Tall Ships Opportunity For Young People In Highland
27th January 2011
Tall Ships opportunity
http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D17A9CA4-C88D-4A22-89DE- (Pdf)
Tall Ships application form
http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CAD08E77-536D-43A5-862C- (Pdf)
In partnership with Ocean Young Trust, Young Scot and COSLA, The Highland Council is offering 2 young people the opportunity to participate in the Tall Ships Races 2011. The opportunity includes travel to and from the vessel and all costs incurred while taking part in the project.
Applicants should be:
• Those at risk of poorer outcomes and who would not ordinarily have access to this kind of opportunity.
• Aged 16-24 on date of departure
• Hold a passport with 6 months validity remaining on date of return
• Of adequate fitness
The Tall Ships Races are designed to encourage international friendship and allow young people to experience adventure under sail. The races are held annually in European waters, and in July 2011 there will be three racing legs of several hundred nautical miles - with each leg lasting around 10 days.
Successful applicants will participate in one of the three legs, which are;
(1) from Waterford, Ireland to Greenock;
(2) from Lerwick to Stavanger, Norway,
(3) and the final race from Stavanger to Halmstad, Sweden and a return voyage to Inverness.
Race One - 1st July to 11th July
Waterford, Ireland to Greenock, UK
Race Two - 22nd July to 30th July
Lerwick (Shetland Isles), UK to Stavanger, Norway
Race Three - 30th July to 12th August
Stavanger, Norway to Halmstad, Sweden and returning to Inverness, UK
The deadline for receiving applications is 4th February 2011 so anyone interested in applying should contact Mike Jones on 01463 702067 for an application form or email mike.jones3[AT]highland.gov.uk
Related Businesses
Related Articles
Members have considered an update on the Council's medium term financial plan and the impact of the UK and Scottish Governments’ budgets on the coming year’s funding settlement. The position is currently looking more positive than initially planned for, however more detail needs to be worked through.
In November, The Highland Council launched a public statutory consultation to seek views on the proposed introduction of a Visitor Levy scheme across the Highlands. The Council has announced an extension to this consultation period, which will now give businesses, visitors and communities until 31 March 2025, an additional seven weeks, to take part and have their say.
In the light of the financial forecast for 2025-26, Highland Council is inviting you to tell us more in the budget preparation for the coming financial year. The budget engagement builds on extensive budget participation which took place in the winter of 2023-24.
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
Every year Highland Council invites all tenants to have their say on the rent levels for the following year. The Council encourages everyone that lives in a council house to take this chance to have their say.
Communities and Place Committee met yesterday (Wednesday 27 November 2024) and Members agreed the Highland Local Child Poverty Action Report which includes actions for delivery in 2024/25. Reducing child poverty is a priority for the Council and its partners.
The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.
Members of the Highland Council's Community and Place Committee have given their support to an action plan focusing on the operating of public conveniences over the next 10 years. Whilst not a statutory function, the Council is the main provider of public conveniences located throughout Highland, operating 74 sites.
A report published on 27 November 2024 by LGIU (Local Government Information Unit) looks at the state of funding for councils by the Scottish Government. Confidence in the sustainability of council finances is critically low.
At today's (Wednesday 27 November 2024) Communities & Place Committee, Members agreed the most appropriate long-term strategic direction for residual waste management is to continue to utilise a merchant provider solution. Communities & Place Committee Chair, Cllr Graham MacKenzie said: "After careful consideration and analysis it has been agreed that a merchant provider solution is considered the most appropriate long term solution to our statutory waste management obligations, and that an energy-from- waste facility within the Highlands is not considered to be a suitable course of action.
