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Nominations for Bristol’s inspiring young people to open soon
Young people across the city will be in with a chance of being nominated for the impact they have made across a number of different fields.
The Bristol Young Heroes Awards 2023 is back for another year to celebrate Bristol’s young people who are doing inspiring things.
This year’s awards, which is organised by charity, Community of Purpose, will feature a new awards category for fundraising heroes.
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Finalists are given access to the charity’s Positive Pathways programme, which provides the 11 to 19-year-olds with work experience opportunities, career advice and peer-to-peer learning, with support from corporate partners.
Oliver Baker was the overall-winner of The Bristol Young Hero Awards in 2022 – photo: Dougie, Studio Duo
There are eleven categories for the public to nominate young people in:
- Action hero
- Arts and culture hero
- Caring hero
- Enterprise hero
- Environmental hero
- Fundraising hero
- Learning hero
- Sporting hero
- Super hero
- High sheriffs award
- Team award
There is also a overall hero award chosen from the category winners.
According to the charity‘s website, 88% of nominees said they felt more more confident about their career prospects than before their involvement with the awards.
Amy Kington, CEO of Community of Purpose, said: “The achievements of these young people are truly inspirational, and the awards are a wonderful way of recognising and rewarding those making positive changes to themselves and their communities.
“The global pandemic called on us to work harder and smarter than ever and it’s amazing that we can celebrate some of the many young people across the city who rose to the occasion, who often don’t get that recognition.
“Every year these awards get better we are aiming for these to be the best ones yet, so make sure you get those nominations in!”
Nominations open on Wednesday, February 1 and will close on March 15.
This year’s awards ceremony will return as a live streamed event.
A panel of judges will decide on the winners ahead of the awards ceremony, which will take place at Bristol Harbour Hotel on July 7.
For more information and to nominate a young person you can visit https://communityofpurpose.com/projects/bristol-young-heroes-awards/
Main: Bristol Young Heroes Awards (Serena Wiebe the sporting hero winner of 2022). Credit: Dougie, Studio Duo
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