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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 »
12:14 - 30 November 2009
By ADAM LAZZARI THE sight of young athlete Jamie Horne flying through the air will be a common one for his neighbours looking over their garden fences. The 12-year-old, from Newton, has become one of East Anglia s top young high jumpers and sprinters. Hi... Full Story »
10:52 - 26 November 2009
FOUR students of Wisbech Grammar School helped to raise more than £1,000 for charity by organising a glamorous prom. A crowd of 200, in black ties and party dresses, arrived by helicopter and by bus and in limousines and a stretch Hummer for the gatherin... Full Story »
11:44 - 19 November 2009
WE reported last month how three teenagers each dedicate more than 10 hours every week on maintenance work at Wisbech Town Cricket Club. Now the boys have agreed to spend a morning a week helping out at Wisbech Rugby Club and their selfless dedication to... Full Story »
16:46 - 12 November 2009
FENLAND cadets Cpl Hannah Jarmany and her brother Matthew are the latest nominations in our Kids Are Alright campaign. Hannah and her brother Matthew, who is also a member of the Wisbech Detachment No 1 Company, Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force, have organ... 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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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
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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