The community project is running their youth competitions for children in the Craven area.
Thousands take part in the Rotary youth competitions each year.
With numerous competitions such as:
Rotary GB&I Young Artist
The Young Artist competition is run over the course of a school year, in three or four different heats; club level, district, regional and culminating in the national final. The competition is open to students in full time education in three age groups:
- Rotary GB&I Young Chef- Contestants prepare and present a three course meal within a pre-set budget and time limit, which is judged by an expert panel. Sam Craig the Skipton winner was crowned king of the kitchen in the 2025 Rotary Young Chef final.
- Rotary GB&I Youth Speaks A Debate
- Rotary GB&I Young Musician
- Rotary GB&I Young Photographer- Entrants submit three photographs on a theme in black and white or colour, along with a description of the inspiration for their photographs.
- Rotary GB&I Young Writer- The winning writers are published in Rotary magazines.
- Rotary GB&I Technology Tournament- Teams of students interested in engineering and science compete in a one day event to devise and build a solution to an unseen technical task.
- Rotary GB&I Young Citizen Awards- These showcase the citizenship and responsibilities demonstrated by people under the age of 25. Winners receive a cash prize of £500.
- Rotary GB&I Young Environmentalist Awards
- RYLA
The competitions are available to children up until the age of 17.
The winners of the local Rotary competition will have the opportunity to compete nationally.
If you are interested or want to find out more, you can visit the Rotary website here.

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