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29 July 2010

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Shetland Youth Information Service

64 Commercial Street

Lerwick

Shetland Islands

ZE1 0DL

Tel : 01595 692002

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		Family with teenager wanted for BBC production

We have been approached by the BBC ( Twenty Twenty Television in London ) who are seeking a family in Shetland to feature in the third series of “World’s Strictest Parents”, which is a BBC series about teenagers, parenting and discipline. In each one-hour programme, two teenagers (aged between 16 and 18) are sent to live somewhere for a week to experience life as part of a local family. The criteria/information that I have is as follows:

“We are filming in 10 countries for this series and have already filmed episodes all over the world to understand a wide variety of cultures, faiths and politics, from Sri Lanka to Kenya, and The USA to South Africa. The programme has recently been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award, and despite its ‘tabloidesque’ title upholds strong standards of traditional documentary making. Rather than simply "strict", which sometimes has negative connotations, the parents need to be disciplined and firm but fair with their children. The best parents from the last series were loving, kind, caring and compassionate. We are looking for parents who feel that it is important to maintain control over their teenagers’ lives and put boundaries in place which do not allow them to make bad choices.

We are now looking for a hard-working and loving host family in Scotland and ideally we would like to find the family in the Shetland Isles. The family would need to be willing to accommodate two teenagers for one week and instil in them the morals and work ethic they demand of their own children. The teens would be expected to join in the activities of the household so they will not be guests in the house but new members of the family. The host family needs to have at least one teenager of their own aged between 13 - 18 years.

The first and second series were a huge success as both the host families and teenagers found the experience extremely rewarding - some even found it life changing. Parenting is a difficult job and opinions on the best way to do it differ wildly - we think this series gets to the heart of this important and topical issue and allows us to explore different parenting techniques and family values around the world. We are essentially looking for a local family who are prepared to invest some time in the development o f these young lives – in areas such as discipline, work ethic and structured morals ”. If you are interested in being part of this series, then please email your interest to me in first instance and I will then forward you details on to the BBC who hope to film the programme over the summer and therefore need to speak to families asap.

		What's on in Shetland

Get into Youth Work ..... with The Prince's Trust. If you are 16-25, unemployed and interested in working with young people? If so, you could:

get experience working with young people
gain a level 1 qualification in youth work
get quality youth work training which is residential based
learn about different types of youth work and make contacts in the industry
receive support and coaching to help towards employment

If you are interested please call Liz Green on: 0141 225 3352 or email: . Alternatively call into Shetland Youth Information Service at the Market Cross and speak to a member of staff. Interviews for the next course take place in September 2010.

Monday 2nd August

Launch of the Public Partnership Forum. 12.00 to 15.00 at Islesburgh Communty Centre. Refreshments provided.

Sunday 22nd August

MacMillian - Cancer Support, Fund-raising Walk. Meeting at Tingwall Hall 08.30, walk to Laxo then take the 14.24 ferry to Symbister Hall for soup and sandwiches. Return on 17.45 ot 19.00 ferry to Laxo. Entry fee £15. contact for further details.

Friday 24th September

The World's Biggest Coffee Morning. Why not run a fund raising coffee morning to support MacMillan Cancer Support. Register at macmillan.org.uk/coffee or call 0845 602 1246. Leaflets are available from Shetland Youth Information Service.

Saturday 30th October

Get involved in the UK’s biggest single day of volunteering!

Every year tens of thousands of people get together across the UK to make a difference in their communities for CSV Make a Difference Day. Charities, schools, community groups, universities, companies and the public sector all take part, and hundreds of local heroes organise their own projects for the day. This year it takes place on Saturday 30 October 2010 - and you can be part of it!

Make a huge difference by setting up a project for the campaign. Whether you’re an individual or part of an organisation, we’ll help you to set up your own activity, with a wide range of fun resources, help and advice. Also, thousands of projects up and down the country will be looking for volunteers. There is something for everyone - all you need to do is get in touch with the organiser, turn up and get stuck in! It’s the perfect way to have fun, meet new people, and above all make a difference.

People can find your activity on the website, making the campaign a fantastic way to recruit new volunteers. Over the past 14 years, two thirds of those who volunteered for the first time on CSV Make a Difference Day were still doing so six months later.

Start planning your activity today! Click here for details. Request the free campaign resources by calling Freephone 0800 284 533 or emailing .