Staff Q&A – VS CEO, David Brackenridge
David. Tell us a bit about yourself. Have you always been an outdoorsy person? Not really! My early years were taken up playing basketball so I spent a lot of
David. Tell us a bit about yourself. Have you always been an outdoorsy person? Not really! My early years were taken up playing basketball so I spent a lot of
Venture Scotland offers an outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives, to create and sustain change. We focus
Over 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris is currently floating in the ocean. During the third stage of our long-term Journey programme, Explore, our Young People get involved in the
Sophia! Tell us a bit about yourself. Have you always been an outdoorsy person? I’m originally from a suburban area of New York State, just outside of New York City.
Anda! Tell us a bit about yourself. Have you always been an outdoorsy person? I’m a Romanian living in Scotland since 2011. I have a somewhat unconventional career path that
Venture Scotland volunteer, Louise, has been with us since 2018 and has canoed, climbed and abseiled with the best of them! Louise, alongside her eight friends, will be walking the

What do you notice when you step outside? What do you hear, see, feel? What happens to your thoughts and your body; does anything change? Do you feel connected to
Our volunteers are involved at all levels of what we do at Venture Scotland – from supporting staff and our Young People on activity days and residentials, to sitting on
So, what is it all about? What kind of magic is it that makes volunteers come back time and time again (one even turned into our CEO!)? And what do
What do you notice when you step outside? What do you hear, see, feel? What happens to your thoughts and your body; does anything change? Do you feel connected to