danros a leading Home Improvement and Building Service provider is to sponsor the East Renfrewshire Youth Festival in October of this year. The event, which is to be launched on Saturday 7 October in Eastwood Park, has been established to celebrate youthfulness in the East Renfrewshire area. The month long festival, which is aimed at the 12-21 years age group, will feature a number of events, accommodating a range of interests.

The ER06 event, which is the first of its kind, will open with an impressive launch as the Scottish Infantry Parachute Display Team jump into Eastwood Park. The team known as the ‘Golden Lions’ will land in Eastwood Park with a large flag promoting the event.

Also on the first day of the event, Eastwood House will host a youth debate chaired by Ken Macintosh MSP. Taking part will be local school pupils from throughout East Renfrewshire and also youth from Albertslund in Denmark, the suburb of Copenhagen, which is twinned with East Renfrewshire.

Throughout October there will also be a full programme of events and activities including heritage, drama and dance projects, a band night, mini Olympics, holiday sports programme, music and photography master classes, creative writing, rap and graffiti art workshops.

On the evening of Thursday 26 October Barrhead Sports Centre will also be transformed as the venue of the ER06 Oscars Night. Young people who have been nominated for their achievements will be honoured at an awards ceremony.

Danny O’Donnell, Managing Director of danros states: ‘ ERO6 is an important event for danros to become involved with. danros employs a number of people from East Renfrewshire and have family and friends of the age who can really benefit from the activities and atmosphere of this month long event’.

Established in 1978 in East Renfrewshire, danros provide a range of services from the installation of central heating, kitchens and bathrooms to electrical, plumbing, joinery and building services. The company operate across three key divisions; Home Improvement, Commercial Services and Social Housing.
A programme listing all the events of ER06 is available from local libraries and shops within the East Renfrewshire area.