Map points carers in direction of an award
Charter of success
Eight young adult carers have received a Saltire Award for their work to develop a map of Stirling’s visitor attractions.
All have been taking part in the The John Cowane Wellbeing Project being run by the Cowane’s Hospital Maintenance Trust (CHMT).
The team, aged 16 to 24, included Myles Stretton, Megan Baxter, Kathleen O’Neill, Aaron Hunter, Kirsty McCallum and James Robertson. They were asked to create the A3 prototype for a tourist information map that would act as a guide to some of the area’s many highlights.
The award winners are members of the Stirling Young Adult Carers and Stirling Young Carers groups which are for young people who devote a great deal of time looking after another person – often a relative. Kathleen O’Neill, who has been running the wellbeing project, said: “They have done a tremendous job, going out there and walking all the sites, gathering useful information and then pulling together a map that would be really useful to visitors.”
The John Cowane Wellbeing Project is run by CHMT and supported by Awards for All. It is part of CHMT’s wider work to return the 17th-century almshouse in Stirling’s Old Town to the heart of the community.
Fergus Wood, chairman of CHMT, said: “These young people have done a brilliant job. Clear and helpful maps and visitor information are absolutely essential and they have clearly worked very hard on putting this together.”
The Saltire Awards are led by Voluntary Action Scotland and supported by the Scottish Government and are given for outstanding work in volunteering.
The young people have been supported by Stirling Carers Centre staff Lucy Ryan, Zoe Taylor and Florence Miller.