Kilwinning teenager will visit New Zealand as part of Police Scotland Youth Volunteer programme

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A Kilwinning teenager will head across the world with the Police Scotland Youth Volunteer (PSYV) programme this summer.Matthew MacGregor will visit New Zealand to participate in an International Leadership and Development Course, run by Blue Light New Zealand.A 16-year-old Matthew joined PSYV in 2022 and hopes to work for the police in the future to help people and the community.

Along with other 12 young people, he will travel to New Zealand to take part in the programme between July 28 and August 12, 2023.Inspector Norman Towler said: "The visit to New Zealand by PSYV is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the amazing work done by all our PSYV groups in their communities.

The 13 volunteers represent their groups and communities and are drawn from all of our Local Policing Divisions nationally. "This will provide them with the opportunity to engage with other young people from New Zealand, Australia, and the USA on an international level as they work to make our communities safer."The dedication of these young people, who represent all of our volunteers, to work with each other and Police Scotland is inspiring.

They are committed to developing new ideas for improving community wellbeing, and they are already leaders in their local PSYV groups."Throughout their two weeks there, the volunteers will participate in an International Leadership and Development course run by Blue Light New Zealand.