Garnock Valley Youth Forum

15/12/2025

A reminder for parents and carers that free breakfast is being offered to all North Ayrshire secondary pupils this week and every school morning until Friday 30 January 2026.

All secondary schools will be offering a free breakfast to pupils every school morning which includes either a hot roll or two of the following: fruit pot, croissant, cheese scone, pancake or toast.​

It is hoped the warm breakfasts will take some of the pressure off families when the cost of living bites hardest 🍴

Thank you to our catering staff who have helped provide these warm breakfasts when the young people need it the most.

15/12/2025

Alcohol takes a long time to leave your system, so you could still be over the limit the morning after.

Real roads don’t reset.

Don’t risk it – plan ahead and choose a safe way home.

For more information visit: https://orlo.uk/DzyGm

11/11/2025

Remembrance day - Take time today to Remember those who fought for us

Lest we forget

10/11/2025

We will be accepting donations up until Friday 28 November so please hand any books you would like to donate in to your local library by then.

05/11/2025

03/11/2025

There is still time to cast your vote! But hurry as voting closes on the 10th November. Help out your amazing youth project with giving them your vote!

📣 Don't miss out! VOTE NOW and HAVE YOUR SAY! Community groups near you with impactful projects for young people in your area need your help!

Cast your votes NOW via the Shaping North Ayrshire website: https://northayrshire.communitychoices.scot/budgets/17

To cast your vote, follow the below steps:

➡️ Log in to the Shaping North Ayrshire website
➡️ Select the locality (the area) that you live in
➡️ Remember - you will only be able to vote in one area, so make sure you click on the right one!
➡️ Each locality has a funding pot allocated based on population. Your vote will determine how this funding is distributed between the projects in your area.
➡️Review all of the projects in your area to decide which three you would most like to see funded.
➡️ To cast your vote, select your favourite three projects from the list in your locality and click 'Submit Ballot'.

The deadline is midnight on Monday 10 November!

Let's do this! Have your say on the groups that are going to make the most difference in your area!

What exactly is Youth PB?

Well, it is a type of community empowerment and citizen participation funding offered by North Ayrshire Council to shortlisted community groups who are making a difference to the lives of young people in our area. AND there's up to £1,000 per project available!

The Youth PB projects will be delivered via one of the following key themes:

🌟 Green Projects
🌟 Health and Wellbeing
🌟 Young People’s Voice and Rights
🌟 Equality and Diversity and
🌟 Cost of Living

Youth PB voting is restricted to young people only, and you'll be able to vote at school or in another youth space using either your 16 digit Young Scot number (as your username and password), or temporary login information shared by a teacher or North Ayrshire Council worker.

Young people between the ages of 12 and 25 can also vote from home with their Young Scot card or can do so via a temporary voting number. To obtain a temporary voting number please email: [email protected]

03/11/2025

Its National Youth Work week 🎉lets celebrate the power of Youth Work

Some local people from the Youth Forum and Youth Synergy groups will be popping into the Garnock Campus Assemblies this week to share some highlights of what great work is going on in the Garnock Valley 😎

If you would like to find out more about what youth groups are on then drop us a message ❤️

We are proud once again to pledge our support this week to Scotland's National Youth Work Week 👇

Delivered by YouthLink Scotland this year’s theme, Safe Spaces, Strong Futures, connects directly to Scotland's national agency for youth work's manifesto vision: a Scotland where
every young person has a right, a space, a future - see link in comments 👇

Why is important? In the word's of Youth Link Scotland: "Youth work lifts barriers, builds dignity, and helps young people move from surviving to thriving."

📌 Youth work is part of Scotland’s education system. It’s a valuable element of the learner journey for all children and young people, helping them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to reach their potential in learning, life and work.

📌 Within Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence, youth work complements and enhances the formal curriculum, improving readiness to learn, health and wellbeing and educational outcomes for learners.

📌 Part of the Community Learning and Development team, our youth workers and network of youth modern apprentices support schools and communities to harness the power of youth work and learning in alternative environments to traditional classroom settings.

We are at the forefront of ensuring North Ayrshire Council upholds - the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and are responsible for driving the council's Council Plan priority 🙌

This week we will be shining a spotlight on the impactful work happening in safe and inclusive spaces across North Ayrshire's six localities to help young people to grow, explore and thrive 🫶

We will focus on opportunities that safeguard young people, meet young people who are benefitting from the power of youth work and ensure that their voices are heard.

We'll also evidence examples of how we are changing lives by building emotional resilience, promoting digital wellbeing and ensuring every young person has a right, a space and a future.

Stay tuned for news updates...

08/10/2025

17/09/2025

A few applications have already been submitted to Garnock Valley Youth PB! There is still time to get your application in, deadline extended until Monday 22nd September. Looks like there will be some good competition.........exciting!!!!