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CashBack North East 2023-24 Report

The 2023-24 report for our CashBack NorthEast programme has been published.

CashBack for Communities is the Scottish Government’s programme which repurposes money seized from proceeds of crime into projects for young people who face disadvantage.

Date added: 20/12/2024

CashBack North East 2023-24 Report

The 2023-24 report for our CashBack NorthEast programme has been published.

CashBack for Communities is the Scottish Government’s programme which repurposes money seized from proceeds of crime into projects for young people who face disadvantage.

Date added: 18/12/2024

Summer Film School

Date: Monday 1
Date added: 02/07/2024

Summer Sessions at shmu

Gable Ends Mural Project! (Poster to follow) – Monday 8th to Friday 12th July (a workshop a day for 5 days)

 

Date added: 25/06/2024

Northern Lens Youth Film Festival

Northern Lens is a new Youth Film Festival taking place on 16th June 2024 at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen.  As part of the Light the Blue Festival, Station House Media Unit, in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts, are hosting the film festival with support from the Sean Connery Foundation to celebrate youth filmmaking across the country, with a spotlight on the

Date added: 25/04/2024

shmu Youth Rap Project MkIII

Following the success of shmu's youth rap project, we are running another round in early 2024, again aimed at pupils in Primary 7 and Secondary One.

Open to children in Primary 7 or Secondary 1 attending Lochside, St Machar or Northfield Academies or their associated Primary schools, as well as children currently resident in Cummings Park, Middlefield, Northfield, Tillydrone, Seaton, Woodside or Torry, regardless of school attended.

Date added: 20/01/2024

Youth Media take on social action

shmu’s young reporters have recently been enjoying learning about the various ways social issues can be challenged through social action.  Through a series of recent presentations and guest interviews, they have been exploring issues around climate justice and hearing about some of the ways action can be taken. 

Date added: 28/02/2023

Youth Media vs Chemistry!

Our Youth Media Team were recently visited by Dr Alan McCue from the University of Aberdeen in partnership with the Curiosity Fund during British Science Week! The group got to watch multiple chemistry demonstrations, film them and speak about it on their radio show.  

Check out the video, then read on to find out what some of the group thought of it all...

Date added: 05/04/2022

shmu's Summer of Fun 2021

“Best summer ever, shmu is awesome, I can’t wait to go back”  - particpant

Thanks to funding from Cashback for Communities, the Fairer Aberdeen Fund and YouthLink Scotland we were able to offer a dynamic summer programme to young people aged 11-18 living in our regeneration areas.  

Spanning the school holidays, we offered introductions to filming, radio broadcasting, making music and outdoor activities both in the sunshine and under canvas (when the weather was less favourable), where young people learned to connect with and care about our surroundings and environment.   

Date added: 31/08/2021

MIA Results Day

We are delighted to share the news that our participants who sat the AS Level Moving Image Arts exam in May received their results yesterday (10/08/2021) and have all passed. 

Well done to them for all their hard work over a difficult year. They were all delighted with their results which will now help them to progress on their respective filmmaking journeys. 

Date added: 11/08/2021

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