Eight young people from Annandale and Eskdale along with officers from Active Schools and Community Sport attended a sportscotland Young Ambassador Conference at Hampden Park last Tuesday to gain ideas on how they can inspire other young people to get involved in sport or be more physically active.
Every secondary school in Scotland was given the opportunity to enrol two young people on the programme which is now in its fifth year. The key role of the Young Ambassador is to raise awareness of sporting opportunities in the school, community and local sports club and to promote an active lifestyle.
Two young people from Annan, Langholm, Lockerbie and Moffat Academy attended the conference at Hampden Park to discuss and plan for their role as a Young Ambassador and will look to their school PE Department and Active Schools and Community Sport for support during the coming year. The Young Ambassadors will have a role within their school and wider community as advocates and role models and act as leaders and reflect the views of other young people.
Chairman of Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee, Councillor Ronnie Ogilvie said “The Young Ambassadors Conference is a great opportunity for young people to network with other young ambassadors from across Scotland and share their experiences and ideas and plan their ambassador role with mentors. It is also a great opportunity and experience to spend time and be inspired by athletes who have competed at the highest level.”
Five of the eight Young Ambassadors who attended the conference and were also part of the successful Summer Leadership Academy Programme have been working towards their Saltire Awards which record and recognises volunteering by young people. They were joined by Olympic and Commonwealth Games athletes who had earlier been speaking about their experiences in sport and were on hand to present them with their recent awards at the home of Scottish Football.
Photograph – Back Row – L – R
-Ewan Pow, Moffat Academy
-Kimberley Renicks who won Gold for Scotland in Judo at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
-Robbie Renwick, Olympic and Commonwealth Scottish Swimmer and recent World Champion at the World Championships in Russia as part of Team GB who beat USA in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay.
-Leslie McDonald, captain of the Scottish Thistles Netball Team at Glasgow 2014 with 127 caps.
-Bradley Wilson, Annan Academy (100 hours Saltire Award)
-Colin Gregor, captain of the Scotland Rugby 7’s team at Glasgow 2014 and Scotland’s most capped player and highest points scorer
-Louise Renicks who won both won Gold for Scotland in Judo at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Photograph – Front Row – L – R
-Daniel Winter, Langholm Academy (25 hours)
-Lucy Reville, Lockerbie Academy
-Eve Irving, Annan Academy
-Ellis Dalgliesh, Lockerbie Academy (25 hours)
-Catriona Hutchison, Moffat Academy (25 hours)
-Megan Paisley, Langholm Academy (25 hours)
-Samantha Kinghorn, Wheelchair Racer and Glasgow 2014 Scottish Athlete
For further information contact: Calum Graham
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