NEARLY 100 Colchester youngsters were recognised for their "amazing achievements" at an awards ceremony in the city.
The Jack Petchey Foundation Awards took place at Charter Hall, in Cowdray Avenue, celebrating the greatest 11-25 year olds in the area.
The event highlighted individuals for their significant contributions to their respective schools, colleges, or youth organisations.
Amazingly, 96 young people from Colchester were honoured during the evening for a variety of different reasons.
The foundation granted each of these winners medallions and framed certificates, along with a £300 grant for the betterment of their respective institutions.
Among the winners was Charlie Newman, 14, of the Colchester Royal Grammar School.
He was recognised for his ingenious technical skills and his award grant is now set to be utilised for procuring equipment to bolster school productions.
Maya Lampard, 14, from The Stanway School, also bagged the Achievement Award for her dedication towards netball.
From battling Covid-19 challenges to representing her school at national tournaments, Ms Lampard was praised for embodying tenacity.
She intends to use her grant to acquire netball dresses for her school team.
16-year-old Edie Duffy, who studies at Colchester County High School For Girls, was celebrated for her role as a kind and dependable model pupil.
Ms Duffy will allocate her grant towards a physics trip for her class to either the Royal Observatory at Greenwich or the particle accelerator in Oxfordshire.
Another awardee, 14-year-old Michaela Cherian from Colchester County High School For Girls, was lauded for her notable contributions to charity.
She plans to spend her Jack Petchey Achievement Award grant on a meal for her form group.
Mayor of Colchester, John Jowers said: “It is always so uplifting to see our future - (there's) so much running down of our youngsters - come and see this ceremony, it is so uplifting.
"Congratulations to the Jack Petchey Foundation."
The Jack Petchey Foundation has, thus far, disbursed more than £624,000 to Colchester since it first started awarding funding.
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