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Glasgow Airport's Flightpath fund reached a major milestone today after awarding more than £1 million to over 350 local charities and community groups.

Community groups, charities, local politicians and members of staff from Glasgow Airport gathered at the FlightPath FundÕs annual celebration event at Kilmardinny House in Bearsden, where the announcement was made by the airportÕs managing director, Amanda McMillan.

l-r back Chairman of Flightpath Fund Archie Hunter, Managing Director , Glasgow Airport Amanda McMillan.
l-r front Tyler Brown (OYT, one of the recipients) , Anna  Glen, Jamie More, (All of Bearsden Primary) and Dean Matchett (OYT).

OYT Scotland Takes Part In Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund Celebration

Pupils from Drumchapel High School took centre stage as they presented to community groups, charities, local politicians and members of staff from Glasgow Airport gathered at the FlightPath Fund’s annual celebration event at Kilmardinny House in Bearsden on Friday 6th November. Taking part in the event were Drumchapel pupils Tyler Brown and Dean Matchett, pictured […]

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Autumn Newsletter is out!

We are pleased to announce that the second edition of our newsletter is now ready! To read it: Download a pdf here Or view it online here If you don’t want to miss any future editions, subscribe to our newsletter on our website (right side panel > scroll down). You will get a holding email which prompts you to confirm […]

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OYT Scotland to Benefit from Kidnapped Adventure

A unique charity challenge to relive the literary classic Kidnapped  by Robert Louis Stevenson was launched on 29th October at the Royal Overseas Club, Edinburgh. OYT Scotland’s Cath Coombs, volunteer and Edinburgh Shore Group member, and Pam Shaw, Fundraising Officer are pictured above at the launch with adventurer Alan Rankin.  In the summer of 2016 two intrepid adventurers, long-time OYT Scotland supporter Alan […]

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Justice Secretary, Michael Matheson gets onboard with OYT Scotland and Cashback for Communities

Last week saw two Cashback New Horizons voyages head out into a foggy Clyde. The groups from Drumchapel and Falkirk sailed nearly 200 miles between them with Drumchapel, on Alba Explorer, stopping off at Holy Loch, Lamlash and Portavadie before returning to Greenock and Falkirk, on Alba Venturer, visiting  East Loch Tarbert and Holy Loch before […]

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Cashback double whammy!

Last week we welcomed groups from either side of the country as part of our Cashback New Horizons project. Alba Venturer was host to a group from Midlothian, and Alba Exporer was home to a group from Oban in Argyll & Bute. Both groups spent five days exploring the waters of the Upper Clyde before […]

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East Ayrshire group sail west with Cashback for Communities

Last week eight participants from East Ayrshire were given the opportunity to take part in an Ocean Youth Trust Scotland voyage funded with money from CashBack for Communities. The group set sail on 7th September to spend 5 days exploring the waters of the Upper Clyde, departing and returning into James Watt Dock in Greenock. […]

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Edinburgh Schools get together for Cashback voyage.

Eight participants from the City of Edinburgh were given the opportunity to take part in an Ocean Youth Trust Scotland voyage funded with money from CashBack for Communities. The group set sail on 31st August to spend 5 days exploring the waters of the Upper Clyde, departing and returning into James Watt Dock in Greenock. […]

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Pedley Takes on IronMan

Alumni David Pedley is testing himself to the to the limits taking on the IronMan 70.3 in Lanzorate in September- and raising funds for OYT Scotland at the same time. “I foolishly found myself hanging around with too many middle aged midlife crisis types. In a moment of weakness I agreed to take part in […]

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