By Isla King I joined the Wildlife Trusts’ Our Bright Future team just last month, and those first few weeks have already flown by. It’s been a strange experience starting a new job while we’re all still working from home, but that’s done nothing to diminish my excitement at being part of such an inspiring [...]
By Michelle Payne My name is Michelle and I am an MscRes student at Bangor University studying primates, my favourite primates being lemurs! I also enjoy writing stories. Studying Zoology and a MscRes at the university has given me plenty of knowledge of conservation, but I wasn’t confident in putting that knowledge into practice hence [...]
By Jodie Holyoake To say it’s been a whirlwind year for myself is putting it lightly! After graduating from my degree in Marine and Natural History Photography and persistently applying for jobs in the conservation sector for a good while, I was overjoyed to receive *that* phone call telling me that I was going to [...]
Our Bright Future launched four years ago – a £33million national programme investing in 31 diverse projects, with the aim of bringing together the youth and environment sectors. The programme funds projects to: empower young people to become skilled and engaged citziens, whether that be through providing conservation accreditations, teaching campaigning and social action [...]
The unprecedented outbreak of Coronavirus is a public health emergency of international concern. In a matter of days, our lives and work have changed. We welcome measures taken by the UK government to halt the spread of the virus which are much needed to protect all of us, especially our elders and vulnerable people with [...]
Hi, I’m Dan and I have been volunteering as part of the Growing Confidence Project at Shropshire Wildlife Trust since February 2017. Growing Confidence is one of 31 projects that make up the Our Bright Future programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. As part of these volunteering activities, I and other young people [...]
Hi, I'm Finn Jones. I'm fourteen years old, from North Wales and attend the Our Wild Coast project. I was asked to write about my experiences with Our Bright Future, to perhaps help other young people feel able to get involved in our campaign. How to contact MPs Many people my age aren't comfortable contacting [...]
Don’t get your tinsel in a twist! Melanie, aged 24, is an Apprentice at Cumbria Wildlife Trust through the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) Green Futures project. She is making an eco-friendly Christmas easier than you think. My top tips for ethical Christmas gifting: Buy local: this means our products don’t travel so far so [...]
Bryony Carter, Natural Childhood Manager at Shropshire Wildlife Trust explains how they are using the John Muir Award to inspire young people to explore, discover, conserve and share their local wild space; and gain a nationally recognised award in the process! “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks” [...]
Behind Greta Thunberg’s headline grabbing thunderstorm of the #YouthStrike4Climate and the Extinction Rebellion protests, there is a grassroots environmental youth movement tackling climate change and boosting young potential. Nearly 100,000 passionate, skilled and environmentally conscious young people are leading the way to a brighter future, through Our Bright Future, a programme funded by The National [...]
