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[T THE PAPER THAT i SAVES i YOU MONEY 3 We’re so proud! by Faiza Afzaal
A COMMUNITY-SPIRITED youth group initially set up to combat teenage crime has
won a prestigious national competition. The Clitheroe Youth Forum took on a mis
sion to honour the sacrifices of local servicemen and women killed during the Second World War. The young members’ hard work and ef forts has been recognised after being crowned one of five winners of the Rotary Young Citizen Awards 2011. Rotary Young Citizen is a project organised
every year by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) to celebrate the posi tive citizenship and vital responsibilities by many young people. Clitheroe suffered considerable losses in the
fighting in the war, with 72 servicemen and one woman killed. Yet there wasn’t even a Remem brance Book commemorating them. That was until young members of the Forum
got together with chairman, Mr Melrose Diack, to do something about this. Children as young as nine worked on the nib
National honour for Clitheroe youth group
awards through hard work, selfless actions and by demonstrating that age and adversity need not be obstacles in the pursuit of helping oth
“They have earned their RIBI Young Citizen
ble Valley Remembrance project to acknowl edge those who lost lives in the battle. They used Lottery funding to create a Remembrance Book, Braille book, website and film to remem ber the forgotten war heroes. The project also highlighted that some lo
young people develop life skills through our many youth opportunities including Young Chef, Young Photographer, Youth Speaks and other competitions. “I am very proud of each and every one of our winners and look forward to hearing about their successes in future.” The Rotary Club of Ribblesdale nominated
ers.” He added: “Rotary is committed to helping
cal veterans had never received their medals , among them 98-year-old Sam Brierley, so the young people sorted that out too! President of Rotary International in Great
sons to us all. iV-< If WINNERS: Youngsters from Clitheroe Youth Forum with war veteran Sam Brierley.
Britain and Ireland, Mr Jim Moulson, said: “The achievements of these youngsters are les
the youngsters for the award. Sue Hind, from the club, added: “In the current times when the youths of today are portrayed negatively, Clithe roe youngsters seem to be bucking the trend. “We wanted to celebrate the good that the lo cal young people do rather than concentrate on
the negatives.” At II-30 a.m. on Saturday, I2-year-old Mor-
gan Rawcliffe and Harry Ellis (10) from the Forum will collect the award at Rotary’s annual conference in Dublin from news presenter Ellie Crisell. The conference will be televised by BBC news. The winners will also receive a trophy, a cash
donation of £500 to their project and a visit to the BBC news studios, as well as a tour of the
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finished as runrier-up in the National Lottery Awards 2010, which was broadcast live on BBC One. The awards are the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects, and Clitheroe Youth Forum reached the final stage in the Best Heritage Project category.
BBC TV centre in London. • Last year The Clitheroe Youth Forum
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