Celebrating Brents young heroes

Inspirational young people took centre stage at the third Pride of Brent Youth Awards, held at Brent Civic Centre on Monday 5 December.

The Pride of Brent Youth Awards recognises and celebrates the outstanding achievements of the brilliant young people in Brent who have gone above and beyond to help their local community.

More than 65 young people, aged between 11 and 24, were nominated by their friends, neighbours, teachers or local youth group and voluntary organisation leaders. The winners collected their awards at a special ceremony at Brent Civic Centre, Wembley.

Cllr Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent Council, said: "It was amazing to meet these brilliant young people and recognise their achievements. There are lots of children and teenagers working hard to help improve their local community. They are not only making Brent a better place, but they are also inspiring others to do better. These young people, their family and friends should feel very proud of their accomplishment."

The winners are:

• Volunteer of the Year Award: Bilal Boudchar
• Young Disability Champion: Shemaree Campbell
• Community Spirit Individual: Munira Hashi
• Community Spirit Group: MMA Young Coaches
• Special Progress Award: Donte Morgan
• Young Leader: Kenechi Ezeajughi
• Positive Role Model: Tia Whyte
• Special Recognition: Mohammed Farsiw

Also awarded were:

• Director’s Award: Antonio Kipo
• Leader’s Award: Sancia Williams
• The Chief Executive’s Award: Pearl Budnikova

Find out more at www.brent.gov.uk/youthawards