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13:05 > Friday 12th March 2010

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Abbie Ross with her £50 of shopping vouchers, after being named the final monthly winner in the Kids Are Alright campaign.  4168BP210
Friday Bridge teenager wins final monthly Kids Are Alright award
10:53 - 04 March 2010

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 »

The Giggly Girls Group is one of the nine shortlisted for the Kid of the Year award. They received a monthly award from editorial assistant Barbara Sutton.
Choose your Kid of the Year - nine youngsters shortlisted for overall prize

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 »

Abbie Ross in Kenya
Gallery: Teenager spends six months helping some of the world's poorest children in Kenya

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 »

Cadell, left, and Connor Kelly
Cadell, 8, believed to be youngest player in snooker league's history

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 »

Tom Searle
Tom's having a key role in his school's future

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 »

Joe Bradshaw
He's a real Joe-getter

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 »

The Wisbech youth club members who have won our latest Kids Are Alright prize
Wisbech youngsters raising money for children in India win Kids prize

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 »

Ross McConnachie, left, running for Peterborough Athletic Club.
Commonwealth Games 2014 hopeful from Wisbech the latest nomination

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 »

The youngsters who are supporting the Send a Smile campaign
Youngsters looking to Send a Smile to India

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 »

Youngsters working on the garden
Pupils praised for work on garden

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 »

The Kids Are Alright

The Kids Are Alright

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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.

 

 

Make a nomination

Do you know of any Fenland kids that deserve some recognition?

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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Take part in our Fenland Youth survey and help us guage the people's attitudes to the young people of Fenland. The results of this survey will be contrasted against a second survey at the end of the 'Kids Are Alright' campaign.

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