The Perth and Kinross Spirit of Youth Awards (SoY) are an annual awards ceremony for young people held in the area of

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. They aim to recognise the achievements of young people in the area in

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, the arts, the environment and the local community. They are currently held in the Perth Concert Hall in

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. They are run on behalf of the Perth and Kinross Council Sub-Group for Children and Young People by the Perth and Kinross Youth Council.

History

The Spirit of Youth Awards were established by Perth and Kinross Council in 2007 to recognise the contributions which local young people made to their communities. The 2008 awards were held in the

Salutation Hotel The Salutation Hotel is a hotel and restaurant in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building dating to around 1810, with earlier embellishments and later alterations.Dartington Crystal Dartington Crystal is a British manufacturer of crystal glassware, based in the town of Torrington in North Devon, England. The company manufactures their glassware using traditional glass blowing techniques. Many of their ranges continue t ...

became a principal sponsor of the awards in 2009, and have since provided the ceremony with its trophies. From 2010, the main Spirit of Youth Awards were twinned with the presentation of Gold

Duke of Edinburgh Awards The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (commonly abbreviated DofE) is a youth awards programme founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, that has since expanded to 144 nations. The awards recognise adolescents and young ...

for the region.

Partners and Sponsors

Principal Partner since 2009 -

Dartington Crystal Dartington Crystal is a British manufacturer of crystal glassware, based in the town of Torrington in North Devon, England. The company manufactures their glassware using traditional glass blowing techniques. Many of their ranges continue t ...

2010 Partner -

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

2011 Partner -

St John's Academy St John’s RC Academy is a Catholic, 2-18 all-through school located in Perth, Scotland. History The academy resulted from a merger of ''St John’s Primary School'' and ''St Columba’s High School''. The secondary part of the school opened i ...

Sponsors for the awards include the

Perthshire Advertiser The ''Perthshire Advertiser'' (originally the ''Perthshire Advertiser and Strathmore Journal'') is a tabloid newspaper, published by Reach plc, in Perth, Scotland. The ''PA'', as it is commonly known, has two editions, a Tuesday and Friday. ...

, Live Active Leisure and the Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust.

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{{reflist Organisations based in Perth and Kinross

History

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