Join us at the ‘Growing Up in Dunoon’ community fayre, a fantastic free event designed to connect parents, carers, and young people with the wide range of services and opportunities available in the community.
Come along on Thursday, 12 September, from 12:30 to 6:30 pm at Queens Hall, Dunoon.
The Planet Youth drop-in event is a chance to explore, connect, and share views about your local community. It is also an opportunity to find support for every stage of your child's development, from birth through their teenage years. Whether you're looking for advice on child development, health or education, there’s something for everyone.
At this community fayre, you’ll have the chance to meet with local organisations and discover resources available to families in Dunoon.
You can learn more about:
Child development: Insights on milestones, education, social skills, and physical development.
Health support: Tips on healthy eating, dental care, and guidance on substance misuse for parents and carers.
Social welfare support: Information on accessing benefits, foodbank referrals, school uniform shop and more.
Leisure opportunities: Discover local youth groups, sports clubs, and activities.
Community development: Meet community councils and organizations that host family events throughout the year.
Hosted by the Argyll and Bute Planet Youth Team, this event is a collaboration between Argyll and Bute Council and NHS Highland. It’s open to everyone who plays a role in the lives of children and young people and highlights the support available to families.
The local community coming together and making decisions collectively to bring about positive change is key to the success of Planet Youth. Young people have identified local concerns including the impact of social media, lack of meeting places for young people and limited public transport. The Planet Youth team will be at the event looking for feedback from parents and carers on the following questions:
- What is good about growing up in Dunoon?
- What improvements could be made for children and young people growing up in Dunoon?
- What concerns do you have for your child and other young people growing up in Dunoon and in general?
- How can communities contribute to improvements for children and young people?
Councillor Audrey Forrest, Policy Lead for Education said:
“We all want our children and young people growing up in Argyll and Bute to be happy and healthy with lots of opportunities to succeed in life. Our Planet Youth Team is working in partnership to address any barriers to achieving that.
By bringing together key partners and communities, we can highlight the range of support available to help families and the opportunities on your doorstep for young people and together make Dunoon the best place to grow up. This community-wide approach encourages everyone to create better and healthier environments for our young people to grow up in.
We know that in Iceland, this initiative has delivered real change and broken down barriers to enable young people to succeed. I would encourage parents and carers to come along to the event and find out more about local services on offer to you.”
Sarah Peacock, Health Improvement Senior, NHS Highland:
"The Argyll and Bute Planet Youth Team are excited to be one of the five areas across Scotland to be working with the team in Iceland to bring changes that aim to transform our region to enable new opportunities for young people.”
Inspired by the successful Icelandic model of prevention, Planet Youth focusses on creating a healthier environment for our young people to thrive. By building a strong network of support with all relevant partners, the initiative aims to support children, young people and families in local communities.
For more information about Planet Youth, visit www.planetyouth.scot.