Last year’s Champions, Kyle Academy came back fighting this year to retain the South Ayrshire trophy at The Young Consumers of the Year Competition held in Belmont Academy.

In a close and exciting competition, hosted by Trading Standards, Kyle Academy (A) battled to once again represent South Ayrshire in the West of Scotland Finals of the Young Consumers of the Year Competition 2007 to be held South Lanarkshire.  The Young Consumers of the Year Competition is a high profile event where teams of young people test their knowledge on a wide range of environmental and consumer issues. They are tested on a range of consumer topics from shopping rights to toy safety and financial matters.

This years South Ayrshire heat saw Kyle Academy and Belmont Academy, field 2 teams each. Both semi finals and the final were close affairs, however Kyle Academy (A) were hot on the buzzer to snatch the trophy on the very last question.

Councillor Hugh Hunter, who attended the event said “It was a very successful day and shows again the commitment South Ayrshire Trading Standards have to young consumers in the area.  Consumer Education is important if we want to encourage members of the public to be aware of their rights when shopping, especially now with internet shopping and the situation that consumers have found themselves in after the fall of Christmas hamper company, Farepak.  The competition is a fun and entertaining way to ensure that young people understand consumer issues.

Kyle Academy (A) will now go through to the West of Scotland Heat being held in South Lanarkshire on 30th January 2007.  The eventual Scottish Winners will take part in the UK National Finals to be held at the Trading Standards Institute National Conference in June 2007.

November 2006