On Camera

This interesting article features young people from Barnsley who have produced a short film composed of sketches, music videos and short dramatic pieces. It's called 'Big Night In' and gives a youth perspective on life in Barnsley. Young people were involved in all aspects of the video-making process and all learnt new skills. This film gave them the opportunity to have their voices heard in the community. Dave Tomalin who directed the video talks about what he got out of the experience on pages 32-33. There is also information on how your group could apply for funding and support to produce their own video through the First Light scheme.

Cash in Hand

Young people in South Armagh wanted to be able to make a positive contribution to local communities. This article describes the solution, a young people's Grant-Giving Group, which has been set up to award grants to fund young people to develop projects in their local area. The group is made up of young people aged 14-25 and will be supporting the young people involved to develop their skills as grant-givers. They will learn how to assess and monitor small grants. Michael McKenna gives all the details of this exciting project on pages 30-31.

Rural resources

Across the country, youth workers are setting up projects to bring youth work resources to young people in rural areas. In this issue Janet Watson talks to youth workers about the challenges that they have to face. Common problems are concerns about transport, access and lack of resources. Janet discusses these issues with youth workers in various situations on pages 13-15.