Cambridgeshire '10

Young People of the Year

Revealing, Recognising and Rewarding Positive Role Models

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Here is a selection of the entries in this YOPEY... Do you know someone like them? Then nominate!

Newspaper articles reproduced with thanks to: Cambridge News, Peterborough Telegraph, Weekly News series, Hunts Post, News and Crier, Cambridgeshire Times, Wisbech Standard, Fenland Citizen, Ely Standard
 

Poet Zain, 16, fights racism and high bus fares

A dedicated Peterborough teenager, who represents young people all over the world, has been nominated for Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year
 
Sixteen-year-old Zain Awan beat hundreds of other young hopefuls to the position

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Joining cadets and school council helps Ben, 13, take off

A Chatteris air cadet, who went the extra mile to help raise money for charity, has been nominated for the Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year.

As a nominee for ‘YOPEY’, Ben Davies is in with a chance of winning

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Couple, who met in care, help to improve care services

Sam and Martin are determined to give their baby daughter a better start in life than they had.



The pair, who grew up in care, have been nominated for Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year or ‘YOPEY’ for

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Joshua, 17, copes with family problems and Asperger's

A teenager, who hopes to become a role model for other young people going through difficult times, has been nominated for a Spicers Young People of the Year award. 
 


Joshua Shepherd, 17, of Brookfield Way in Lower Cambourne, has Asperger’s

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Natasha, 16, shows her caring side by helping others

A caring teenager, who has helped a number of young people overcome their problems, has been nominated for a Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year or ‘YOPEY’.

Sixteen-year-old

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Community-minded college champions several students

Peterborough Regional College has shown the community-minded nature of its students by nominating several for Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year or ‘YOPEY’.

The students have been nominated by college tutors and will be in

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Whole schools gets volunteering bug and raises thousands

Pupils from Sir Harry Smith Community College, Whittlesey, who complete endless hours of volunteering and have fundraised thousands, have been nominated for Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year.
 
The school has been put forward

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Ed, 23, raises £50,000 for charities while setting up company

It is a long way from the middle of the English Channel, battling giant waves and dodging super tankers, to Cambridge University’s St John’s College’s heated swimming pool.

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A group of teenage churchgoers help Kenyans

A group of teenager Peterborough churchgoers, who are raising money to help bring water to villages in Kenya, have been nominated for Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young People of the Year or ‘YOPEY'.

They have learned the

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Two friends help others in Duke of Edinburgh Award

Two best friends from a Peterborough school have been nominated for Cambridgeshire Constabulary Young Person of the Year or ‘YOPEY' for helping others take part in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
 

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