Alanna joined the Belfast Hills Bright Future project in 2017. The Our Bright Future project has helped change my life dramatically! Before starting the programme I had just given birth to my daughter and was working a part-time bar job. Trying to juggle family life and late night shifts soon took its toll and I [...]
This blog is written by Gemma, a 16-year-old Our Bright Future Youth Forum Rep who lives in York. She gives her view on how water has affected where she lives and the future solutions that could help York adapt to higher river levels. Water. Water is a substance we often overlook and ignore but it [...]
Wildlife and the community have always been a passion of mine since I can remember. I have found my growth into the Our Bright Future team exhilarating and informative. Our Bright Future stands out in a crowd and brings the opportunity to be involved in an amazing programme where I can be a part of [...]
My 16 months apprenticeship with Cumbria Wildlife Trust and YDMT has been incredible. Two years ago, I didn’t know what I was passionate about or wanted to do. This apprenticeship gave me the opportunity to learn about the natural world, and about myself. I have grown so much that have been running volunteer work parties, [...]
Increasing eco-anxiety is a sign that young people feel real concern over failure to address environmental challenges. Following on from the school strikes for climate many young people are asking to learn more about advocacy and political engagement. Northern Ireland has two Our Bright Future projects, one with The Belfast Hills Partnership the other with [...]
2020 was a particularly challenging year for everyone, but looking back over the year, I’m so proud of how much the programme has managed to achieve. The year started well with a successful event in Northern Ireland where 40 young people from Ulster Wildlife and the Belfast Hills Partnership met with key decision makers [...]
Hi! My name is Patrycja Bialecka and I took part in the 2020 Our Wild Coast Traineeship. I am a third-year student, studying Zoology with Animal Behaviour at Bangor University and I love everything about nature. Whether it’s going on hikes or swims, conservation work or handling animals – I love it! So, it was [...]
After much thought and careful planning, Milestones, alongside Youth Action Wiltshire, launched into their Summer activity programme at the end of July. It was wonderful to welcome young people back on to our reserves, even with the many restrictions and procedures that we had to put in place. With wellbeing as a key focus for [...]
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 [...]
