Youngsters complete 'year' of volunteering (From The Northern Echo)

Youngsters complete 'year' of volunteering

3:39pm Tuesday 27th July 2010 in

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A COUNTY’S youngsters have completed the equivalent of a whole year’s volunteering.

Young people from across County Durham were honoured for their voluntary sports work in an event at New College Durham, earlier this month.

Between them, the youngsters volunteered for 8,780 hours - more than 365 days.

Special awards were presented for: Most hours volunteered, Chester-le-Street: Lauren Ferguson Most hours volunteered, Derwentside: Nikki Liddle Most hours volunteered, Durham City: James Oliver Most hours volunteered Easington: Martin Green Most hours volunteered, Sedgefield: Rachel Layfield Carroll Most hours volunteered Wear Valley and Teesdale: Sophie Brown Special achievement awards: Megan Crombie, Josh Jolly, Laura Edy.

The youngsters also heard a speech from Craig Heap, a double Commonwealth Games gold medallist in gymnastics.

Ben Williams, executive director of County Durham Sport, said: "What these young people from across County Durham have achieved is amazing and we would like to thank them for all their hard work."

For more information, visit countydurhamsport.com/volunteers