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Fact of the Week
Lions are the only cats that live in groups, called prides. Every female within a pride is usually related.
Quote of the Week
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao-Tzu
West Lothian Young Scot has visited your Primary 7 Class in May and June 2009
Colin Wilkinson and Claire Carbray from the West Lothian Young Scot Team have visited all P7 pupils in West Lothian over the last two months. We delivered a presentation, on all “Young Scot” products, information about West Lothian Youth Congress and West Lothian’s Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament and informing the young people of three competitions that were entered in great numbers. The fantastic competitions were won by the following people;
The Christmas Card design was won by Aaron Sneddon of st Nicholas Priamry School! His design ws of a teddy bear with the young scot triangle on his tummy! He received his prize of a laptop the last day of term in his Primary Schoool class! Well done!
The tent competition was won by John Alan Moore from Croftmalloch Primary School who received a 3 person tent for designing the best pattern for a tent!
The find the piggy competition was won by Katryna McLeod from Linlithgow Bridge. Katryna answered the two questions correctly and submittted the entry by email and won a Haribo hamper to share with friends and family over the Summer break!
Well done to the above competition Winners!
Galadays in july / August 2009!
4th july - Seafield and District Childrens Gala.
8th Aug Bridgend Gala
16th Aug - Linlithgow and Union Canal Society Fun Day.
22nd Aug - Craigshill fun day
29th Aug - Longridge childrens Gala
The National Young Scot Awards 2009 - Glasgow City Hall - Thursday 9th April 2009
The Awards Ceremony and evening was fantastic with a wide range of stars that is our young Scottish Citizens who give up their time to help others, improve lives and or the surroundings of the people of Scotland. West Lothian’s Young People are no exception to this. There is a wealth of talent and flare amongst them that shines through and they deserve to be recognised in their achievements. We are lucky to have such wonderful modest young people who give up their time to provide for others.
The young people stated below have won categories and have been successful finalists;
1. Volunteering Category - Winner - Robert Magee 18ys of Bathgate, West Lothian.
2. Heritage Category - Winner - Mark Nevin 21yrs of East Calder, West Lothian.
3. Community Category - Finalist - Melissa Marsden 17yrs of Breich, West Lothian.
4. Arts Category - Finalist - Brendan Bennett - 19yrs Fauldhouse West Lothian.
5. Homecoming Scotland - Winner - Liam Dunn 17yrs, Livingston West Lothian.
6. Homecoming Scotland - Finalist - Cassandra Oswald 17yrs, Livingston, West Lothian.
The West Lothian Young Scot Team and the Work with Young People Team wish to congratulate them and wish them all the best now and in the future. In our eyes you are stars in our world and keep up the good work that you do!
We hope you enjoy browsing through what we have to offer and if you have any comments or anything you would like us to include on the website please e-mail them to us youngscot@westlothian.gov.uk. Please contact us if you know of anything that is up and coming in your area for young people and we will do our best to give it a mention on the web page.
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There's now new info and links to help you with all sorts of things ranging from health to job hunting!
West Lothian Youth Congress Update
The West Lothian Youth Congress (WLYC) meet on Monday evenings 7pm - 9pm in Lindsay House Chambers every four to six weeks. The Annual General Meeting (A.G.M) took place on Monday 8th June 09. The existing committee stood down and an election took place. 2009 - 2010 office bearers are as follows; Chair - derek Couper Vice Chair Anna mcPhail, secretary Rebecca Peat and tresurer Alana peters.
Future agenda items include - Evaluation of the European Parliament Tour, training needs, possible team building residnetial, communications officer post etc. A very warm welcome to our new members representing St Margarets Academy Ryan Ashcroft and inKimberly Morgan from the health Committee. Good luck and best wishes to the new Office bearers!
If you are interested in finding out more information about the Congress or have an issue or concern or problem solving idea to share to improve your community please don't hesitiate to phone or email. Looking forward to meeting you.
Note - This will be the last Congress meeting in Lindsay house Chambers as we know it as in July 09 the building will be getting knocked down to make way for a new building. Keep reading here for instruction as to when and where the next meeting will be.
Friday drop in club - West Lothian Young Scot introduces a new drop in for West Lothian Youth Congress members and for young people representing their secondary schools across West Lothian. This will be held in Lindsay House, South Bridge Street in Bathgate on Friday afternoons 1pm - 4pm. This space offers support for young people to be creative and get involved in Young Scot activities and learn more about having your say through community planning structures. If you are coming along please email or phone to let us know you are on your way. Look forward to meeting you!
Drop op us an e-mail: youngscot@westlothian.gov.uk or send your articles to the address at the bottom of the page and we'll post up the best ones in our features section!
To find breaking news in West Lothian go to http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/Community-life-and-leisure/CommunityNews/
To find out breaking news regarding Livinston Football Club go to http://www.livilions.co.uk
For more information on anything you see on the web page feel free in contacting us!
West Lothian News
If you've ever wondered how Scotland became the way it is today check out www.alba.org.uk/timeline/index.html for more info!
West Lothian Youth Congress
Attention!!!!
Calling all Secondary school Pupil councils in West Lothian. Did you know you have 2 spaces to represent yourselves and your area on West Lothian Youth Congress come and have your say and feedback to your school and community.
West Lothian Youth Congress will welcome new members and will be delighted to talk to you about what's happening to make West Lothian a better place to live. We are a friendly bunch of young people who enjoy hearing others opinions and views and carried them forward to aid change.
The West Lothian Youth Congress meet 10 times per year in Lindsay house, Bathgate from 7pm - 9pm. If you wish more information or wish to come along to one of our meetings please don't hesitate to contact us on the Young Scot address at the bottom of this page!
Uni and Colleges
If you're still not sure which course or even which uni/college you'd like to apply for check out our features section in the top right!
Under our University and College links section there is a direct weblink to either the homepage or the prospectus page for the vast majority of Scotland's Universities and Colleges to help you make up your mind!
Financial Tips
If you're a student and are about to open a student bank account check this month's financial tip from the West Lothian Credit Union Forum below:
Don't just look at the freebies!
Check out the factors that will affect you long term; bank charges, services etc before you decide which bank to go for.
Did You Know?
If you'd like to find out more about your human rights check out www.rbkc.gov.uk/kccrights/your_rights/human_rights.asp
TEN PROPOSITIONS & TEN PROPOSALS 10 Propositions - Democracy is about: freedom, equality, justice, solidarity, diversity, accountability, dialogue, responsibility, participation sustainability
10 Proposal - Learning for democracy means: taking sides, acting in solidarity, taking risks, developing political literacy, working at the grass roots, listening to dissenting voices, cultivating awkwardness, education for social change, exploring alternatives, exposing the power of language.
West Lothian has the youngest population in Scotland with the highest percentage of under 18 year olds in mainland Scotland. With statistics like this isn’t it about time you got involved in issues that affect you. In West Lothian there are many ways to be part of something bigger, Pupil Councils if you are at school, Youth Forums or West Lothian Youth Congress. To find out more contact us on the details below.
Hopefully you will find lots of information that is relevant to you. We want to hear from you, so get intouch with your news. While you're visiting these pages remember to have a shot at voting (over there on the right). Our votes are sometimes different from those on the national Young Scot website so why don't you have your say?
To Get You Started
To Get You Started
The Lab section over on the right is a section open to all of you. Its a chance for you to unlock your creative skills!
If you have any jokes, funny stories or anything else you think young people of West Lothian would like to read then simply send them to the e-mail address above or send to the address at the bottom of the page.
We're looking forward to reading your articles!
Podcasts
Podcasts The 'Free Ears' group from Broxburn worked with us to create a podcast! They were the lucky winners of a national competition and as a prize visited Talk 107 radio station in Edinburgh.
Discounts
With your Young Scot card you can get loads of different discounts throughout Scotland and Europe.
If you want to check out where you can get these discounts go to the Young Scot Discounts section.
West Lothian Youth Congress and MSYP's
West Lothian Youth Congress and the Scottish Youth Parliament
The Youth Congress is where young people come together to discuss issues affecting them and to tell service providers what they would like to see happening for all young people in West Lothian. The Congress is part of the Community Planning Partnership in West Lothian and is the platform to elect our 4 members to the Scottish Youth Parliament. At present Koren, Anna, David and Derek represent you at a national level. Check out the Scottish Youth Parliament Updates section of Features to discover what the SYP are up to at the moment!
Contact Us
If you want to get in touch with West Lothian Young Scot, you can contact us at :
Address; West Lothian Young Scot, Community Learning and Development Service, Lindsay House, South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1TS
Telephone; 01506 776478
West Lothian Young Scot is part of the Work with Young People Team-Community Learning and Development Service, West Lothian Council.
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