New Girls/Young Womens Group

Plans are now at an advanced stage for the launch of the new girls/young womens group. The youth centre will establish this group, in joint partnership with the Pilmeny Development Project, with a specific aim to offer sports and fitness opportunities. A positive strand of the programme will be the possible development of securing pathways with participants obtaining entry level qualifications in sports and fitness. Our thanks go to CYP Scotland (Cash Back Fund) for their award of a grant to give the project a platform to provide taster sessions with a variety of sports to be included in the programme. Promotional materials will be available by mid-May and the project will be promoted locally. Feedback from possible participants has been very positive and we envisage that places will be limited to twelve girls aged 14-17yrs, and staffed by two female project planners. The initiative will have a timespan of 32 weeks from June 2011 to May 2012. Additional funders are actively being sought in order to supplement the programme. Target start date is Sunday 5 June. Look out for further details.