Youth Development: Placing Youth on the Path to Success

At Hedzup – Youth Development, we believe in our young people — their ability, their resilience, and their future.
Everything we do is designed to build confidence, practical skills, and positive direction.
We’re proud to support young people as they grow, develop, and realise what they’re capable of.
Discover how Hedzup is changing lives.

As another year closes, we just want to pause — and say thank you.

To our volunteers who gave their time, energy and hearts — often quietly, always selflessly. To our supporters and partners who believed in what we’re building and stood beside us.

And most of all, to the young people who showed up, pushed through challenges, took chances, and kept going even when it wasn’t easy.

Hedzup has never been about buildings or programmes. It’s about people. It’s about opportunities, steady guidance, and real-world skills. It’s about giving young people space to breathe, grow, and believe in themselves again.

From muddy boots and workshop floors, to mountains, motors, and moments that changed lives — you made this year what it was. We are incredibly proud of what’s been achieved together, and even more excited about what’s still to come.

Here’s to a new year of opportunity, resilience, learning, laughter, and hope.

From all of us at Hedzup — thank you for being part of the journey. 💚

#Hedzup #YouthDevelopment #Community #ThankYou #NewYear #SecondChances #BelieveInYouth #2026 #NewYear2026 #HappyNewYear

Finding Direction, Building Futures: Tyler’s Story

“Through Hedzup, competitive sport, and real-world experience, I’ve developed discipline, teamwork, practical skills, and resilience. Most importantly, Hedzup helped me build the confidence to step forward, take responsibility, and turn opportunities into real outcomes.“
FULL STORY on our website.
#HEDZUP #YouthDevelopment #PositiveDestinations #BuildingConfidence #LifeSkills Employability FutureReady RealWorldLearning AlternativeEducation Apprenticeships SkillsForLife RaisingAspirations SportForDevelopment Teamwork Discipline YouthSuccess NextGeneration MakingADifference ScottishYouth SuccessStory

It’s what we do at Hedzup
#youthdevelopment #scotland #youthengagement #employability #employabilityskills

Another productive night with some of the Hedzup crew at our Friday night workshop.

He arrived unsure, left empowered. One day of hands-on first aid training gave Lewis the skills — and confidence — to make a real difference in an emergency.

#FirstAidTraining #LearnToSaveLives #WorkplaceSafety #SafetySkills #EmergencyPreparedness #LifeSavingSkills #FirstAidAwareness #YouthDevelopment #SkillsForLife #BePrepared #SafetyFirst #HealthAndSafety #FirstResponderSkills #CommunitySafety #TrainingForSuccess #CPRTraining #EmpowerYoungPeople #WorkplaceWellbeing #LeadershipSkills #ConfidenceThroughSkills #youthdevelopment

It’s been an amazing week in the Isle of Man! @ttracesofficial @ianpert @im_calum13_

Well what a day yesterday was, I never thought that Hedzup Racing team would be helping Calum Pert to achieve his first top 20 finish in the Manx Grand Prix in the first race he has finished! 17th!!! What a result, big thanks to the team for their efforts, Finlay Milne going above and beyond to solve the problems in the morning, and Bruce Cobburn for the bike, but the biggest well done goes to our rider for putting in so much effort into learning and riding the greatest track in the world and doing it so well!

What a few days it’s been—exhausting, chaotic, and absolutely class. The Hedzup Racing team is on it. 💥

The lorry awning has been a godsend—pizza nights under there were a rare breather in a non-stop week. Massive love to Oil Slick Solutions for keeping this whole operation rolling. 💪

To everyone who donated, bid in the auction, gave parts, or just got stuck in—you’re the reason we’re here. Thank you. 🙏

Waiting on the rest of the Hedzup crew to land just in time for Calum Pert’s first race. And let’s talk about Calum for a sec…

Last year? He only managed 4 laps in his newcomer season (thanks, weather). Qualified, then broke down a mile in. But he got started. This year? He launched.

➡️ First lap on the ER650 (cheers Bruce Cobburn): 101mph from a standing start.
➡️ Sunday: 4 laps + a blistering 107mph.
➡️ Tonight? A 110+mph lap and 19th fastest qualifier—jumping 22 places on the grid for tomorrow!

He’s also racing Alasdair Cowan’s beautiful NC30, backed by David Dick, who’s been a huge part of Calum’s journey. Without him, none of this would be happening.

The NC30 only made it to the track Thursday night after some serious drama—Josh and I were rallying the coast road to make it in time. Thanks to Finlay Milne, Calum hopped straight from the 650 to the 400 and pulled a 100mph lap straight off the bat. 😮‍💨

Now he’s sitting at just under 106mph on the 400—a huge credit to Alasdair’s machine. Absolute rocket.

The lads are still grafting tonight—tyres, oil, the works—getting the 650 dialled in for tomorrow’s 10:15 race. 🔧🏁

📸: First shot is from today’s 400 qualifying by Mark Huckerby—epic work as always. Second pic: Calum doing his best to preserve the tyres. 😂

Biggest thanks to Jennifer Shambrook, Mhairi Chambers, and so many more… but most of all: Alasdair. None of this happens without him.

Full race update tomorrow night—promise. 🫡
#HedzupRacing #RoadRacing #ER650 #NC30 #IsleOfMan #Teamwork #110mphClub #SupportGrassrootsRacing #ThanksToTheCrew

We are delighted to team up with the SACU again this year and be able to deliver fun and informative sessions for the students.

Look out for more pictures over the coming weeks!

If you know of any schools that would be interested then please get in touch with adam.paterson@sacu.co.uk.

So what's happened at Hedzup Racing over the last few days, both the David Dick NC30s are pretty much ready for the Bob Mac race meet next weekend, as is the Hedzup CBR400, as long as I get my licence ( I forgot) then Hedzup will have 3 riders out at it, a bit of plumbing done at the centre where we rerouted the toilet vent to outside. A visit to tentsmuir with a great school group, and an interesting visit to a sheep shearing class, bloomin eck that looks like hard work! And a bit of golf as well, certainly varied the things we get up to! A big thanks to all the ladies and gents of the Hedzup groups for their efforts! Great youths all of them!

The Hedzup crew are out on a navigation exercise today. Growing news skills and gaining confidence! #youthdevelopment @brechinhighschool @ianpert

Our last Friday night of 2022 and the lads are hard at work in the workshop rebuilding the KTM.

Thanks to the guys at @56nairborne for coming in and giving out youths the knowledge and skills they need to fly their drones better and safer.

We had the guys from @56nairborne in giving our youths some drone flying knowledge and skills to help them fly better and safer.

Time to get to lads to work at the #Hedzup workshop.

It’s another East Fortune weekend for the Hedzup crew.

It was great to be "allowed" back to @TaysideMRT today. The youths were given a tour of the base and a presentation about the team and a go on the climbing wall. It was great to see it in safe hands again and thriving! #YouthDevelopment

Posted @withregram ��• @ianpert Nice afternoon at the centre with Montrose academy, me and Madoc made a very healthy chicken stir-fry fir lunch!

It has been a busy few months at Hedzup and the past week has really shown the diversity of the things we do and groups we cater for.

We had Golf ( yes... we know....), working at the Centre, our latest CSCS groups on Tuesday, Wednesday saw 2 different groups working on the bikes, so more progress on the ZZR600 that will be for sale soon. Check out our website for more… #youthdevelopment

The year was #2015. One of the first #Hedzup groups at the centre, from #ForfarAcademy, when we still had a bridge! #YouthDevelopment

Hedzup today delivering CSCS training, with steak pies for the group provided by our friend Bjarne Johansen over there in Denmark! Had to share this one with you.... one lad was late this morning, his reason- " I got held up cos the wheels on my scooter just spin on the grass" it was one of those step on electric kids scooters.......and do you like my works wheels today.... factory that is...🤣😁😁

Tonight's Hedzup team! Sorting out and tidying along with watching some class dvds!

Honest....there is a cracking statue there that you are seeing half of..... 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

Another busy week for the crew at #Hedzup! Check out the latest news on our website (link in bio). www.hedzup.scot #youthdevelopment #racing @scottish_acu @knockhillracingcircuit

The tale of two bikes… more of our racing news at @knockhillracingcircuit coming soon. #hedzupracing #youthdevelopment #scotland

Posted @withregram • @ianpert All the food and drinks you want if you help us build the Hedzup Outdoor centre, and you will be helping kids too! Message me if you want to know more and fancy giving us a hand!!

First weekend outing for our the Hedzup Racing youths and they’re on the podium at @knockhillracingcircuit @scottish_acu

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ABOUT US

Born on the side of a mountain

Hedzup didn’t begin in a boardroom — it began on the side of a mountain.

What started as a simple idea to give young people access to the outdoors and new perspectives has grown into a centre of excellence for youth development.

The concept was formed during a mountain rescue call-out by Ian Pert (former Mountain Rescue) and Ewan Stewart (former Police Scotland), while waiting for a helicopter evacuation.

That moment sparked what Hedzup is today: a trusted organisation delivering youth support, outdoor experiences, and development opportunities — particularly for those who need them most — helping build stronger confidence, wider horizons, and brighter futures.