Last night the Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Achievement Awards was

held virtually to celebrate the many achievements and talents of the young

people of Hammersmith & Fulham over the last difficult year. Nearly 100

people attended the virtual awards ceremony, including Councillors, Cabinet

Members and the Chief Executive of Hammersmith & Fulham Council and with

speeches from the winners and music and dance performances online.

The Awards

were organised by the Youth Council and the Young Hammersmith & Fulham

Foundation, with the support of local businesses and organisations, including

Stanhope on behalf of Television Centre and White City Place.

The winner

of the Stanhope-sponsored COVID champion was Nina who was nominated by her

school teacher. Nina set up a new project at the beginning of lockdown to

encourage students to write to residents in care homes and this project matched

schools, nationally and internationally, and care homes; letters were sent to

care homes in London and across the UK from over 250 schools. This provided the

elderly with a form of human connection that helped to ease feelings of

isolation and loneliness which have been exacerbated by the pandemic.