ALL the nominees for this year's Super Kids awards were invited to Lynn Town Hall, where they were each presented with a certificate by Borough Mayor Kathy Mellish.
The following is a complete list of nominees:
Those in the personal achievement section were:
- Charlie Gilbert (10), of South Wootton, who has been helping Lynn's Talking Newspaper for the Blind for four years, a repetitive task which few boys his age would undertake so cheerfully and efficiently and on such a regular basis.
- Ryan Halls (14), of North Wootton, who helped spearhead a community effort to transform a derelict pond into a well-used amenity area.
As part of his Chief Scout's Gold Award, Ryan obtained an £8,000 grant to enhance the fishing pond at South Lynn.
- Anton Jackson (15), of St Germans, improved the environment in his village by organising a 48-hour angling marathon, which raised £90 sponsorship to buy a much-needed litter bin for the play area.
- Bethany Rudd (15), of Drymere, Swaffham, who has devoted more than 600 hours of her time to volunteer first-aiding duties. She has gained the highest award a St John Ambulance cadet can achieve and last year won the accolade of deputy cadet of the year in Norfolk.
- Daniel Taylor (16), of South Wootton, who always puts his family first, especially his younger sister, Nikki, who was diagnosed with autism at an early age. A keen scout, he is a young leader with a special way of encouraging younger scouts and cubs.
- Alys Ward (11), of Northwold, who gave up her birthday presents to help raise money for breast cancer patients after her grandmother underwent surgery for cancer. She also arranged a raffle and her efforts produced a profit of £370 for Breast Cancer Research.
The other nominee in the personal courage section was:
- Joseph Underwood (4), of Dersingham, a child of courage who has bravely coped with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. He has been diagnosed with hypermobility in his joints, autism and hydrocephalus. Last autumn, he had to undergo an operation to remove a cyst the size of a tennis ball from his brain, but fought back so quickly he needed to spend only two days in hospital.
The other nominees in the sporting dedication section were:
- James Lashmore Searson (15), of Foulden, who has overcome personal difficulties to excel at sport and in his schoolwork. He won the title of junior national longbow champion in 2005-6 and holds many highest scores in national and regional events. He is also studying hard for 11 GCSEs in spite of having dyslexia.
- Jacob Marshall-Grint (12), of South Wootton, who represents Norfolk in badminton, hockey, triathlon, golf and swimming. In 2007, he was Norfolk and Suffolk under-13 boys triathlon champion and reached the national schools biathlon finals. He is also top boy in his age group in Norfolk in the aquathon.
- Honor de Winton (12), of Brancaster Staithe, who excels in hockey and rounders. She is a gifted team player and individual competitor. In 2007, she was selected to play for England's under-13 senior rounders squad.
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