Evie Whaley
Community Awards - Outstanding Young Person Award 2021
Evie is a 7 year old girl who has spent the last year doing hundreds of beach cleans and litter picks. Evie has been looking after the town, it’s beaches and it’s parks. She has collected hundreds of bags of litter as well as hundreds of bags of dog waste left lying in our parks and beaches. She is an outstanding young person! (Laura Olefhile)
Coby Attewell
Coby Attewell has gone above and behind over the last year with his acts of kindness. He set a 110 mile challenge and to raise £110. He smashed both and raised £1500 and completed 200miles in 3 weeks during lockdown one. In lockdown two Coby decided to sweep up all the leaves down a lane next to a residential park to allow the residents to get their daily exercise. He was praised by the residents as they were blown away by his kindness. In lockdown three Coby has found a bolder with a plaque on it opening part of the A30, he had to cut down lots of brambles and branches to access it. It can now be viewed by the public again. (Leanne Follett)
Mason & Phoebe Nelmes
Two young local children who walked 154 miles in a month of may 2020,to raise money for Penberthy residential home to buy a magic table to benefit people’s lives whilst living with dementia, they have raised. (Patricia Nelmes)
Mason and Phoebe Nelmes walked 154 miles during their daily exercise time in lockdown during May 2020 which is the equivalent of south Cornish coastal walk Plymouth to Lands End. They also held raffles, cake sales, mini auctions and a number if different fund raising initiatives and raised over £4000 for Penberthy Care home. They chose this charity as their mum has worked at Penberthy for 16 years. It also holds a special place in their heart as family members have been cared for here. Phoebe and Mason have both dedicated their free time to Penberthy throughout the year and even spent Christmas day 2019 at Penberthy, dressed as elves. Mason and Phoebe both miss the residents and staff during this pandemic, they felt a magic table would stimulate brain activity, reduce anxiousness, agitation and improve social needs. Their joint efforts are an incredible achievement for which they deserve recognition. (Zoe Dixon)