Youth Awards

The award categories:

 

Young Carer Award

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

 

• Care for or help a relative, neighbour or friend in need
• Volunteer for a local charity supporting children, disadvantaged or older people
• Raise money for charities supporting people in need in the local or wider community

 

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 raised money 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

 

If you know a young person who deserves to be nominated for one of the categories above, please get in touch and let us know by completing the form below.

 

The deadline for nominations is Monday 24 November 2024. 

 

Winners will each receive a £100 voucher of their choice and will be invited to an awards ceremony in December at Saxon Weald House.

 

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 through the awards nomination form by midnight on Monday 24 November 2024. Nominations must include details of the person making the nomination, the nominee, as well as the reason for the nomination. The winner will be chosen by Saxon Weald's Customer Experience team and notified by telephone, email or in writing. Vouchers 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.