202402-Cairn-Issue-4-06-ONLINE - Flipbook - Page 8
In brief
Way better
A new footpath on the Speyside
Way has been completed,
helping walkers avoid a busy
part of the public road between
Kincraig and Insh Church. The
project was driven by the Kincraig
and Vicinity Community Council
and received £45,000 of funding
from the Park Authority.
Use your LOAF
Do you want to help people enjoy
the Cairngorms responsibly? If so,
the Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access
Forum are looking for new members.
The forum, which meets three times
a year, advises the Park Authority on
matters relating to outdoor access.
Email outdoor@cairngorms.co.uk
for more information before
Friday 17 May.
Equal to the task
In the summer edition of Cairn
we invited applicants to join our
Equality Advisory Panel, helping
guide and advise us on how we
can best serve marginalised
and under-represented groups.
Following a huge response, we’re
delighted to welcome seven new
members to the group: Shreoshi,
Keith, Kate,
Micah, Joanna,
Mariana and
Marisa. Find
out more by
scanning the
QR code.
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Finding their voice
The Cairngorms Youth Action
Team and the Youth Local
Action Group have been to
Holyrood recently, as members
of the Scottish Rural and
Islands Youth Parliament.
Youth Action members Ellie Moore, Bob
Cain and Iona Kellas were in Edinburgh
alongside 30 other young people from
across rural Scotland, presenting the
demands of the Youth Parliament
to First Minister Humza Yousaf, the
Permanent Secretary and various
Cabinet Secretaries.
The group’s 10 demands were agreed
following the 昀椀rst ever meeting of the
Rural and Islands Youth Parliament
in November, and included action
on topics such as the environment,
diversity, affordable housing and mental
health. Mairi Gougeon MSP agreed to
act as the young people’s spokesperson
and led a parliamentary debate on
their demands, which met with crossparty support.
Many MSPs commented on the chronic
issue of ageing populations in rural
Scotland and the need to work with
young people to address this problem.
The Youth Parliament will continue
working with the Scottish Government
over the coming months to explore
many of these issues in more detail.