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SELFLESS teenager Abbie Ross has been named our final Kids Are Alright monthly prize winner. Abbie, 18, from Friday Bridge has recently returned from a six-month trip to Kenya where she worked voluntarily in a school, orphanage and hospital.... Full Story »
08:00 - 12 March 2010
THE Kids Are Alright – and we ve been proving it for the last year. We are now giving our readers the opportunity to choose a Kid of the Year. Each month a Kids Are Alright judging panel has picked a winner. We have now pulled together a shortlist of nine... Full Story »
12:10 - 25 February 2010
TEENAGER Abbie Ross has spent the last six months helping some of the world s poorest children. Abbie, 18, from Friday Bridge returned from Kenya a fortnight ago, where worked voluntarily in a primary school, a hospital and an orphanage. She said: I abso... Full Story »
12:29 - 15 February 2010
By ADAM LAZZARI SNOOKER loopy Cadell Kelly is believed to be the youngest player in the Wisbech and District Snooker League s 70-year history. The eight-year-old is just 1.35m tall and often has to use a rest, but aspires to one day be as good as is hero... Full Story »
16:26 - 05 February 2010
By ADAM LAZZARI A SIXTH form student who is having an instrumental role in a £25 million project to shape his school s future is the latest youngster to be nominated for a Kids Are Alright award. Tom Searle, 16, from March is heavily involved with the Bui... Full Story »
13:01 - 28 January 2010
TEENAGE runner Joe Bradshaw achieved his best result to date when he finished fourth out of 126 competitors at a Frostbite Friendly League race at Ramsey this month. Joe, 14, from Doddington has been a member of March Athletic Club for two years. Club ch... Full Story »
10:20 - 15 January 2010
MEMBERS of a Wisbech youth club who are supporting an international appeal to help thousands of children in India have won our latest Kids Are Alright prize. The youngsters, who attend the Monday Night Youth Club, at Centre Four, based at the Queen Mary C... Full Story »
11:58 - 08 January 2010
WHEN training for a major championships sprinter Ross McConnachie will often do 1,000 press ups, sit ups or squat thrusts in one night. In his age category Ross, 17, from Wisbech, is ranked 10th in Scotland for 60m and 12th for 100m. Ross, whose father Ia... Full Story »
13:50 - 17 December 2009
MEMBERS of a Wisbech youth club are supporting an international appeal to help thousands of children in India. The youngsters, who attend the Monday Night Youth Club, at Centre Four, based at the Queen Mary Centre, are helping the Send a Smile Appeal. Thi... Full Story »
09:44 - 11 December 2009
By ADAM LAZZARI SIX school pupils have been praised for their dedication towards the restoration of a garden at the Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech. Since September Richard, Nathan and Courtney, all 15, James and Reece, both 13, and Levi, 12, have all spent an... Full Story »
If you know of a young person or group in Fenland that deserves to be recognised for their positive work, fill out our form below. Their story could appear in the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard and they could win £50 of shopping vouchers.
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We want to hear your Fenland sucess stories and each month one worthy Fenland young person will be awarded £50 worth of High Street shopping vouchers.
Nominations can come from friends, family members, schools, clubs, or from individual members of the community. In short we want to hear from anyone who thinks a young person deserves a special mention and the chance of our monthly reward.
Please send your nominations to: john.elworthy@archant.co.uk
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