Prime Minister tells young – ‘You should be very proud of yourselves!’
A group of YOPEY winners and runners-up recently went to No 10 Downing Street for a reception hosted by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Police forces rally round YOPEY
Essex Police is sponsoring Young People of the Year or 'YOPEY' – the antidote to all the bad press about the younger generation.
Police forces have been increasingly involved in YOPEY (pronounced ?yop-ee) since it started in Hertfordshire four years ago and has spread to five other counties.
But go-ahead Essex Police is the first force to become a main sponsor alongside Essex Police Authority.
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YOPEY winner Liam loses cancer battle
Young People of the Year regrets to announce the death of Liam Fairhurst, junior winner of the Cambridgeshire competition in 2007.
At that time brave Liam had raised £81,000 for charity despite twice being treated for cancer. By the time of his death,
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What Kelly did next
Kelly Burrows, who cares for her sister with severe disabilities, was a runner up in 2008 Cambridge Building Society Young People of the Year in Cambridgeshire. She has now picked up another award for her work. Kelly has won the "Leslie Almond Award" for her commitment
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Congratulations Alexander
Congratulations to Nottinghamshire competition entrant Alexander McLean, director-general of the African Prisons Project charity which he set up for his latest honour.
Alexander has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures
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Free YOPEY Scotland poster!
Click here to download the poster then click here to go to Scotland
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