Feel like nobody listens to you?
Youth Voice
Aims to engage young people in democracy and citizenship by creating a democratic youth structure in the Stirling Council Local Authority area which will be representative of young peoples views, needs and issues.
Your school! Your community! Your life!
We hope to create a large network of young people who will have a loud and powerful voice which will be listened to and will allow young people to influence positive change and effect the services provided for them.
Speak up, speak out, speak easy!
Ways you can get involved
Keep up to date with whats going on in an around Stirling by checking out our Young Scot website and taking part in polls about issues which effect you.
Join our network of young people by adding us as a friend on bebo! Youth Voice has its own bebo site which will go live sometime in March so watch this space!
www.bebo.com/stirlingyouthvoice
You can leave us comments on Bebo about issues which effect you and even take part in discussion boards, quizzes and polls! You will also be able to network with other young people who are interested in similar issues as you and work together to put positive change into action!
Don’t worry if you don’t have Bebo, there’s plenty of other ways to get involved and get your voice heard!
Youth Voice Infotxt – texting service which gives you information and updates on whats going on with Stirling youth voice.
You can also text in with your views, concerns and queries and we’ll respond.
If you sign up to Infotext and join our Youth Voice network you will also be consulted on issues which effect you and will be entered into a prize draw for making your voice heard!
Youth Voice text is not yet up and running but it will be coming soon so stay tuned for more info!
Obviously there are also the old fashioned ways of getting involved too!
You can drop us an email, write to us, come and speak to us!
There will also be a variety of events taking place in and around Stirling so get in the loop, be in the know and get involved!!
Its Too Good too Miss!!!!!
Your local SYP Election
Coming soon!!
Local election in Stirling to elect two MSYPs to represent young people in Stirling at a national level is planned for May.
WHEN – 12th – 25th of May 2008
WHERE – A place near you!
WHY – Young people in Stirling have the right to be represented and listened to!!
The election will run for a two week period from 12th – 25th of May. We’ll be bringing our mobile vehicle to a place near you, including your school and other areas in your community. You can find out more details of where we’ll be and when by checking the website!
Don’t worry if you can’t make it along to one of our polling stations! You’ll also be able to vote online or text in your vote!!
Information will be available soon on everything you need to know about the elections including –
How to stand as a candidate
How, when, where and why you should vote!!
All marketing materials will be coming your way soon so keep your eyes peeled and make sure you don’t miss out!
Your vote is your voice! So stand up and be counted!
You will also find all of the information on our websites so make sure you check them for weekly updates!
Your local acting MSYP for Stirling at the moment is John Paul Mcabe. You can contact him by emailing
For more information contact the Youth Involvement Team on 01786 432258 or email Stirling Young Scot
