Current Youth Projects
The Lead for our Youth Projects for the 2023-2024 Rotary year is Rotarian Veronica Wilson.
You can contact Veronica by email via the form at the bottom of this page.
You can contact Veronica by email via the form at the bottom of this page.
Competitions for Young People
DO YOU LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING, WRITING STORIES OR POETRY OR HAVE OTHER SKILLS THAT YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT – READ ON.
One of Rotary’s leading commitments is to offer young people the platforms and opportunities for them to unlock their potential, develop their skills and broaden their horizons.
We invite all groups including Scouts, Guides and Cadets to encourage their members with appropriate skills to consider entering one of these national competitions. You may already have heard through your school that these competitions are available, but this is an opportunity to start thinking about your entry for any one of the following groups. For all but the Young Musician (which is age group 11 – 17 years) entrants can be any age from 7 years to 17 years on 31st August 2023. Entries for most of the the local heats are to be submitted by the end of the year – 31st December 2023.
One of Rotary’s leading commitments is to offer young people the platforms and opportunities for them to unlock their potential, develop their skills and broaden their horizons.
We invite all groups including Scouts, Guides and Cadets to encourage their members with appropriate skills to consider entering one of these national competitions. You may already have heard through your school that these competitions are available, but this is an opportunity to start thinking about your entry for any one of the following groups. For all but the Young Musician (which is age group 11 – 17 years) entrants can be any age from 7 years to 17 years on 31st August 2023. Entries for most of the the local heats are to be submitted by the end of the year – 31st December 2023.
Now is your chance to ask for more details, how to enter and obtain specific requirements for each category directly from our Youth Team Leader – Veronica Wilson – to help you start to work on your entry.
Veronica is pictured here at the Dunster Fair with a display of the Youth Competition opportunities. |
The Competitions - summary details
Young Writer – You are asked to produce a legible written or typed story entitled REBUILDING. This may be fiction or non -fiction, prose, or a poem if it relates to the theme. You can present up to a maximum of 500 words for prose; 40 lines for poetry – no pictures or drawings are allowed for this category.
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Youth Speaks – most often run in conjunction with your school or group. A team consisting of three members present a topic of their choice at a public speaking forum and answering questions from the audience on that topic. The team of three will each take a specific role – that of Chairperson, Proposer for the motion and an Opposer (against the motion) The team is allocated 15 minutes to present their debate.
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For those considering a career in their chosen category an incentive is being offered by Rotary Minehead to be awarded to the local heat winner to arrange a day with an expert in their chosen field. This would of course be at a time and place to suit the winner of the local heat.