Fun on the Farm Fun on the Farm Posted at 22nd October 2020 in Events & Activities, News, Uncategorised by Sarah Comments Off on Fun on the Farm We were delighted to be able to follow national guidance to recently arrange a group activity, in person! It was great to see some of our young people, and we enjoyed an afternoon at local farm, Winkstonhill Farm, where we met many interesting, cute and varied animals and birds. A perfect way to relax with […]
Healthy Secrets with Jammin’ Fitness Healthy Secrets with Jammin’ Fitness Posted at 18th November 2019 in Events & Activities by Sarah Comments Off on Healthy Secrets with Jammin’ Fitness Our young people recently enjoyed a workshop with Andy of Jammin’ Fitness to focus on the secrets to successful transition! A high energy session which had us moving, thinking and performing, to be the best version of ourselves. We left with some top tips – we loved “Have an attitude of gratitude”, “Motion gives you […]
Awesome Alpacas! Awesome Alpacas! Posted at 17th September 2019 in Events & Activities by Sarah Comments Off on Awesome Alpacas! Our young people enjoyed visiting our local alpaca farm, where we got up close and personal! We fed and cuddled the alpacas, and helped to cool down the ones feeling the heat of a sunny afternoon. Many thanks to Velvethall, we had a magical experience and no doubt many of our young people will return with […]
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF PEEBLESSHIRE YOUTH TRUST! CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF PEEBLESSHIRE YOUTH TRUST! Posted at 2nd September 2019 in Events & Activities, News, PYT Stories, Volunteers by Sarah Comments Off on CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF PEEBLESSHIRE YOUTH TRUST! We were delighted to recently celebrate the anniversary of 10 years since Peeblesshire Youth Trust gained charitable status. Having started out by supporting one child in his transition from primary to secondary school, we have grown over the years to now support around 60 young people every year, with valued engagement from up to 90 […]
Fun at Ryze! Fun at Ryze! Posted at 4th July 2019 in Events & Activities, News by Sarah Comments Off on Fun at Ryze! Some of our young people are moving on from PYT this summer, so we celebrated in style with a trip to Ryze before the end of term. We nearly had the place to ourselves too, thanks to the blazing sunshine outside!! It was rather hot and thirsty work inside, everyone certainly earned their juice and […]
The Great PYT Treasure Hunt! The Great PYT Treasure Hunt! Posted at 4th July 2019 in Events & Activities, News by Sarah Comments Off on The Great PYT Treasure Hunt! We’ll be exploring our way around Peebles on a secret mission for our summer holidays group activity!
Positive Transitions project 2019 Positive Transitions project 2019 Posted at 18th June 2019 in Events & Activities, News by Sarah Comments Off on Positive Transitions project 2019 Peeblesshire Youth Trust worked with Tweeddale Youth Action to deliver a programme of support for local children moving into S1 at Peebles High School this year, with opportunities to attend a residential and join activity sessions. Our sessions were a great way for children to meet others from the primary schools across Tweeddale. Whilst the […]
In the woods with Wild Seedlings In the woods with Wild Seedlings Posted at 16th May 2019 in Events & Activities by Sarah Comments Off on In the woods with Wild Seedlings What a great night with Michelle from Wild Seedlings, we enjoyed whittling, climbing, building and playing, not to mention the hot chocolate and biscuits! Lots of team work and trying new skills, very impressive to see!
Achieve-a-Ball 2019 Achieve-a-Ball 2019 Posted at 5th May 2019 in Events & Activities by Sarah Comments Off on Achieve-a-Ball 2019 Peeblesshire Youth Trust hosted an amazing Achieve-a-Ball 2019 at Peebles Hydro on 27th April, raising an impressive £5790 – all to go towards supporting more young people across Tweeddale!
Circus Delights at Achieve Your Potential Circus Delights at Achieve Your Potential Posted at 12th January 2019 in Events & Activities by Sarah Comments Off on Circus Delights at Achieve Your Potential Our young people at Achieve Your Potential workshops had the chance to hone their skills in juggling and diablo, with the invaluable guidance of Andy from TYA, who shared a trick or two! It was lovely to see our young people grow in confidence as they mastered these new skills, even PYT staff learned a […]