The latest group of young Edinburgh and Falkirk volunteers graduated from Scotland’s first canal college at an awards ceremony held at Polwarth Parish Church beside the Union Canal on Wednesday 17th December.
The young people, aged between 16-25 years, and their volunteer mentors, celebrated completing the 14 week heritage skills training programme designed by the Scottish Waterways Trust to help address youth unemployment in Edinburgh and Falkirk.
The £400,000 canal college, which will run for two years up until June 2015, is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the European Union Interreg IVB North West Europe project ‘Green & Blue Futures’, Scottish Natural Heritage and Scottish Canals.
The next canal college programme will begin in January. To find out more or register, please contact Danielle Moore on 07795 645 683.
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