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Do you play in a band and want to advertise your gig? Has your footy team won the league? Are your sides still splitting from the last joke you heard?  Mad for the latest movie? You can send all this and more to these pages.  Email us at youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

The Careers Show

3TFM, 103.1- Friday's, 1-3pm
The Careers Show is produced and presented by Eddy Gemmell, Careers Adviser (North Ayrshire). It is an entertaining mix of music, interviews (live/recorded) and information and is broadcast every Friday between 1-3pm.

Eddy is always looking for people from all walks of life to appear on the show either live or recorded to discuss careers. If you want to be a feature on the show contact the following: edward.gemmell@careers-scotland.org.uk or tel: Irvine Careers centre: 01294 272421

Rivergate Xmas Factor

Throughout November, the Rivergate Shopping Centre in Irvine will be bringing you Xmas Factor!

This is your chance to become a star, whether you're a keen soloist or an up and coming band. Right now, they're looking for your entries to be included in the competition.

For more info on entering or when its on check out the 'What's On' section of our site

Volunteer Needed

West Kilbride Life is a new community magazine which is delivered monthly to homes in West Kilbride. They are looking for a volunteer, ideally aged 14 - 17, to take responsibility for compiling a monthly young people's page.

You will carry out this role from your own home or public computer, and email your content to the magazine editor. You will need to be able to combine creativity with an eye for detail.

Want more info?  Check out the 'News' section on these pages!

Skool Buzz

To find out what is going on with you school check out the features section (top right hand side), click into 'Skool Buzz' then find your school.... Oh and if any of you guys have any news from your school give is a shout and email us at youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Competitions!

Ok... win win win! We have two chances for you to win!

Go to the 'competitions' page and win a voucher for Xscape by answering an easy question!

Go to the 'Surveys' section and fill out the survey we have up and be in the draw to win an iPod!

Lastly the winner of our Alcohol Awareness Competition from the booklet distributed at school was Dawn Thomson from Kilbirnie.  Well done Dawn!!!

Young Scot Overload

Young Scot Overload is a brand new project exclusive to us which aims to help local bands and solo artists have their material recognised. On a brand new site each band will have their own profile - similar to Bebo - where users can login, listen to music, rate and give feedback on bands.

In February, the top 20 bands from the public vote will be invited to play at the Young Scot Overload Festival, in the Cornerstone Church, Kilwinning. The festival will also offer a range of other activities and promote the sense of having fun without the need to get drunk. "Pub Culture" a dry bar with all the joys of the pub will be situated in the upstairs café which will have loads of activities such as a pub quiz and karaoke. The Mobile Youth Centre will be present at the event with a PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and laptops with internet access.

What are we looking for?
Really, we're looking for bands or solo artists who have been together over 6 months and have their own recorded material. If they don't have their own recorded material, they can contact The Caley Centre (our alternative to Abbey Road) and arrange for free recording lessons, where they'll be taught how to record themselves and have the opportunity to do so. Unlike most events of this type, we're not wanting the same old rock bands we want EVERYTHING from the best of Scottish Piping to most rocking band of the shire.

How can bands become involved?
You can download the application form and additional model release forms on this site by clicking the button on the right hand side.

Think U Know... Keep Safe Online

Go to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what's good, what's not and what you can do about it.

Check out this site and find out the dangers of social networking sites, how to keep safe online and loads more!

www.thinkuknow.co.uk

The One Scotland Card

The One Scotland Card (has replaced the Young Scot Card)

For young people is now available FREE to all young people aged 11 to 26 in North Ayrshire!

You still get all the great discounts you got with your YS Card, Library Card, Proof of Age and more -Aged 16, 17 or 18  you also get 1/3 off Bus travel, Free Young Persons Rail Card Voucher, and if you live on the islands 2 FREE return trips to the mainland a year.

Soon all North Ayrshire Secondary schools and P7 pupils will have been offered the One Scotland Card. If you  miss our visit contact us at youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Not at school??
You can get one FREE at the Trading Standards Office at Bridgegate, Irvine. If you go there then remember to bring some form of ID like a drivers license (full or provisional), passport, Birth Certificate, Adoption Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Young Scot or other PASS hologram card. You will also need a document with proof of address on it.

Lost Your Card - Call 0845 603 1387 giving your Name, Address & Date of Birth, and a new one will be sent to you.

Register Your New Card! - You can register your new card through the link above. Get your card ready, type in the details required and get prepared to enter all the cool comps, get access to all areas of our website and if you want you can receive all the latest info! Easy as that.

Win for Registering

We are out and about at schools the now getting all you guys and girls out there to register your card.  By doing this we can send you the latest info and you can also enter all the YS Comps!

Even better by registering you are in the prize draw to win a Wii and a Wii Fit!  Magic!!

Write For These Pages!

• Email Us Your Stuff Now!

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a journalist we'd love to hear from you.

Send us anything you have from stories, reviews, jokes, any articles no matter how long or short!

You can see you work up here live!

Send all articles to us by email. youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Teachers & Youth Workers In Need Of Inspiration!

The young people you work with in North Ayrshire all have a Young Scot book, and these books can be used as part of a PSE lesson relating to citizenship. Whether the young people you work with can find them or not is a different question, as there are often many stories of them being lost! But these books can be equally as valuable in a youth work/ teaching setting to inspire young people and prompt discussion and debate around citizenship and their place in the community.

Young Scot no longer produce hand books for teachers, however, there are a number of downloadable hand-outs in PDF format on the corporate version of the Young Scot website including every section from both the 'Wee Book' and 'Big Book', activity ideas and discussion starters, quizzes and answer sheets.

If you intend to use the books as part of a citizenship programme, it may be worth while asking your pupils to leave their books at school for a few months. This way you can get the best out of the books without having to listen to excuses of them being forgotten!

For more information and to download these Click here

If you're a young person in North Ayrshire, or know a young person in North Ayrshire without a Young Scot book, then please e-mail us. However, do check with your school to find out if books are yet to be distributed to your class. If you don't attend school but are still aged 12 to 18 you will be eligible for a Young Scot book and pack.