Laura Pilkington: Last News

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Young People’s Sport Panel member Laura Pilkington is encouraging fellow West Lothian residents to stay active to help their mental wellbeing while restrictions remain in place across Scotland.Laura, from Broxburn, has been a member of sportscotland’s Young People’s Sport Panel (YPSP) since November.The panel is currently in its 50th two-year cycle and the 20-strong group have already started their work to help ensure the voice of young people is part of the sporting conversation across Scotland, in an initiative led by sportscotland and supported by Young ScotCrucial to the National Lottery-funded programme is that young people are heard and

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A young woman from Broxburn has been selected from 172 applicants to be a voice that will shape the future of sport in Scotland.Laura Pilkington has been selected to be part of the fifth cohort of the Young People’s Sport Panel (YPSP) after a rigorous recruitment process.The group will now work to provide a voice for young people to influence and shape the future of sport in Scotland and raise its profile, in an initiative led by sportscotland and supported by Young Scot.Crucial to the programme is that young people are heard and have the opportunity to influence decision making and drive change across the sporting system.Laura is in her second