Category Archives: Perth and Kinross

120 Words for Perth and Kinross

2014 is set to be a fantastic year in Perth & Kinross and across Scotland. With the Year of Homecoming, the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup, 2014 will be full of amazing events, activities opportunities and memories. With our website, 120 words, we want to capture a record of 2014 in Perth & Kinross whether you live, work or visit the area.

120 Words 1200 people 12 months We’d like you to get creative and describe what you’ve done, what you’re doing or what you want to do in 120 words, upload it to our website and share it. You can even add a wee photo too! Our website will launch at the end of November 2013 and we’d like as many contributions as we can get. You can submit as many times as you want (in 120 words!) over the year and to help inspire you we’ve created 12 themes for you to write about.

You can upload your contribution to www.our120words.org.uk at the end of November or please fill in the submission form email it to us and we’ll upload it for you. Over the next 12 months we’ll build a picture of 2014, keep checking back to see what’s been posted and what people have been up to.

Download the submission form here: 120 Words Submissions Form – public editable

Thanks for your entry! When complete, please return this form to

Henriette Laidlaw, Perth Museum & Art Gallery HELaidlaw@pkc.gov.uk

UK Safer Internet Centre – E-safety briefing events

After holding a major E-safety Live event in Edinburgh last year, the UK Safer Internet Centre is coming back to Scotland to deliver free e-safety briefings in May. The briefings are aimed at teachers and all other professionals working with children and young people, such as, social workers, early years workers, youth workers, police officers, etc.

The sessions are two hours long and have information around internet safety –  new online technologies and risks, updates on available tools and resources, latest research and developments.

Dates and venues:
14 May am – Edinburgh
14 May pm – Glasgow
15 May am – Perth
15 May pm – Fife
16 May – Inverness

For more information and to register go to www.esafetylive.com