Young MacLeods at World Gatherings

Young MacLeods in 2018, in the North Room Group at Dunvegan Castle, with Parliament Coordinator Rory and his daughter, Esme.
Young MacLeods are aged 18-30 years old. During the Clan Parliament every four years, Young MacLeods gather for friendship and clanship, and to enjoy spending time on the magical Isle of Skye!
A key part of Parliament are the activities of the Young MacLeods, where young people make lifelong friendships and join the team supporting the Parliament programme.
During the week before Parliament, Young MacLeods have traditionally taken part in the North Room Group (NRG), a week of volunteering to perform a service project on behalf of the Clan.
Sadly, it has not been possible to organise an NRG service project in the week before Parliament 2023. We hope to be able to resume this important activity when the next Parliament meets in 2026!
However, we are very hopeful that a good number of Young MacLeods will come to Parliament this year and that they will form a North Room Group and elect or appoint a leader. We’d like to plan in time and space for the Group to meet together for both social activities and to look to the future of the Clan.
So, if you are planning on coming to Parliament and are aged between (about) 18 and 30, please do get in touch with any ideas that you may have for activities and events that would interest you: Email Rory at: parliament@clanmacleod.org
Equally important during Parliament week, though, has been Young MacLeods helping the Parliament Coordinator in a variety of tasks that keep things running smoothly, alongside participating in Parliament Week Clan activities of course! So do let Rory, the Parliament Coordinator, know if you are coming to Parliament and he’ll enrol you in his ‘let’s make it happen’ team!
We are really looking forward to seeing you in the summer!
Find out more about the history of the NRG below.
The very first North Room Group was held alongside Parliament in 1965. The NRG was called so because the young people met in the North Room of the Castle in the morning to plan their day’s activities. Often there were excursions about in Dunvegan, but the NRG also reviewed and commented on the business activities of the Clan. In recent years the name has taken on a double meaning, recognizing the eNeRGy that NRGers put into their work (and play).
Read some testimonials from past NRGers
More information about the NRG can be found in “Tell Your Children about the Stones: a short history of the Clan MacLeod Society”, by Nancy MacLeod Nicol.
Young MacLeods at previous Parliaments
