Youth Awards

Voting for our 2026 Youth Awards is now open!

 

The award categories:

 

Young Carer Award

To recognise young people who volunteer in caring activities. This includes those who:

 

• Are the main carer for an adult or care for or help a relative
• Regularly support a neighbour or friend in need
• Volunteer for a local support group, helping children, disadvantaged or older people

 

Local Community Award

To recognise young people who are making a difference to a town, village or local area. This includes those who:

 

• Support a youth group as a leader or volunteer
• Have run events for a community
• Have contributed with their commitment to a nature, history or environmental project

 

Sport and Physical Activity Award

To recognise the success of young people with outstanding improvement or achievement. This includes those who:

 

• Have shown dedication in an individual or team sport or physical activity
• Commitment to coaching a youth team or developing them in their activity
• Have overcome personal barriers to achievement

 

Achievement in Learning Award

To recognise the success or improvement of young people in education, who have shown courage and commitment. This includes those who:

 

• Have overcome adversity and personal barriers in their learning
• Participated in additional activities to build skills for a future career
• Demonstrated an outstanding commitment to a particular educational activity.

 

Young Leader Award

This award is to recognise and celebrate the contribution and leadership a young person has made to a group (this could be a youth group, Scouts, Cubs etc.) This includes those who:

 

• Have consistently shown commitment to volunteering and supporting a youth group
• Demonstrates empathy and supports young individuals
• Inspires and supports others to pursue their own goals
• Has acted as a positive role model or mentor to their peers or younger children

 

Fundraiser of the Year Award

To recognise young people who have raised money for a particular charity.

 

• Have shown exceptional dedication and creativity in fundraising for a cause
• Have demonstrated unique and innovative ways to raise money
• Have made a positive difference in the lives of others by their efforts
• Have inspired others to get involved and make a difference

 

How to submit a nomination

 

If you know a young person who deserves to be recognised for one of the categories above, please email your nomination to [email protected]. 

 

Remember to include:

• The name of the nominee
• The age of the nominee
• The award you are nominating them for and why
• Your name
• Your telephone number
• Your email address (if different from the one you use to contact us)

 

Winners will each receive a £100 voucher of their choice.

Runners-up will each receive a £50 voucher of their choice.

All winners and runners-up will be invited to an awards ceremony on Thursday 17 December 2026.

 

Closing date for nominations is Saturday 14 November 2026.

 

Terms and conditions apply*.

 

*Terms and conditions:

• Nominees do not have to be Saxon Weald or Weald Living customers, but must live within the areas Saxon Weald works (Sussex and Hampshire).
• The awards are open to any young person in the community, however, nominees must be aged 18 or under.
• Nominations must be submitted by email to [email protected] by midnight on Saturday 14 November 2026.
• Nominations must include details of the person making the nomination, the nominee, as well as the reason for the nomination.
• The person nominating must have the permission of the nominee's parent or guardian to put them forward for an award.
• The winners will be chosen for each category ahead of the awards ceremony and notified by telephone, email or in writing beforehand.
• Vouchers and prizes cannot be exchanged for a cash alternative.

 

GDPR compliance:
At Saxon Weald, we love sharing photos and information about our competition winners, however, we are also committed to keeping personal information safe. Therefore, once they have been informed, we will seek written permission from the winners' parents or guardians to share their full name and picture publicly.

 

Our 2025 awards winners

 

Sponsored by Jewson Partnership Solutions, our 2025 awards celebrated four years of recognising outstanding contributions from young people in our local communities. The event highlighted achievements across six categories and the winners were selected by a panel made up Saxon Weald and Horsham District Council staff. 

 

The 2025 winners were:

Local Community Award – Daisy Bell

Achievement in Learning Award – Isaac Perry

Young Carer Award – Gracie and Caleb Jones

Sport and Physical Activity Award – Isabel Jones

Young Leader Award – Serena Perriton

Fundraiser of the year Award - Pollie Danzelman-Whiteman

 

The 2025 runners up included:

Local Community award – Desire2Dance

Achievement in learning award – Gracelyn Aravinth

Young Carer award – Charlie Cox-Swain

Sports and Physical Activity award – Flora Donald

Young Leader award – Willow May

Fundraiser of the year award – Byron Vowels