The event will continue from Friday, October 30, to Friday, November 6, and include such recent favourites as Wall-E, Coraline, A Night at the Museum 2, Persepolis, Star Trek, Bolt and the Secret of Moonacre.

This is the 14^th running year in which National Schools Film Week has been held, and is now the world’s largest film festival for young people. A record number of children attended last year’s film week in over 500 cinemas across the country.

This year, the theme for the Film Week is ‘Creativity and Diversity’, and on feature will be current and forthcoming films designed to offer diverse viewpoints on challenging issues.

Oscar winning director Danny Boyle commented, “I’m very proud to be a patron of Film Education and National Schools Film Week. I think it’s important that people go to the cinema as soon as possible in their lives and keep going. We’ll have a much better film industry the more people go to the cinema. More people are now making films about their own country.”

Chill NiteClub is all set to open on October 3^rd, and with its message that you don’t need alcohol to have a good time, is meant for 12 to 17 year olds. It is modeled much on the lines of a commercial nightclub- disco lighting, professional disc jockeys, state of the art sound system, a dance floor… the only thing missing will be the alcohol. Another difference from a standard nightclub would be its hours- it stays open only on Saturday nights, and that too from 7 till 9:30 pm.

The idea was the brainchild of the Church of Scotland. According to Jamie Milliken, associate minister of St Andrew’s and St Marnock’s Church, the Chill NiteCLub project was born amidst rising concerns of increasing alcohol usage among young people. The project is intended to help young people meet and interact in a completely non-alcoholic environment in order to show them that there are other, better ways to enjoy themselves in life.

The son and grandson of Johnnie Walker, are the ones that have made the Johnnie Walker Whisky a common name and is responsible for introducing many other blends and mixes of whisky’s. To this day the whisky is still being blended and produced in Kilmarnock; visitors and guests can still see its plant, warehouses and offices. You can buy inexpensive bottles of whisky however, there are just as many very expensive blends and rare whiskys, that the Johnnie Walker line produces.

Each different type and blend of Johnnie Walker whisky, has its own unique coloring and are to be used for different situations and occasions. The rarer the whisky, the rarer the special occasion should be. One can find that there are clubs and societies built entirely for the individual that is an avid fan of the brand. From the time the original Johnnie Walker was around to present day, the whisky company contributes and puts back into its loyal buyers. They host many popular golf tournaments and championships and also are proud sponsors of many sports and their teams and such.

The original Johnnie Walker plant in Kilmarnock, Scotland, plans to close its doors by 2011 and opens it’s new plant doors in Leven, Fife and Shieldhall in Glasgow. Many who are avid fans of the whisky and its maker, are against the change and a very public campaign and outcry have started to preserve the original home of the whisky and it;s tie to its famous maker. The government has even inducted itself into the endeavor. They have found that it is indeed part of their heritage as well and its popularity can only be preserved if they take action as well.