A partnership between two Stirling charities and the National Lottery has boosted opportunities for young people in the area through the power of radio.
Stirling Community Media (SCM) and Creative Stirling have joined forces to make the opportunities a reality. SCM operate CastleSound Radio, broadcasting from Creative Stirling’s base in King Street, and the two neighbours have come together with a new project called Community and Media Matters.
In addition, thanks to three year’s worth of Lottery Funding, Stirling man Ryan Cotter has been drafted in as the Project Leader for the programme.
Ryan told the Observer: “CastleSound developed Media Matters as way to use radio to help young people develop resilience and communication skills.
“Through training them in production, planning and broadcasting, we help them find their voice while gaining life skills.
“It makes total sense for us to collaborate with Creative Stirling and we are delighted that the National Lottery has chosen to support us both.”
Creative Stirling launched in 2012 and is a hub for hundreds of Stirlingshire’s young and emerging artists, designers, writers and performers. They operate the Made in Stirling store, located in King Street, which is a community gallery, workshop and retail space. The CastleSound Studios are based in the Made in Stirling building.
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Joe Hall, Creative Stirling Director, said: “The Community and Media Matters project is an exciting prospect for Creative Stirling. We very much look forward to working in partnership with Stirling Community Media to provide digital and broadcast skills courses for young people across the Stirling region.
“The three-year award from Young Start National Lottery Funding is enabling us to plan ahead, which is crucial in integrating young people within the local creative sector community. With SCM as partners, the connectivity, community support and scope for this project is unlike anything we’ve been able to deliver before”
Young people from Wallace High and Charterhall schools have already been through the CAMM programme and the charities plan to help hundreds more pupils over the three years of the programme.
For further information about Community and Media Matters, contact info@stirlingcommunity.media
