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SIC logoGrant Aid & Child Protection Roadshows
February 2008

Does your community group:

  • apply for grant assistance from the SIC Education and Social Care Department’s Grants Unit?
  • want to help us keep children and young people safe?
  • organise activities for, or arrange activities that are attended by, children or young people under the age of 18?

 

If so, and you want to know more about keeping children and young people safe in Shetland and the changes to the grant aid schemes for community groups, then please come along to one of the public meetings shown below:

Ollaberry Hall, Northmavine

Monday 11th February

7pm – 9pm

Hamnavoe Hall, Burra

Tuesday 12th February

7pm – 9pm

Uyeasound Hall, Unst

Wednesday 13th Feburary

6.30pm – 8.30pm

Aith Hall

Thursday 14th February

7pm – 9pm

Islesburgh Community Centre
(Rm 12), Lerwick

Monday 18th February

7pm – 9pm

Cunningsburgh Hall

Tuesday 19th February

7pm – 9pm

Symbister Hall, Whalsay

Wednesday 20th February

7pm – 9pm

Islesburgh Community Centre
(Rm 12), Lerwick
Thursday 21st February 7pm – 9pm

Please note that this is a second round of roadshows, following those in December 2007, to give more groups an opportunity to hear of the proposed changes to grant schemes. If you, or a representative of your group, has already attended a previous roadshow, then you should already have this information.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact:

Michael Duncan
Grants Coordinator
Education & Social Care Department
(01595) 743828

A poster with this information is also available here (255Kb PDF file)

These roadshows are delivered with the support and involvement of:

SCSS logoShetland CP Committee logo

 

ChildsafeShetland logo


More guidance on keeping children and young people

safe in Shetland is available online at:

www.shetland.gov.uk/childsafeshetland