With Scottish Careers Week taking place on 11th – 15th November 2024 we thought it would be a great opportunity for Pippa to meet with Katy Grubb, OD Project Officer and Scott McKinnon, Developing Young Workforce Lead to talk about this exciting campaign and the support that’s available to people of all ages across in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ & Bute to understand their career choices and options.
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ is full of great people and here I take the opportunity to promote some of the incredible activity that goes on and to make visible some of the efforts that can go unnoticed.
Thank you to everyone who participated and for the difference you are making for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute.
Pippa Milne
Chief Executive
If you have any ideas about subjects we can cover on any future podcasts please get in touch with us at workingtogether@argyll-bute.gov.uk
The refugee resettlement commenced in 2015 in Rothesay supporting Syrian families. Since then, the resettlement has now dispersed across ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute, supporting refugee families from Ukraine and also Afghan. Join Pippa as she talks to Morag Brown, Business Improvement Manager around the interesting and challenging aspects of this resettlement programme and also how supportive and welcoming the communities of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute have been.
For the first time in 27 years, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will stop over in Scotland. The fleet of eleven 70-foot ocean racing yachts owned by Clipper Ventures will berth in Oban starting on 12/07/24 and stay for ten days after a 40,000 nautical mile race around the world. The local community will welcome the final homecoming from Washington DC, USA leg of the Race and provide a 10-day festival programme of events framed under the Festival of the Sea.
Join Pippa as she talks to the organisers around the details of this exciting event and a sneak peek at what’s in store for attendees.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute Rape Crisis is a charity dedicated to supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse. All staff are extensively trained in helping to support survivors from all survivors of sexual abuse and violence.
You can get support from the helpline on 0800 121 4685 or via email support@ab-rc.org.uk
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In this podcast, Pippa chats with Morag Goodfellow, HIE Area Manager for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and the Islands, about the work being undertaken to enhance economic development in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute. Use the links here for more information on the mentioned in the podcast, and the support available from HIE for .
The ‘Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme’ seeks to understand the ‘big picture’ and long term change to community wellbeing in Dunoon by collating a range of data to influence a more preventative or early intervention approach to improving the wellbeing of individuals in specific communities. You can find more information at
The film industry in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute is going from strength to strength! In this podcast, Pippa catches up with Jen Skinner from , a key creative industries driver based on the Isle of Tiree, along with Natasha Galbraith from our Economic Development team, who delivers the Council’s service, liaising with filmmakers and stakeholders on location filming across ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute.
To celebrate Adoption Week in Scotland, Pippa catches up with Mark Lines from the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute Health Social Care Partnership to discuss how this has a real impact on people’s lives.
Further information also available on adoption and fostering.
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Calum Ross, a well-established leader in the tourism industry in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute as well as Scotland provides his insights on the importance of the tourism sector to our area and the challenges brought by the COVID 19 pandemic.
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Pippa speaks to Professor Nick Owens, Chief Executive of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) near Oban, one of the oldest marine research institutions in the world. SAMS is a key partner to growing Oban as a University Town and in the Rural Growth Deal to growing the life sciences sector in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute.
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