Deep Impact on the Highlands

Over 300 youth workers from across Scotland are braving the snow this weekend as one of Scotland’s largest youth work conferences takes place in Aviemore.

Deep Impact, Scotland’s national youth work training conference, takes place from 16th-18th January, bringing together a wide variety of voluntary and paid workers, and injecting almost £50,000 into the Highland economy.
 
Charlie Morris, Director of Urban Saints Scotland and Chair of Deep Impact said: “We are delighted to be returning to Aviemore for Deep Impact 2015 which will be a significant event for youth work in Scotland this year.  The 300 youth workers who attend Deep Impact this weekend between them work with thousands of young people, providing thousands of hours of youth work in communities across Scotland at no cost to the taxpayer.  At a time of scarce resources this is a great opportunity to provide top quality training and share good practice with Scotland’s hidden army of community heroes, for the benefit of young people across Scotland.”
 
“We are also pleased to be able to make a significant contribution to the Highland economy during January which we know can be a quiet time following the Christmas celebrations.  As well as the conference itself many of the youth workers who attend Deep Impact will bring repeat business to the Aviemore area by bringing groups young people back throughout the year.”

The Deep Impact conference was founded in 1999 by Ian Clyne, director of Highlands and Islands Youth for Christ. Seven years later the event was handed over to Scottish Christian Youth Work Forum, the youth wing of the Evangelical Alliance in Scotland. A host of other Christian organisations are involved, including Alpha Scotland, Tearfund, Scripture Union Scotland, YMCA Scotland and Youth for Christ.

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