The youngsters were selected to receive Lions Young Leaders in Service Awards, after completing a two year programme that encourages young people to participate in youth volunteer opportunities and continue their service to the community.
The awards are part of a programme for youngsters aged 12 to 18 who must complete either 50 hours or 100 hours of community service to achieve a Silver or Gold Seal Award.
Presenting the awards at the town’s Malinsgate Police Station, June Softley, President of Ironbridge Lions Club, said:
“On behalf of Ironbridge Lions it gives me great pride and pleasure to present these awards to a group of young people who, on top of their school work and other commitments, have found, and willingly given, an extraordinary amount of time to working in their local community in a variety of ways.
“Our club has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with Telford and Wrekin local police and we hope that this will long continue, perhaps making the bond even firmer for the future by inviting officers from the force to join us or help out as one of an army of friends who assist with the work we do in our local community.”
Three Gold Seal Awards and five Silver Seal Awards were made. Seen in the attached photograph are gold winners Angela Kelly (18) and Abbigail Jones (18), with silver winners Jake Garbett (18), Nicky Emery (19) and Nikita Homer (18).
Superintendent Nav Malik, Divisional Commander of Telford and Wrekin Police, said:
“All this year’s award recipients started community service at aged 16 and passed out in September 2013. They come from diverse backgrounds and have all worked hard to achieve these awards. The fact that every one of them is now either in employment or at university is testament to the benefits of participating in volunteer activities.
“At Telford and Wrekin we are dedicated to helping every young person who joins us as a police cadet to achieve a successful future, whatever their ultimate
chosen career is, and our door is always open to them, even after they have passed out.”
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