Community Pumpkin Feast Fri 28 Oct

Posted on by Sharon Hope

Did you know that every year nearly 40 million pumpkins are bought in the UK, but only 22 million are actually eaten – the rest are thrown away after they’ve been carved. Now that’s a scarey thought!

This year we’ve teamed up with Hubbub to invite everyone in Biggar to share their pumpkin-based dishes at our community Pumpkin Feast. Just pop down to the Youth Project between 5 pm and 7:30 for an evening of fun and food! Fancy dress is optional, as is bringing your own pumpkin-based dish. There are plenty of tasty ideas on how to #EatYourPumpkin on the Hubbub website, so why not try a few out!

Traditionalists who prefer tumshies are welcome to bring neep-based dishes along instead!

High School ideas for building refurb

Posted on by Sharon Hope

The design team from Fraser/Livingstone Architects recently visited BYP to get young people’s views on what they would like the building to be like.

The team worked with a group of High Graphics students to gather some design ideas. Space to relax and hang out with friends was a key ask, along with space to eat together. Pupils are keen on having more natural lighting, and homely neutral colours with natural materials to give a cosy feel.

Young people who use BYP were also asked for their views.

The Fraser/Livingstone team will feed the ideas into their designs for the building and will keep in touch with the school pupils during the design phase.

Building Refurbishment Project

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We are very excited to have received funding from South Lanarkshire’s Place Based Investment Fund for feasibility and design work for renovations on the building.

The renovations will aim make the Old Auction Ring more modern and welcoming, as well as improving energy efficiency.

After a competitive tendering process, Fraser/Livingstone Architects have been appointed to lead the design work. They recently ran a workshop with high school pupils to obtain their views on what they do and don’t like about the building, and will be using this draw up some design options.

Watch this space for more news on this project!

Aid for Ukraine

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Of course we have all seen what is happening to our European neighbours and so many of us have wondered what we can do.

We at Biggar Youth Project decided to collect for the Ukraine. We contacted a Polish contact in a charity with a branch in Edinburgh and were soon given a list of what to collect. We shared this and within a week the local and wider community were dropping off items. We took two large vans packaged and labelled to Edinburgh and were met with such warmth and kindness. Of course we stayed and helped out and listened to how the war was affecting them personally.

Thank you to everyone who donated items on the list. From the shop owner who went to the cash and carry to fill his van, the nearby villages and towns for having collection points, down to the pupil who arrived after lunch with a packet of plasters he had bought. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers, who just got on with the job in hand, even though some of them just happened to be passing by. Thank you to the pupils who gave their time and continue to give their spare change for us to donate.

Biggar Youth Project

Posted on by Sharon Hope

Hello and welcome to our website. Please come and check here in the future for all things new and also to book in to the centre, check the opening times, pre order lunch and send us a message!

What’s been happening?

BYP closed down when COVID arrived, and then the previous Project Co-ordinator, Sue, retired. there is a new Project Co-ordinator in place, Sharon. and if you need to get in touch then please do.

We are currently working on reopening for longer and bringing the best experience we can for all of our young people, and the wider community.