Speak Out Autumn 2014

Issue 14 2014

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A WORD FROM ALI AND DUNCAN Ali and Duncan fill us in on what’s been happening at Who Cares? Scotland lately

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Your poems, stories, pictures, photos, jokes or hobbies

Cinema, DVD and concert reviews

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in this magazine are their own and not National Office: Who Cares? Scotland, 5 Oswald Street, Glasgow G1 4QR Tel: 0141 226 4441 • Fax: 0141 226 4445 necessarily those of Who Cares? Scotland. enquiries@whocaresscotland.org • www.whocaresscotland.org A company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland no. 173232 Scottish Charity no. SC026076 Who Cares? Scotland gratefully acknowledges financial support from The Scottish Government, Scottish Local Authorities, Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care & other contributors.

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Welcome to the October SpeakOut!

Hello everyone, I hope that this finds you all well? We have had another summer of firsts, with camps, events and getting those with power to really LISTEN to your needs. All of this is aimed at making you have as good a care journey as possible.

We kicked the summer off with the Care ID event. Over 100 young people with care experience came together to reclaim their Care ID. They recognised that being in care, was a big part of their childhood and rather than letting it be seen as a problem, they demanded that their lives be celebrated. It was a great day, with the granddad of care - actor Brian Cox a care leaver from Dundee (and Hollywood) - stating all young people in care need to follow their dreams and aim high, as they can achieve what he has done too.

In July we followed up this event with our first major residential – a summer camp for 16-21 year olds up at Struan with the SSC. I think it is safe to say it was a massive success. Over 50 care experienced young people from all over Scotland, came together and created a magical experience that will last long in the memory for all those who attended. We now want to build on the success of this event and will run more residential activities across the country, before we return to Struan next summer. If you want to get involved ask your YPW. One thing is guaranteed, it will be fun.

We have been clear for a long time that it ought to be your absolute right to get access to advocacy services that are independent from the system that is caring for you. This is so YOUR VOICE is heard in all the decisions that affect your life. At the moment this is on a wide range of issues; like getting access to the internet to bigger decisions about where you live, or how often you get to see your brothers or sisters. We have started a campaign to push for all of you to get this right protected in law, as at the moment not more than half of you get it at the moment. The MSPs in the Scottish Parliament listened to care experienced people tell their personal stories about why having a voice matters. As a result the MSPs are now asking the right questions about the amount and type of advocacy provision that is available. We will keep you informed of how this campaign develops, it won’t necessarily happen quickly, but we will keep the pressure on.

This autumn we are planning a packed care leavers’ week, with several regional events leading up to a big national one. It will be another celebration of all care experienced young people and will also showcase the formal launch of the Alumni of Care. Make sure you ask your YPW how you can get involved.

We are also looking at the membership of WC?S to see how we can truly be an organisation that is governed by the collective care experienced voices. There is more information on this in the magazine. Basically if you think there is more that we can do for you speak out!

Enjoy this edition. We love hearing about your lives and successes. Keep well and keep in touch.

Duncan

Who Cares? Scotland

Update from Ali Coates In the last Speakout I mentioned how much I – and all the members of the Board -were learning by being part of Who Cares? Scotland. These last few months have given us even more to think about as together we have explored the Care ID. This was the theme of the fabulous event in Dundee in the summer when one after another care leavers stood up and declared their pride in being care leavers. Everyone in the audience – social workers, local authority officers, teachers, and leaders of organisations – recognised the power in these voices, of young people who were no longer going to keep quiet about their experiences.

It’s challenging to find an identity as a young person, particularly if you don’t have the support of a family, love, or community because you’ve been moved around.

Everyone needs strong relationships and wants to belong to a cohesive, like-minded group – and this is what Who Cares? Scotland is.

Being proud of our identity and sharing it with others makes us powerful.

During the referendum campaign the issue of Scottish or British identify was debated endlessly – which identity did we most associate with. All fascinating stuff, but for Who Cares we are thinking about equally important aspects of our future and how we represent all young people with care experience. This is where our membership campaign comes in, which Katie speaks more about on page … Our ambitious aim is for every young person in care to become a lifelong member of Who Cares. To join our tribe of warriors, leaders, followers – to stand up and be listened to for our experiences and hopes for those who are in the care system now and those who will join it in the future. We pledge to become a true union of care leavers!

To find out more about Membership visit membership.wcscotland.org or ask your Who Cares? Scotland worker. Come to the Care Leavers Festival on 1st November, to officially enrol as a Who Cares? Scotland Member and find out how you too can hold to account those who work on your behalf, and all those who signed the Who Cares? Pledge Cards which decorate the offices. I look forward to seeing you there.

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Chef

Going out for a meal is pricey enough when you’re a grownup with a full time job. But if you’re still at school, attending college/university or surviving on benefits, taking a friend or someone special out for a meal is often out of the question.

Here at Budget chef, our aim is to find recipes that help you create delicious meals, without breaking the bank. This edition, we set out to make 2 special steak dinners for under £10.

Wedges:

Steak & Wedges Ingredients:

• 300g Rump Steak £3.49 • 300ml Tub Double Cream : £0.79 • 500g Any potatoes £ 0.65 Store cupboard extra ’s: • Any cooking oil (we used Olive) • Salt • Pepper (any available herbs/s pices for wedges-we used Paprika ) • 1 Beef stock cube (for pepper sauce)

Pepper sauce:

• Pre heat oven to gas mark 7 • Cut potatoes into wedges and place in an oven proof dish • Season wedges with salt, pepper, and mixed herbs/garlic/paprika whatever you have available • Add a dash of oil to the wedges • Cook in the oven for around 45 mins, checking every 20 mins, shaking to ensure they don’t stick to dish. The wedges are ready when they are completely soft on the inside.

Steak: There are healthier ways to cook steak than frying, but for this recipe, we’ll need the meat juices to make our pepper sauce.

• Before cooking steak, always remove from the packaging and allow to rest for around 20mins. Do this when wedges are almost ready, turn oven off, leaving wedgies to finish cooking, and remain warm.

• Heat a little oil in the frying pan.

Allow the pan to heat fully before adding the meat.

• Depending on how you like your steak, cooking times are as follows: Rare Medium Well done

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cook for 4-5mins each side, rest for 6 mins. fry for 5-6 each side, rest for 4mins fry each side for 7-8mins, rest for 1min

• Cook one side first and then the other. Turn your steaks gently and only once to avoid • letting out juices and drying out the meat. Be careful not to overcook, as this can make your meat dry and tough.

‘Resting’ is an important part of cooking the perfect steak-During resting the juices move evenly through the whole steak and the full flavour and tenderness develops. Place the steaks on a rack so they don’t lie in their own juice, cover with foil and leave in a warm place. Place the rack on a plate to collect the juices for our sauce.

When your steaks are resting, dissolve your stock cube in half a cup of hot water.

Heat the pan until it sizzles, and carefully add the mixture (this will de-glaze the pan, and make sure you don’t waste any of the meat juices).

Add the juices collected from your resting meat, and around a teaspoon of cracked black pepper, keep the heat high until the gravy thickens, then reduce the heat, and stir-in half of the tub of cream. Taste and season, (you can add extra pepper at this point if you feel it is required).

You can serve your steak and wedges with the sauce on the side, costing a total of £4.93 (£2.46 per 5oz serving of steak ) or with some frozen veg (available for under 50p per serving) making your meal for 2 around £5.43 in total). At those prices, those with a larger appetite can really push the boat out and plump for a 10oz steak each, costing a grand total of £8.42-Much cheaper than you’d find in any restaurant. At those prices, you can even afford dessert!

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BALLIKINRAIN’S ANNUAL KART RACE Over the last few years Ballikinrain School have hosted a hotly contested Kart race at Easter time. This involves several teams from the school.

The rules are: produce • Each team has to h. a Kart from scratc be made • A portfolio has to of the Kart build. ber races a • Each team mem . section of the track all wins!

• Fastest team over

Despite a massive dispute about the final result, and, claims of match fixing and bribery, Team Blane were eventually declared winners.

This year’s winning team won a trip to ScotKart for their efforts to have a go on even faster Karts!

A DAY WITH THE SCOTTISH FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE the On the 5th of August 2014, vice Ser cue Res and Scottish Fire ng you of up gro a (SFRS) hosted s ire’ wsh fre Ren people from The Children’s Champions Board.

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ple another. Each of the young peo e at cat tifi were presented with a cer S, SFR the end of the day from the On nt. me which was a great achieve and day tic the whole, it was a fantas ng you r afte a great example of looked of one people engaging directly with their Corporate Parents.

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‘GO COUNTRY’ Earlier this year West Dunbartonshire Council set up a young people’s participation forum. The youth forum is primarily for young people who live in residential children’s units within the local authority area. was great to see young people The idea behind the forum working together to overcome was to offer young people the their fears and having a brilliant opportunity to get together and talk about issues affecting them time. The group then met again in June when we went to and their care. The information 'Go Country', an outdoor water gathered is then fed back to park near Aberfoyle. We all their corporate parents and can had to wear wetsuits and go in be used to influence policy and the water in the freezing cold bring about positive change loch. It was cold at first but we within the care system. There got used it and really enjoyed is also a big focus on FUN! playing around in the water and The group meets four times a jumping off the big inflatable year and each session involves structures. So far we have a fun activity followed by a discussed young people's feeling focused conversation looking at about living in residential care particular themes or issues and including what they enjoy about asking for young people's views where they live and what they and feedback. would like to change. The The first meeting was in young people have provided March when we went to Xscape some valuable information and where we had a great time on the aerial adventure course. It come up with some great ideas!

“I really like meeting up w ith other young people from different unit s and getting to know them.”

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T h e T i m e to ★ Sh★in★e Festival ★

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We are delighted to announce the venue, theme and date for the 2nd National Care Leavers’ Festival – made possible by funding from the Life Changes Trust.

We are even more delighted to personally invite you to this!

It has been a year like no other for Scotland’s care experienced young people – marked magnificently at the start of 2014 with the passing of the Children and Young People Act – which saw care experienced young people lead on the charge for change.

We want all care experienced young people to have their time to shine at this year’s festival; and experience a day which you will remember forever. The spotlight will be on

this year’s To register your place at link to be Festival please click this – (http:// taken to the event page org/youngwww.whocaresscotland. stival-2014/) people/time-to-shine-fe rson button Click either the Young Pe ent page at the bottom of the ev ons to book and follow the instructi your place.

See you on the 1st November!

you! The festival itself is being shaped and delivered by a group of Who Cares? Scotland care experienced young people - and the theme and celebrations on the day have been created by them.

The Festival will also launch the Membership Programme – which is Scotland’s first ever scheme aimed at care experienced young people of all ages and care backgrounds. To start the festival we will enrol all of Who Cares? Scotland’s Members and welcome them with their new member’s pack. We will also recognise our new Alumni Ambassadors - over 26 year olds with care experience who want to connect with WCS and a new generation of care experienced young people.

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SHOWCASE YOUR TALENTS

We love getting stuff from our readers, so if you fancy seeing your name in print then send in your poems, stories, pictures, photos, jokes or anything your proud of and we’ll include it in the next issue of the magazine.

Email: kmacmillan@whocaresscotland.org Post: 5 Oswald Street, Glasgow, G1 4QR

COURAGEOUS BOBBY-JO WINS TROPHY Bobby Jo McAulay aged 15 from Clackmannanshire won the Blair Forbes Trophy for Endeavour at Lornshill Academy. This was as a result of her having 100% attendance and for showing courage and commitment no matter what challenges she faced in her life

throughout the school year. Blair Forbes was a former pupil who tragically passed away too young - his parents donated the trophy in his memory to be given to the pupil whom the school felt best met the criteria for it. Bobby Jo was the first pupil ever to have received the award.

MY FAVOURITE SUBJECT

P - So tell us about your favourite subject at school?

R - Skills for work and employability Woodwork/ joinery P - How long have you been doing the subject?

R - Only since the start of term, but I'm loving it so far

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P - What do you like about the subject ?

R - It's fun and I enjoy doing it.

Dancing Queen

A young person from Fife, Siobhan, who is 15, has been twirling since she was 8 and has been dancing in competitions for about a year. In that time she has managed to accumulate a rather impressive array of medals and trophies.

In the last year she has twirled and danced at venues across Scotland, Places that include Kilmarnock, Kinross and her local town of Glenrothes.

Siobhan dances three times a week with the Dance Dreams Club in Glenrothes and trains for twirling twice a week with the Cowdenbeath Majorettes.

Siobhan says that you don’t need much in the way of equipment to get started just a little confidence. Siobhan had a little bit of confidence in her abilities when she first got involved with twirling and dancing but now feels Who Cares? Scotland

Bobby J o (15) It can be challenging but I manage.

P - What things have you made so far?

R - Well we have made chairs and decorated them, infill boards and a few other things P - Is this something you would like to do in the future?

R - Yes, I would like to go to college to do joinery and construction

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that she has bundles of confidence, which helps her to attempt other things that she previously thought impossible including teaching twirling skills to younger majorettes.

Siobhan has met loads of different and interesting people through her hobby, and other more experienced dancers have given her tips on improving her skills.

Siobhan is taking part in a big competition at Craigtara in October when she will be making her debut in the adult competition. She will also be taking part in the Disco Kid King & Queen event which is taking place in Blackpool Tower Ballroom later this year.

In the future Siobhan hopes to go to university and train to be a P.E. teacher and feels that her dancing skills will help her on her way to achieving this goal.

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Sean, 17, has been passionate about football his whole life and has always dreamed of playing professionally. Sean has played with Celtic Pro Youth for 2 years, had caps for Scotland’s National Youth team and recently played his professional debut for East Stirling.

Sean’s Who Cares? Worker heard about a football tournament hosted

by Street Soccer which was taking place in Glasgow, so got in touch to let him know about it.

Street Soccer Scotland is a nonprofit social enterprise that delivers a range of football related services to socially disadvantaged adults and young people across Scotland. It was established in 2009, and aims to use the power of football to create real change in response to the social disadvantage prevalent in Scottish society. The tournament was aimed at showcasing the talent of young footballers from across Scotland.

The best players would be in with the chance of being selected to play in the Homeless World Cup in Santiago, Chile. Sean said this was the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ and was really keen to get involved.

Sean attended a series of trials

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before being selected to play in the tournament. The tournament took place on a scorching hot day in George Square in May. Teams from the whole of Scotland were represented with Sean playing for Glasgow. The standard of football was great - it was highly competitive, entertaining to watch and the support from the crowd was fantastic. Sean scored some cracking goals to help Glasgow reach the final in which they triumphed over a very good Edinburgh team.

Sean’s hard work has paid off and he has been selected to travel to Santiago to play in the Homeless World cup. Sean leaves for South America on the 17th of October and will spend 12 days competing against teams from all over the world. Sean said ‘It’s a fantastic opportunity, not many people get to do something like this. I’ve worked hard to achieve my dreams, not many people get to achieve their dreams in football but if you work hard you can fulfil your potential’. Well done Sean! We wish you the best of luck in Santiago and for a long successful career.

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What’s HOT?

Restaurant Review For this review we were looking at going out for a bite with friends, as Christmas is not too far away!

It was decided that the group would try the World Buffet, 410 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD The reception for the group was warm and friendly and we were shown straight to our tables. It is advisable that with any large crowd you phone and book ahead! In total we had 12 in the party.

The world buffet indeed was just that – it had foods from around the world- (Insert pics) this was great and allowed you to try what-ever you liked.

You were invited to try as much or as little as you liked from each country.

It was great to see all the different foods, which made you feel hungry What it made up for in choice – unfortunately it lost in quality and variety. The group found the choice really good but the quality was not what they expected.

“The Mass of choice of food 7/10” “It looks place looks nice, décor is good, foods not great 5/10” “The choice of food! 7/10”

“The deserts, Great I’d come back 7/10” “Could have cooked better myself! 5/10” “The grub! 8/10” The group also mentioned that although there was a choice from around the world it was a couple or a few from that area- this did not allow you to truly try as much of one countries culinary delights, as you could have! They felt it would have been beneficial to have tried an Indian buffet to fully try Indian variety of foods, or Chinese buffet to try a fuller range of their dishes, so be clear on what the group is looking for….

On the whole the experience was great- we all had fun, and the service was good. The important point is the company you keep, for example the best part for Ian was spending some time with Ray! – So please note no matter what, it’s the group you go out with will that will either make or break you night.

We voted the World Buffet 7/10 Great choice – but it misses slightly on the quality of the food

Cinema review

Guardians of the Galaxy (Science fiction Rating 12A) Is the latest trendy geek scene film, from Marvel. It stars Star-Lord who is abducted from Earth as a kid and grows up to be a rebel, but as can only happen in the movies, he becomes the hero of the film, with his band of merry men.

Star-Lord and his group are made up of the orphan Human thief, StarLord, Gamora the assassin/ warrior, Drax the Destroyer, the big muscly

guy who follows only logic, Groot the tree like humanoid and Rocket the genetically engineered raccoon who plays with bombs. These guys save the day with a lot of fighting and things going BOOM! Definitely worth the watching. I would give it a 15/10, - So this has a big thumbs up from David

Inbetweeners 2- comedy rated 15

There was a good party atmosphere to the film it was very funny – with a lot of adult humour. I really enjoyed it. Ian rated it a 7.5/10 The basic story is of the lads (Will, Jay, Neil and Simon) meeting up in Australia and only getting into as much hilarious fun as these boys can get up to while still keeping the rating at 15.

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Book Evil Star

Author - Anthony Horowitz Score - 9/10 from Conner “It’s one of five books in the series The Power of fives, it’s a science fiction story 5 teenagers from across the earth who need to meet up and save the world utilising their unique powers” “they just don’t know it and have never met!....”

Conner did not want to tell us any more as he really wants us all to read it!

The power of five series is made up of Ravens Gate, Evil Star, Nightrise, Necropolis and finally Oblivion. It Took 7 years for the series to be completed. They are shown below so you know what you’re looking for….

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Join your local WCS group today and get involved!

Here at Who Cares? Scotland we are absolutely 100% committed to finding ways to end the stigma attached to being in care. We work very hard campaigning for changes to the care system, which will improve the lives of care experienced young people.

As part of our campaign, we aim to encourage every person in Scotland to pledge to listen to young people in care. When you share your story with the people who make the decisions about the system, those people really start to listen, and after they’ve listened, they begin to use whatever power they have to help us make the changes to the law.

So powerful are your stories of care experience, that Who Cares? Scotland have secured additional funding from the Scottish government to continue to work with Young People, helping them make sense of their experience of care, and develop their confidence to a point where they are able to share their story if they wish to.

You may have accessed WCS for advocacy support but you may not

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be aware that we also run monthly participation groups called forums.

We think that young people in care should be given the opportunity to meet with other care experienced young people. Most YP tell us that it’s helpful to share stories, ask questions and learn from each other. For some young people, it’s an opportunity to feel like they can blend in with the crowd, and form strong bonds with people who understand what it’s like to grow up in care.

It’s very important to us that your forums are led by you. Members of the group set the agenda, tell us what they would like to do, and help organise activities and invite speakers if they’re keen to learn about a specific topic. The group is informal, and fun, but it also works really hard to contribute to our national campaigns, for example; the group, alongside YP from other areas travelled to the Scottish Parliament and collected signatures for a petition which they then presented to politicians.

The result was a massive change in the law to allow YP to stay in care and access support for longer. The young people involved in that also won 2 Young Scot awards and got to go to the awards ceremony which was shown on TV. Young people who attend the forum are offered volunteering opportunities; such as taking part in newspaper interviews; radio campaigns and even pieces for TV. If you would like further information on Who Cares? Scotland’s groups then contact your YPW and they can help register you for your nearest group, and advise you of when the next forum is. We can also help out with travel arrangements if needed.

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THE QUEEN’S BATON RELAY What an exciting two weeks were had with Glasgow hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The city was alive with people who had travelled from all over the world to witness some of the Commonwealth’s top athletes in action and they weren’t disappointed.

Although the Games are now over, they presented many Young Scots with the opportunity to get involved, including our very own Policy Development Assistant Charlene McKellar, who had the honour of carrying the Queen’s baton to signal the start of the Games.

Charlene said of carrying the baton, “I was really excited to be involved with the relay but so nervous that I might drop it!”

Luckily, Charlene did not drop the baton and safely passed it on to the next runner. The WCS National Office Team turned up to cheer Charlene on and a great day was had by all.

SCVO CRACKING CAMPAIGN AWARD The Coalition for Continuing Care wins the SCVO Cracking Campaign Award.

June saw WCS, alongside Barnardo’s and Aberlour, continue their winning streak and win the SCVO Cracking Campaign Award. This was in recognition of the success of the Continue to Care campaign which has secured a much better deal

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and package of rights for Scotland's care leavers. This is the second award WCS has won this year, the first being the Young Scot award that was won by our team of young campaigners. WCS have also been nominated for a Charity Times award and a Third Sector award. Stay tuned to see how we get on!

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What is GEMAP? GEMAP is a free, confidential, independent organisation who specialise in financial inclusion, money advice and welfare rights. Our organisation is made up of a variety of people, young and old, who are dedicated to what they do.

What is money advice?

Money advice relates to debt. We can help with a range of debts from provident debts to council tax debts.

We can help arrange repayment plans and give advice on major financial steps like bankruptcy. We can also deal with smaller debts, such as mobile phone contracts. We will call the creditors on your behalf to compromise on your payment options. We will help you identify a suitable amount to pay back to creditors and help you identify priority and non-priority debts.

What is welfare rights?

Welfare rights relates to benefits and income. Welfare rights officers are the people who can tell you which benefits you are entitled to, help you fill out forms and apply to get these benefits and go with you to appeals if you are unhappy with the decision.

We will be with you every step of the way. We can do calculations, to tell you if you’d be better off in work if you’re looking to come off benefits and into work and are unsure about letting go of the security of the welfare system. We can help you apply to funds to help you find your footing when you’re starting your own journey.

What is financial inclusion?

Financial inclusion centres on prevention. We give people the information that will affect them directly. We help people from nursery age till pension age and above. We help apply for grants, open bank and credit union accounts as well as visit schools, nurseries, jobcentres and Who Cares? Scotland

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adult groups giving them information on financial life skills and the welfare reform. Any member of the public can contact GEMAP with any queries or enquiries you have, such as: • Employability issues: wage slips, national minimum wage, sanctions on benefits, working tax credits.

• Money issues: tips on where to save, budgeting advice, your rights as a customer, benefit and debt advice, we can answer questions on housing benefits and council tax.

• Loans: We can arrange appointments to help you fill out loan forms like SAAS to better your future.

Does GEMAP do anything else?

GEMAP also do referrals if we feel another organisation can help you better. For example if you have fuel problems or just feel your fuel bills are too high we can refer you to a company we work closely with called G.Heat to help you with this. We have specialist advisors to deal with issues that may require more specific help, such as a homelessness case worker and a dedicated debt advisor who can help you through your struggles. We also have an advisor who deals specifically with child financial issues such as childcare costs, Child benefit, child tax credits.

We have 8 young people aged 1719 who will be working closely with you to answer your queries. To get in touch: Call - 0141 773 5850, and ask for a member of team 3 or visit our website www.gemapscotland. co.uk.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW LINWOOD FARM INN, LINWOOD

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What is the menu like?

Really good, plenty of options and something for everyone.

What did you decide to order?

he tex-mex Southern fried chicken burger, it's a bit pricey at ÂŁ8.25 but it is MASSIVE and well worth the money.

What's the decor like inside?

It really nice and homely, like a country pub, great for kids as they have play stations and x boxs and there is CCTV in the children’s area so that parents can keep an eye on the kids.

What is the restaurant famous for?

The puddings. They are gigantic, man vs food style, and taste phenomenal!

Would you come again?

Defo, I've already been about 7 times since it opened a few months ago.

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Ian, 22, works as a part time administrator for Who Cares? Scotland, but at the beginning of 2014 Ian swapped the Who Cares Reception desk for somewhere a little more exotic. Below he talks about his trip to South East Asia and the work he did there with Raleigh International.

1. So Ian, where exactly did you go and for how long?

I went to Borneo which the biggest island in South East Asian for 10 weeks.

2. What was the purpose of the trip?

The trip was organised by Raleigh International with the main aim of helping disadvantaged communities. Raleigh International is an organisation that supports volunteers to go and work with communities living in poverty. Some of the main jobs I did whilst I was out there included building gravity water systems, which is toilets to you and me! and building community learning centres where the upstairs was meant for kindergarten classes and downstairs for teaching older people from the village. Every job we did was working towards giving them (the villagers) a better way of life.

3. Obviously as a volunteer you will have had to raise some of the money to get to Borneo yourself. How did you do this?

I was set the challenge of raising £200 towards my flights, so I did this with help from Who Cares? Scotland who sponsored me and I arranged charity football matches which were great fun.

4. What did you enjoy the most about your time away?

I loved every minute of it.

My highlights would include this 12 day trek through the 2nd biggest rain forest in Malaysia. Getting to go to Dive Island and putting a Sea Turtle back in the ocean after it had laid all its eggs. And just the community feel of living in the local village with just 90 families, especially when the weans got really excited when we arrived.

5. What did you find challenging?

The first 5 days of the trek because I was ill and not in the right state of mind.

I really struggled but I had the rest of team to support me which made a massive difference and probably why the rest of the trek is now one of my highlights!

6. Where would you want to travel to next?

I want to go back to Borneo and see how the work we did has affected the communities.

7. Anything to add you’d like to add Ian? I’m just really grateful to Raleigh for the opportunity and would like to say thanks. There was such a great laid back atmosphere with time to enjoy yourself but at the same time you’re doing amazing work at and I would encourage anyone who can to do something like this!

Fancy doing something similar to Ian, check ou t Raleigh International’s website at www.raleighinternatio nal.org and speak to your Who Cares? Scotland worker if you’d like us to support you.

MY NEW ROOMby ROOM by Lee 14 Lee talks to his WCS worker, Pamela, about decorating his room.

P - When did you get your room decorated?

L -Last week, me and my key worker picked all the stuff I wanted. It looked really messy before.

P- What theme did you choose ?

L- New York , I love the landscape and Who Cares? Scotland

all the buildings , like Empire State Building and the Chrysler building.

P- What’s your favourite thing about your new room?

L- it's really cosy and relaxing. I have a couch as well, like my own apartment.

I like that I chose all the stuff, it’s just how I want it.

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WCS Summe It was a wet, miserable and windy day when the WC?S bus arrived in Struan at the SSC camp-site in June this year, which would be ironic if it was anywhere other than Scotland, but despite the damp weather there was a definite buzz in the air.

Personally I was a bit reserved and anxious, was this really going to be any fun!?

After dumping our bags we were gathered in the mess tent for the welcome speeches by a mixture of staff from WCS and SSC. A friendly vibe resonated through the camp that helped alleviate any anxiety that the young people may have been feeling.

After the welcome speeches we had some time to go around the camp and familiarise ourselves with the area and also spend some time with the other people there to get to know each other. There were young people (and old, if you include Denny) from all over Scotland.

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When we had all gotten to know each other a little bit and “organised” our tents, a piercing whistle signalled for us to head back to the mess tent.

We proceeded to do some rather unconventional ice-breakers which were really fun – hilarious even. One of them involved pretending to be a sheep, a dog or a cow. We then had to close our eyes and start mimicking the sound of our chosen animal and find our herd.

This was an absolute riot and got the laughter going from the whole crowd.

Before we got to go and play some sports we all made a large circle and shared our names, where we had come from and the name of someone we found inspirational. That finalised the 'Meet and Greet'.

Later in the day we all got the chance to do some planning for this years 'Care Leaver Festival' and got some truly amazing and fresh ideas from each of the absolutely incredible young people who went to camp. I think the festival is going to be an awesome experience for us all. So, be sure to get yourself involved when it comes-a-knocking on Saturday 1st November. By the end of the first day it became clear that the

young people who had come to camp were some of the most gifted, funny and intellectual people I had ever met.

I know now that that feeling was shared by the WC?S staff and also the SSC staff.

The end of each day was marked by everyone gathering in the sing-song tent, where staff and campers alike were expected to perform sketches, sing songs and in equal measure laugh at and support one and other. Finally an epilogue was spoken by a different person on each night in order to reflect on the emotions and experiences of the day. On the first night it was WCS CEO, Duncan. Duncan spoke of his history with SSC and told us that he had been visiting the camp since he was kneehigh, which is quite hard to imagine if you’ve seen how tall he is. Duncan also shared some rather tear-jerking memories of his time at camp and why it was such a special place to him. This gave all the young people a chance to get to know the CEO of what I think is one of the greatest organisations in the country.

After the conclusion of the epilogue we all had a couple cups of hot

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chocolate and chatted amongst ourselves before getting ready for bed.

Once we were all in our tents and relaxed after the most terrific day of the summer we waited for the whistle to be blown to signal the start of the 'one minute silence'. Wow! I’m struggling to put into words how I felt during those silences. Due to the location of the camp, for that brief moment you could hear nothing other than the river next to the camp gently breaking against its banks. Silence is a thing of beauty that needs to be physically experienced in order to give it the respect it deserves.

How often can you close your eyes and imagine that you are the only person in the world – not very often I’m sure.

At breakfast the next day we got to choose between two trips; a tour of Pitlochry or Rock jumping in a nearby ravine. A bus load of us chose to go into Pitlochry and do some sightseeing which included the 'Queens view visitor centre'. The viewing patio allowed you to look down on the River Tummel which flowed through a beautiful valley of trees, hills and islands. Pitlochry is a very picturesque town and that I would highly recommend.

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When we returned to camp everyone was in high spirits and there was a lot of excitement as some us had decided to write more sketches for the singsong tent that night, where more hilarity ensued.

By the time Friday came along the camp was more like a community and it seemed like everyone had known each other for years. The main activity that day was canyoning, which involves climbing to the top of a waterfall and then by any means possible making your descent, wearing safety gear of course! It was absolutely awesome!

One member of WCS staff summed it up brilliantly, ‘the people who made it to the bottom of that canyon were completely different from the people who started out at the top. All of them were so confident and keen to help one and other; it was really special to see that!' And it was true, it really was.

We returned to camp and had a delicious BBQ in the sunshine. The final sing-song that night was a bitter-sweet experience in the sense that it was awe-inspiring how in such a short time everyone had found trust, friendship and love in each other, but that by

the next morning we would all have to say goodbye. Friday nights epilogue was a heart-felt one by Ashley, WCS care experienced camp leader. The tears may have poured for some but the smiles soared in the end. Other campers had also found their voices and shared some very inspiring and humbling sentiments. I really mean this when I say that I will treasure that time spent at camp for life. Everyone was tremendous.

I want to finish this with a special thanks to the trainee staff from WCS who went out their way to make us all as comfortable as possible and in the bigger scheme of things for their relentless pursuit of creating a better, fairer and safer Scotland for care experienced young people. Ashley, Alex, David, Ian, Jimmy, Lisa, and Thomas, on behalf of all the young people at camp thanks for everything that you’ve done and continue to do. All that's left to do now is wish you all a great year and for those of you who couldn't make camp this year – make sure you get yourselves involved next year. Aw the best team!

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Hobbies

By Stephen 15

BMX RACING BMX racing is a dynamite sport once you get into it. I have been doing BMX racing competitively for about a year now. The BMX I race on is a 2011 team issue Haro race bike. I bought my bike a few months ago, it was preowned because brand new race bikes are really dear, they can range from £200 to as much as £1000.

There are lots of types of BMX race bikes like: • Prophecy • Crupi • Supercross • Yess • Identiti

recently bought Pro Salt handlebars which cost me £25 and Shimano zee crankset which cost me £80. I bought the crankset pre-owned but I bought the bars brand new from Chain Reaction cycles online.

BMXing can be quite a dangerous sport so you want to start you’ll need to kit yourself out with some protective gear. Below is a list of what I wear: • Full Face Helmet • Full Finger Gloves • Body Armour • Long Sleeves T-Shirt • Long Sleeves Trousers

These bikes are really dear brand new, but I say if it’s what you like it’s what you like. I buy and sell parts for my bike all the time. I think of my bike like my second girlfriend. I have just

When I’m not riding my BMX I like to watch videos of professionals. Some of the stuff they can do is ridiculous.

One day I’d like to be as good as them.

MY PET

Darren tells his WCS worker, Pamela, about his pet hamster.

P: What pet do you have ?

D: A Syrian hamster called Marmaduke P: I love the name, how did you come up with that?

D: It’s from a film, I just really liked the name.

P: Is it hard work to look after Marmaduke ?

D: Not really. I feed and change

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his water twice a day and clean his cage once a week P: Are hamsters expensive to keep?

D: I'd say £5 a month for food and bedding, which isn’t too bad.

P: Would you recommend getting a hamster?

D: Yes, they are really fun loving and the perfect pet, especially being in a unit. People say they can be noisy, but they are not at all!

Katie: emailed the YPW who sent me this photo to ask for some copy to accompany the photo.

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I am 16 years old and I want to change my surname.

How do I go about doing it?

You can change your name and be known by something else at any time. If you would like to record a change officially however (and you may need to do that for the purposes of obtaining a passport or other identification) you can apply to have your new surname recorded with the Registrar General for a small fee. This will result in you being issued with a birth certificate showing your new name. This is open to you if your birth was registered in Scotland or if you were legally adopted in Scotland.

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first name and up to three changes of surname may be recorded. A period of five years must elapse between each change of surname.

If you would like more information about changing your name just contact us and we will do what we can to help.

As you are 16 years old you do not require anyone else’s consent to change your name. If you were under 16 then those with parental rights and responsibilities for you would have to register the change for you.

It is important that you consider this carefully, as names can only be changed a limited number of times on your birth certificate. For people over 16 years, one change of

I am 15 and want to get my tongue pierced. Can I have it done without my Mum’s consent?

As you are under 16, anyone with a licence to carry out body piercing will require the signed consent of someone with parental rights and responsibilities for you. That person should also accompany you to the appointment. You should only have this done by someone who is licenced and properly trained to carry out body piercing for your own safety.

dlaw to answer you can email them If you have a question you’d like cl@n chil 07527566682. at info@clanchildlaw.org or text/phone on

PROBLEM CORNER

WCS worker Kirsty and Shelley, a care experienced young person who Kirsty works with, give advice on how to deal with your problems.

QUESTION: I’ve been moved from the area wher where my family e I grew up, and still live. It’s ab minutes from th out 45 e school that I’v e gone to for 2 years. Will I have to change to a local school?

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ANSWER 1 : Kirsty (WC Gemma! H S Worker) says: Hi your new pla ope you’re settling well about chan cement! How would yo in g your old sch ing schools? If you’re u feel o settled at o l, and feel every day, th en everyone happy to make the trip you to conti in your life sh n changing sc ue to attend. Sometim ould support es the ide it. Everyone hools is more difficult than actually a of in your life w doin they possib ill try to make ly the best de g minutes tra can for you, so if they cision velli fee your life, lea ng added to your day w l like an extra 45 vin ou might decid g less time for homew ld interfere with ork etc then e that movi ng schools they for you. It’s is the b impo about this to rtant that you explain yo est option decisions to the people who are m ur feelings aking ensu Your Who C re that your views are the ares worker h can support eard. you with this.

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ANSWER 2: Hi Gemma, I’ve Shelly 14 says: d t several times, an Just moved placemen . ar ye t lasted for over a I’ve had my last placemen ver, er holidays, howe before the summ gow. I’d been as Gl in acement pl a to ck ba e ov to m y new placement. mins away from m oving to a new 40 ol ho sc g in nd atte be m d of term that I’d I’ve I was told at the en set as this has been the longest up and I ly e, al er re s th were school. I wa hool, all my friends e, without having sc e m sa e th ed ever attend a new hom about moving to sn’t keen was really stressed o. I told my social worker who wa to sh is school, e was to worry about th remain at my old to e at m ng wi lo al ount of my time th to consider lling, and the am is ve th tra s e am th t ex t ou ar ab st worried I’m due to as lly cia pe Es lke . er, who ta d would be taken up ted my WCS work ac nt co it un y m s hearing and year. Staff in nded my Children’ te at e Sh e. m th important to me, it through wi nel why it was so pa e en th ll te e m helped g it work. I’ve be ed I was to makin itt ly, m st m ne co ho w d ho an d w, an r over a month no back at school fo ly hard, I don’t get home from al the travelling is re 5.30, by the time I eat and t school until abou y time to I’ve got hardly an k, or ew do hom e like I mad the myself. I still feel me. right decision for 21

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HOROSCOPES Aquarius

January 20th - February 18th

Mind planet Mercury resumes its normal direction this week, which means that any doubts you have had about your abilities will quickly be forgotten. On the work front, in particular, you will soon be in control again. You are closer to completing a creative project than you seem to realise, so try pushing yourself that little bit harder.

Taurus

20th April - 20th May

The more effort you put into trying to find a solution to a financial problem, the more one seems to elude you. However, Wednesday’s Full Moon will focus your mind, and by the end of the week you should know what needs to be done. A bit of lateral thinking will help you to make sense of what currently seems to make no sense at all.

Leo

23rd July - 22nd August

A close relationship or love affair appears to be at a crossroads, and a tough decision has to be made.

However, you are advised not to do anything until after Mercury, planet of communication, resumes its normal direction on Thursday. This is also a good time to get rid of some of the emotional junk that has been inhibiting your progress.

Scorpio

24th October - 21st November

Money can’t buy love and nor can it buy the freedom you seem to be in need of just now. Which means you have no reason to let a lack of cash stop you making fundamental changes to the more lacklustre aspects of your life. This week’s change of cosmic focus will open doors you had forgotten existed.

Don’t be dazzled by the bright light.

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Pisces

19th February - 20th March

It doesn’t matter in the slightest what other people think of you: it matters only what you think of yourself. Once you have got that maxim firmly fixed in your mind, you can prove that you have what it takes to compete at the highest level. A new cosmic cycle is about to begin, and what you begin this week will be touched by genius.

Gemini

21nd May - 21st June

The Sun and relationship planet Venus both leave your birth sign this week, so you have just a few more days left to pull together the loose ends of an association which has had its ups and downs in recent weeks. Self-examination is never comfortable, but obsessive Pluto’s challenging influence in the latter part of the week will force you to look more closely at what you have, what you want, and what you stand to lose.

Gemini

21nd May - 21st June

You seem to be the only person who truly understands the reasons behind a family or domestic problem, and the only person who can solve it. Even if certain people appear determined to work against you, cosmic forces are urging you to get it sorted as soon as possible. Wednesday’s Full Moon marks the turning point: the rest is up to you.

Sagittarius

22nd November - 21st December

Because there is a Full Moon in your birth sign this week, partners and loved ones are likely to be particularly demanding. That won’t be a problem as long as you don’t allow yourself to be taken in by their histrionics. It is all part of their repertoire of dramatic effects: ignore it and they will calm down and start behaving normally.

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Aries

21st March - 19th April

You can wait indefinitely for a domestic problem to go away but the fact is that it won’t. Now, with the Sun and diplomatic Venus moving in your favour, you have no excuse for putting it off any longer.

Say what you have to say but try to sugar-coat it. No matter how painful it is, you will feel a great deal better once it is resolved.

Cancer

22nd June - 22nd July

You have faced more downs than ups in recent weeks, but now things are about to change. With both the Sun and Venus, planet of harmony, entering your birth sign this week, you can stop worrying about the past and start planning for the future.

This is also the time to bring to the boil something that has been on the back burner for too long.

Libra

23rd September - 23rd October

Both the Sun and your creative ruler Venus cross the midheaven point of your chart this week, which means that the time has come to get serious about your ambitions. So isolate your number one goal and focus on it to the exclusion of all else. Don’t be afraid to exhibit your ambitious streak – nobody will think any the less of you for it.

Capricorn

22 December - 19th January

It would be wise to keep certain thoughts and feelings to yourself early in the week, especially when it comes to those closest to you, as they are likely to be oversensitive.

They will be much easier to approach once Venus, planet of harmony, enters your opposite sign on Wednesday. Even so, it will still pay for you to be diplomatic.

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