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Name: | Mac Cook |
Age: | 16 |
Year of the Fix: | 2017 |
Location: | Orkney, Northern Isles of Scotland |
Campaign: | To highlight the reality of life for teens in isolated communities |
When I was 11 I moved from Birmingham to Orkney, a group of islands located ten miles north of mainland Scotland.
It was a massive culture shock for me. I had moved from a major city to a remote, rural community where nothing much ever changes.
There’s not much for young people to do here at all and public transport links are so poor that getting out to meet your friends can be really difficult.
Bus timetables are the bane of my life and then there’s the fact that my parents prefer me to stay in because they worry I might get involved in underage drinking or drug taking.
For me, social isolation is a very real issue.
We want the older generation on Orkney to see things from our perspective and improve life for teenagers. We are the future after all.
The following Fixers worked on this project with me:
Jeepstar Clewett
Lara Hales
Brandon Kirkness
Jacob Mowat
Zoe Carter
Tamlinn Geddes-Ward
Morgan Geddes-Ward
We would like to thank Lynn Bartlett from the Orkney Islands Council for supporting our Fix.
'Kate'
Hannah Baker
Macauley Collinson
Olivia G
Ben Simms
Tilly and Bella
Shannon Rawlings
Becky
Lauren Taylor
Kiki
Sam Womack
Shak & Natasha
Jade Kingdom
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Hannah Carter
'Ben'
Ethan Mcinally
Alexandra Garrick
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Becky Thorn
Fern Lulham