Welcome to West Lothian
Fact of the Week
There are 1792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower!
Quote of the Week
"If you have it [Love], you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have".
Henry Lois Mencken
Welcome to the West Lothian Young Scot Homepage. 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.
Happy Browsing!
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. On Monday 9th June 2008 West Lothian Youth Congress held their Annual General Meeting(A.G.M) the new office bearers are Chair Michael Hail, Vice Chair; David Leith, Secretary; Derek Couper and Tresurer; Scot Kinghorn. These are the WLYC office bearers for 2008 to 2009. The first meeting date of the new committee will be in August; dates and times to be confirmed. If you are interested in finding out more information about the congress please don't hesitiate to phone or email.
To find out more info on the Youth Congress click on features in the top right corner.
Check out the latest from West Lothian's Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament! Click on the features over there on the right!
A New report is just in from one of West Lothian's MSYPs, check it out in the features section!
Its coming up to the summer of decisions for many of you again. Uni, college or something different??
If you check out the features section there are links to the vast majority of Scottish Colleges and Universities. Check them out to help you along!!
NEW Podcast - Coming soon! Information in Podcast form on Blackburn and Seafield Credit Union. The Pod cast will cover what it offers you, how to save with them, awareness on loans and what a membership with them offers you! This can be heard under Podcasts in June 08. Check it out!
NEW 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 club offers a space for young people to be creative and get involved in Young Scot activities and gain support and learn more about having your say through community planning structures. In you intend to come along please email or phone to let us know you are coming. Look forward to meeting you!
Brand new film reviews just in, check it out in the features section!
If you want to find out info on a local charity; The Baby Reece McGuire Memorial Fund and how you can help check out the West Lothian Latest in the Features Section!
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!
For more information on anything you see on the web page contact us!
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.
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!
Did You Know?
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?
West Lothian News
If you'd like to find out the latest for West Lothian check out the following website www.westlothiannews.co.uk
Uni and Colleges
Not sure what to do when you leave school?
Click on the features section over on the right and it will take you to 2 sections; university links and college links which give you a link to the vast majority of Scottish Unis and Colleges.
Joke Competition
We are running a new competition!
To get more jokes in the Lab we are running a joke competition for 12-25 year olds in West Lothian. We will pick a winning joke at the end of each month and the winner will win a mystery prize! All appropriate entries will be posted into the Lab section over on the right!
If you would like to enter the competition then send your entries to the e-mail address at the bottom of this page! You can enter as many jokes as you think people will have a good laugh at!
We look forward to laughing at your entries!
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.
Hack Pack
Many of you have been trained as web journalists and will be keeping these pages updated with all your news. We also now have a Sports Journalist, Michael. He will keep you updated on the progress of Livingston Football Club next season.
If you would like to write for us on something you are interested in such as films, books or local news then please get in touch! We will help you out with any costs to do this.
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.
What's On Events
What's On Events
Check out the What's on section over on the right and if you know of any other event young people in West Lothian may be interested in please let us know. Our contact details are at the bottom of this page!
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 Grace, Lyndsey, Michael and Kerry represent you at a national level. Congratulations to Lyndsey who has recently taken up the post of MSYP for West lothian after Danny's resignation. 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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