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The Youth Agency were so delighted to recently become the first voluntary organisation in South West Edinburgh to be awarded the LGBT Youth Scotland Bronze Charter Mark.  We were presented with our award in the Pyramid.  As promised here are some photos of the event….. Thanks to Ann Marriott who...

You may have noticed that the banner logo on our website has changed.  This exciting, and colourful, change is for one day only and is to celebrate two significant events, both of which are happening today. First up, it’s #Nationalcomingout day and the Youth Agency are delighted to be showing...

As the new school term kicked off The Youth Agency had a wonderful day launching Mentors in Violence Prevention with the entire S6 cohort at Forrester High School. Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP for short) is a project designed to challenge violence, intimidation and bullying behaviour in our schools and...

July at the Youth Agency was all about the sun, warm days, bright nights and planning, planning and more planning! Our drop-in has continued uninterrupted during the summer.  Following our fruit bonanza last month, our cooking has stuck with the summer theme.  We managed to squeeze in two cooking session...

It was a real pleasure to welcome Gordon Macdonald and his office manager, Sarah Masson, to The Youth Agency today.  We had a great chat about the area, the issues local young people are facing as well as The Youth Agency and our work.  Many thanks to both Gordon and...

June was a busy month at the Youth Agency.  As schools, teachers and pupils prepared to pack up for the summer, we bade a very fond farewell to the outgoing sixth year and welcomed the new. The senior pupils enjoyed a hectic few weeks of festivities which began with the...

Massive congratulations to Cerise Gander for winning this year’s Youth Agency Award for Personal Achievement at the Forrester High School awards ceremony. The Youth Agency acknowledges and celebrates academic and sporting attainment at the same time as recognising that success comes in many forms and guises.  This award is presented...

The Kelpies Supernova 5K Run returns for 2018 with events taking place on Friday 9th November (8pm), Saturday 10th November (7pm) and Sunday 11th November (5pm) promising a spectacular weekend of running for all the family. Kicking off in the evening the run takes place in the dark but, don’t...

Wester Hailes Youth Agency is delighted to be a charity partner of amazon.co.uk through their AmazonSmiles schemes.  AmazonSmiles is a way for shoppers to give back to their communities while shopping with the online retailer. It’s wonderfully simple to use.  Just select Wester Hailes Youth Agency as your charity partner...

A huge, heartfelt thank you to Waitrose Morningside for a terrific £340 cheque donated to Wester Hailes Youth Agency as part of their Community Matters Scheme.  Our thanks go out to everyone involved in the scheme and to everyone who donated. We are also part of the Tesco Bags of...

Wester Hailes Youth Agency have recently signed up to ASH Scotland’s Charter for a Tobacco Free Generation.  We are delighted to be on board and supporting this worthwhile cause which aims to protect children and young people from the harmful effects of smoking and second hand smoke. We are committed...

It’s been a busy couple of weeks at Forrester High School for the Youth Agency.  As well as our usual work, we have been working with all of the first and second year pupils and have had a lot of fun delivering Sexual Health and Relationship Education (SHARE) and drug...

The Youth Agency were delighted to take part in Purple Friday celebrations today and to show our continued support for the LGBTI community. Our celebrations were enjoyed by young people in the drop-in who made and sold cakes and took part in our purple photo booth. Our purple photo booth...

The Youth Agency’s Annual General Meeting will take place at 6pm on Tuesday 27 February 2018 at Wester Hailes Youth Agency...

Regular followers of the Youth Agency may know that we are not strangers to spreading our Christmas wishes with a bit of a performance – remember the 12 Days of Christmas with a Youth Agency twist! This year, however, we wanted to give something back to the community that use...

The week before Christmas can only mean one thing at the Youth Agency – Christmas Party week! Our festive fun and celebrations are now in full swing and being enjoyed by young people and staff alike. Our junior group enjoyed a host of traditional games, each with a festive theme...

Thank you to Joanna Cherry and her wonderful team – George, Andrew and Ally – for supporting the Youth Agency again this year. Joanna’s team popped in to help us wrap selection boxes ready for our Christmas parties and brought with them lots of festive cheer. Thank you again and...