Youth Service Report to 2026 AGM

YOUTH SERVICES REPORT 2025/26

1.    YOUTH COMPETITIONS
a.    YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION – Entries received from 2 schools, Carnock and Crossford. Our Junior winner Maisie Arneil (Carnock) was runner-up in the District Final. Intermediate winner was Callum Craig (Carnock).
b.    YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER – Entries received from Carnock PS in the Junior Category winner was Sadie Crawford.
c.    YOUNG WRITER – Entries received locally from Carnock PS and externally from North Leamington School, Rugby and Wokingham. Intermediate winner was a Private Entry from Sing Ching Wong who then won the District Final and has been submitted to Rotary GB & I Final. This continues the club’s excellent record in achieving National Finalists.
Club Junior winner was Alfie McGrath from Carnock.
Presentations of certificates and prizes to be arranged at Carnock and Crossford in the near future.

2.    PRIMARY SCHOOLS QUIZ
The club heat was held at Oakley Campus on Wednesday March 25th. Once again the club was indebted to Inzievar Primary School for their help in arranging the excellent venue. An audience around the 100 mark saw Crossford PS triumph and progress to the Area Final on April 20th. Crossford finished 2nd in that Final and advanced to the District Final which will take place at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen on Saturday June 20th.

3.    YOUNG MUSICIAN  COMPETITION
Following the withdrawal of Dunfermline and Carnegie Clubs the planned combined clubs heat was cancelled. An attempt was made to enter 2 nominated candidates from Woodmill High School but organisers refused to accept them.

4.    TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT
This year’s Dunfermline Clubs Tournament has been arranged for Monday June 29th at St Columba’s School, Dunfermline Campus. Provisional entry of 4 teams from  each of Woodmill HS and Queen Anne HS.

5.    WALK A MILE FOR POLIO
All pupils at Carnock Primary School took part in Walk A Mile for Polio on Monday October 27th, raising £92 for the Rotary End Polio Now Fund. This sum was doubled by District and additionally that will be trebled by the Gates Foundation, so effectively £552 raised.

Once Aileen’s knee problem is sorted the aim is to get other schools in our area involved in Polio Talks and Walk A Mile For Polio.

Robert North
(for and on behalf of Aileen North – RCWF Youth Services Convenor)