Ledbury Focus Winter 2019/2020 Ledbury Focus Dec-Jan 2020 v3 | Page 63

Winners receiving their certificates and prizes were: Daniel Williams (aged 10) Upper Lye, Leominster, Herefordshire After his grandad passed following a heart attack in 2017, he was inspired to learn CPR and alongside that raise funds to buy two defibrillators and cabinets to give the community a better chance of survival. Ben Perkins (aged 13) Ledbury, Herefordshire Is referred to at the third PCSO, he is keen to be a Police Officer when he is older and likes to keep in touch with the PCSOs when they are in town. He volunteers at the local Youth Club and helps to run it. Razan Alchami (aged 20) Worcestershire For her help in supporting migrants who cannot speak English, translating and assisting in job applications as well as working at Worcester Royal Hospital translating some difficult and emotional conversations. Ewan Buchanan (aged 13) Worcestershire Although experiences impaired hearing, he embraces life with vigour and contributes to the community, working with Worcester Deaf Children’s Society, he also volunteers with Worcestershire Homeless Appeal, and gained 170 Easter eggs this year as part of his appeal for the charity. Chloe Blanchfield (aged 10) Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire Local litter activist and inspired by the Keep Britain Tidy event, Chloe collected 63 bags of litter over 33 days on her commute to school. She is an avid member of the Junior Pickup Artists volunteer group, which supports nature reserves and community areas. Jessica Dodd (aged 15) Worcestershire She runs a dance club for younger pupils, around school hours to train and support the children ready for competitions, fully preparing them and giving them focus in their activities. including shopping for the local food bank, hosting the Christmas fayre, Children in Need and Red Nose Day. Thomas Lake (aged 16) Shropshire Although Thomas has cerebral palsy this does not stop him being an inspirational young man, in order to have an operation to aid his development he needed to fundraise and with the help of his parents, family and fellow pupils they set to it, exceeding the target by four thousand pounds. Tia Maher (aged 10) Shropshire Tia has multiple trips to Birmingham’s Children Hospital since being born with a heart defect, she wanted to give something back and organised a non school uniform day at her school, alongside a cake sale and face painting she raised £700. Nicole Stevens (aged 17) Shropshire Nicole is an Explorer Scout and has flourished during her time, offering more support to her fellow explorer scouts and developing her own leadership skills she helped to organise the memorial visit to Belgium marking WW1. She is now taking on the role as being mentor to the Scouts and Cubs. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Ledbury Safer Neighbourhood Team Inspector James Ashton, Sergeant Nick Green, PCSO David Alexander, PCSO Nick Ashby and PC Sarah Ransome-Williams Jakub Bledek (aged 16) Shropshire Acting as a strong role model for his peers in his final year of school, Jakub leads on all fundraising Ledbury Focus 63