Hi there!

Well the last month has been a busy one here at mp33. Our open evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays are proving popular – Tuesday nights are particularly busy – remember there’s free tea, coffee and biscuits, and good craic too if you drop in to see us.

Sadly the First Gear course planned in February stalled, because too many of the participants weren’t able to make it. But the good news is, it is not cancelled just rescheduled! If other timings – such as weekends, or evenings – would suit better, just pop in and let us know.

As ever, feel free to drop in for a visit to find out more.

See you.                          

              Gill     

LOCAL MP Charles Kennedy visited the mp33 stand at the recent Jobsfair in Merkinch Community Centre and stopped to chat for a while.

He was interested to hear about our project and all the activities and services mp33 offers the area’s young people. He met some of those involved and promised to visit us in Grant Street soon.

Another Jobsfair is being held in the Townhouse on Friday 2nd March.

ARTIST John Slorach is working with a group from the Tuesday night Drop-In to produce a double-sided wall-hanging/notice board. We can’t wait to see the finished work of art! 

HAVE you been excluded from school, or are you just cutting classes?

Drop in at mp33 and see Gill – she can suss out what things you might like to do and find out what opportunities there are that might interest you.

HAVE you ever fancied having a go at rock climbing?

If the answer is yes, then why not call in at mp33. Every Tuesday from 7-8.30pm we will be taking a group of 12 to the climbing wall at Inverness Sports Centre. Open to those of you between 14 and 25, tuition and transport is included – all for just £1.

Call into mp33 to put your name down and register now. See Cheryl for more information. 

FOOTBALL training, from 8-10pm on Thursday evenings at the Community Centre, is really taking off but there is still room for more.

If you are interested in seeing a Merkinch team in the Amateur League and want to get involved, you can register for £1 and take part in the training. See Cheryl at mp33 to register. 

DID you know that young people can get discounts of up to 10% on purchases at certain local shops by getting the Young Scot pack?

The free pack includes a handy book with a mass of information to every young Scot – topics include training and careers, money and how to handle it, leisure activities and where to find them, the law, and so on.

Local companies involved in the Young Scot discount scheme include Sports Connection, DX Communications, Macdonalds, Citylink coaches, Top Shop plus others.

To get your free pack just drop in at mp33 and pick up an application form.