Are you a bright spark?

[Kintyre Youth Cafe]

Age Unlimited Scotland

'We are looking for people in their 50s and 60s with the spark of a good idea to make their communities a better place. The Age Unlimited Scotland programme gives small teams and individuals the training, support and opportunity to gain funding to help bring their good ideas to light!

We aren’t looking for experts - we know that people over 50 already have great experience, knowledge and skills to change things for the better in their communities. You can read more about some of the innovative ideas which have improved communities across Scotland, from last year’s Age Unlimited Scotland programme here.

Maybe your idea will create a more positive environment for people in your local community? Maybe you have experience which could motivate others in your community to get involved? Maybe your skills could be used to create a project which supports isolated people in your community? Maybe you are approaching retirement, are recently retired or have been made redundant and are looking for a new challenge? If so we want to hear from you - it’s your time to shine!

Next steps:
Interested applicants should call us on: 01382 229521, email: ageunlimitedscotland@nesta.org.uk or visit our website: http://www.nesta.org.uk/ageunlimitedscotland for further information and an application pack; the application deadline is 7 February 2011 (midnight). Short-listed candidates will be invited to a one day workshop in a local Scottish city in February; giving applicants the chance to refine the idea, work out the next steps to make it live and have a chat with the Age Unlimited Scotland team. '

Would anyone have a good idea that could also involve young people from the Kintyre Youth Cafe?

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Would anyone have a good idea that could also involve young people from the Kintyre Youth Cafe?

Out of interest where is the Kintyre Youth Cafe?

[Kintyre Youth Cafe]

At the moment the Youth Cafe is in development. We are aiming to be setting up where Gallery 10 is in Campbeltown. It is all just taking much longer than we thought.

In the meantime we are also working on projects with young people and the wider community. After the new year we will be on a volunteer recruitment drive to look for young volunteers and not so young volunteers to work together to be Volunteer Visitors at the Kintyre Care Home, with training and support from Alzheimer Scotland.