On Friday the 20th of May, a very special audience joined Isle of Wight Radio and main sponsor WightFibre at Cowes Yacht Haven for an evening of celebration. The first ever Child of Wight Awards saw twelve amazing young people from the Isle of Wight receive recognition for their compassion, hard work and personal achievements.
The atmosphere in Cowes Yacht Haven was astounding, with balloon modeller Clare of Twisted Inflations, magician Aaron Isted and fun photo booth company Wight Rose setting the tone for the night ahead. CEO of WightFibre, John Irvine was one of the first to jump into the photo booth to have his novelty photos taken!
Following an excellent performance from Oliver by Theatre Train, the Vectis Remnant Squad helped to open the awards with a very special meeting between the dark-lord Darth Vader, and youngster Lewis Oatley.
The audience went on to watch Paul and Emily annouce the awards, the winners were as follows:
Overall Isle of Wight Radio Child of Wight Award: Cassie Ley
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The Asa Singleton Most Courageous Isle of Wight Radio Child of Wight Award: Lewis Oatley
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Sporting Star Award: Zac Lacey
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Young Achiever Award: Samuel Pearson
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Fundraiser Award: Benjamin Strickland
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Make a Difference Award: The Isle of Wight Army Cadet Force
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Young Carer Award: Molly Mackinnon
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Best Friend Award: Rheanna French
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Best Brother Award: Ollie Edward
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Best Sister Award: Rebecca Pont
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In addition to these awards, we also saw the Judge’s choice of Inspirational Family, which went to: George and Sophie Gully
Once again, a huge congratulations to everyone who was nominated or won an award! If you would like to share your stories or have photos from the event, then please share them with us on Facebook or Twitter.
Winners photos are kindly shared by Isle of Wight Radio, you can read their run-down of the event here.
