY have been doing and how you can get involved.

Community Planning

Heard people talking about community Planning, but don't have a scooby what its about - well have a look at the website linked above, it tells you what's involved, who's involved and more importantly….. how you can get involved. You can also download the Argyll and Bute Community Plan 2009 - 2013.

Youth Focus

Are you fed up with decisions being made for you? Youth Focus is a new initiative designed to get your views herd by the people who shape Argyll and Bute.

For a report of the last Youth Focus meeting, follow the link above.  If you would like to get involved, please get in touch.

Argyll and Bute Youth Forum

Argyll and Bute Youth Forum held its AGM in Oban last week, to find out what happened, who's been elected and what its plans are, how to get involved etc - follow the link above.

Test Purchasing

Are you aged between 13 and 16, would you like to volunteer to do something different? Argyll and Bute Trading Standards are looking for young people to help with an exercise to buy cigarettes and help find the shops that illegally sell to under 18s.

Could you help during an evening or weekend for a few hours (You will get refreshments and a certificate, if you are a member of any sports club we may be able to provide equipment for your club).

If you are interested and your parent/ guardian agree please email youngscot@argyll-bute.gov.uk for more information giving your name where you live and a parent/ guardian contact telephone number.

Local Licensing Forum

The Local Licensing Forum is the community's voice on licensing issues within Argyll and Bute. As the new Licensing Act has an impact on young people, Dialogue Youth is committed to ensuring the forums work takes into account the needs and concerns of young people. More details on the link above.

• Aimee's Film
• Stramash

WOW

A brand new search engine called Young Scot WOW (What's on Where) has been launched. It's a big database listing activities for young people and it works like a search engine. You can search for anything from cinemas and local youth clubs to volunteering opportunities. You can search for information by age or activity. So check it out for yourselves, just go to www.youngscotwow.org

Remember it's new, so keep checking back as more activities will be added. If you are part of a group, a group leader, or know of a group that would benefit from being included on the Young Scot WOW database, contact Roanna Taylor (details at bottom of page).

• Mid Argyll Pool
• MA Pool Petition
• CAB
• Youth Focus

Mid Argyll Pool Faces Closure

The Mid Argyll Pool, which serves a community of 9000 people, could close if it does not receive the funding it needs to keep it open and employ the eight members of staff.

Find out more on link above, to sign a petition to save the pool, follow the petition link.

CAB

Do you see yourself as an active and responsible citizen? Have you ever thought about volunteering for the Citizens Advice Bureau? It could be a really good move for you in more ways than one. Voluntary work for the CAB boosts your career prospects and helps you develop skills and experience which are great for your CV.

Don't take our word for it - here's what previous student volunteers tell us: 'I joined because one of my friends told me it really benefited her. I think the CAB has given me a lot more than I've given them. It's given me a chance to work with clients before I become a solicitor.' Stephanie Lee Samphier (Law student, Aberdeen University)

'I've learned a lot. It builds up your confidence and helps improve your teamwork and people skills. Being able to help people solve their problems is so worthwhile!' Lynn Crawford (Psychology student, Glasgow Caledonian University)

Find out more about the CAB by following the link above

• Young Scot/NEC card Info...

Your Young Scot card just got Better!!!!

Young Scots are now able to enjoy cheaper travel on buses, trains and ferries thanks to the new Concessionary Travel Scheme.

To find out how this will work and how to get one of these cards, click 'smartcards' in Argyll and Bute sections or on the link above. 

Inportant! Now get even more discounts on train travel!  Details on link above.

• Base Contact details
• Helensburgh and Lomond
• Mid Argyll

Contacts

The above link will take you to the helpful contacts page of the website. There you will find a full list of phone numbers and addresses for various groups and clubs throughout Argyll and Bute.

If there's any groups you are involved in, that you think might be of interest to young people, then please let us know and we will get your details put up on the website. Just e-mail your details to info@abys.demon.co.uk

Young Scot Satellite Bases

If you are near one on the main towns in Argyll and Bute - why not pop into one of the local bases to find out what's going on?  Click on the link above to find out where they are!

Young Scot / Dialogue Youth Office

We're the people to speak to if there's anything and everything you ever wanted to know about Argyll and Bute Young Scot! We are also the central Dialogue Youth Unit, acting as a support and resource base to ensure young people in Argyll and Bute have an effective voice…

Address: Mid-Argyll Youth Project, Union Street, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8JF
Phone: 01546 600035
Email: youngscot@argyll-bute.gov.uk