The Edinburgh Youth Buz
The Youth Bus Group delivers a drop-in youth programme in the heart of the community of North East Edinburgh, which is funded by various trusts and charities.
Using a bright yellow converted single decker bus (The Buz) as a mobile youth club, the project works with young people, 12 to 18 years old, who are not normally accessing other facilities and are often socially excluded from other provisions.
A now familiar sight in the Northfield/Lady Nairne/Craigentinny and Restalrig areas, the Buz features computer workstations, internet access, a giant plasma screen, playstations and a cushioned ‘chill out zone’.
The Buz also has its own sound system, complete with DJ decks, and can be converted into a disco. Since first hitting the road in January 2005, the Buz has proved incredibly popular with young people and attracts an average of 80 young people per week.
To get internet access, previously The Buz, used a satellite system which proved troublesome and expensive to run.
Using OptiBond has cut the on-going costs of providing mobile internet access (up to five laptops) and streaming audio (played through its sound system).
To quote Gary Coleman from The Buz :-
“The system is brilliant, we just arrive at the different locations turn it on and it works. We do not need to wait for the system to align itself, like the satellite, which sometimes took ages which meant the kids got fed up waiting for it.”
Andrew Lambert, MD of EMS, added:
” I am delighted that i-MO has proved to be such a success at Edinburgh. It is an ideal system for projects on mobile buses.”
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