Bristol Young hero’s Awards

We are thrilled to announce that the nominations for the Bristol Young Heroes Awards 2021 are now open.

We’ve been beavering away over the last few months to ensure that they are better than ever this year, and we’ve also introduced a new award of ‘Covid Hero’, to recognise the work done by young people going above and beyond to help during the pandemic.

This year, our special awards night will take place in real life once again, at We The Curious on Friday 1st October. But following on from the success of the 2020 virtual event, which were watched online by an amazing 6,000 people, they will also be live streamed to allow many more people to enjoy them again.

There are eleven categories in which young people can be nominated for, including the new category of ‘Covid Hero’. The nomination process is simple too – you just need to complete a form on our website and if you have any questions, please get in touch. We want to see as many young people recognised for their efforts as possible this year.

Nominations are open until 30 June, and we can’t wait to see the nominations coming in. For more information about the awards and to nominate a young person, click here.

Meet one of our previous winners

One of the previous nominees who attended the 2020 launch was Charlotte Dabbs from South Bristol, who was nominated for the Action Hero Award in 2019, aged 18.

Charlotte said: “Being part of the nomination process was an amazing experience, I met so many new people, including other young heroes that had been nominated as well as the fantastic sponsors and team from Community of Purpose. Being nominated was an absolute privilege and made me feel valued and showed me that the work I do makes a difference and is recognised and appreciated by others.

“Since the awards, I’ve joined Community of Purpose in their Break Free holiday hunger programme and my involvement gave me the opportunity to continue to make a difference in our community and I’ve had so much fun whilst doing it.”

Do you know a young Bristolian aged 11-19 who has overcome difficult circumstances, made a difference to the lives of others, or achieved something extraordinary in the past year?.

NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY

Specialist stroke unit could save 15 lives a year

Southmead hospital is set become a centre of excellence for stroke patients which could save up to 15 lives a year, health chiefs have said.

The plans for the Hospital were approved at a meeting on Tuesday and will go out to a 13-week public consultation.

It would become a hyper-acute stroke unit with the region's stroke experts under one roof if given the go-ahead.

It is hoped the centre will prevent stroke victims being left disabled.

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group heard patients would be rushed to the north Bristol site instead of their nearest hospital.

Phil Clatworthy, consultant stroke neurologist at North Bristol NHS Trust, said at present, the standard of care and treatment varied.

He said: “Unfortunately we know the care and treatment you receive after a stroke depends very much on where you live and what time of day it is, so the chances of surviving and maintaining your independence after a stroke will vary across the region. “We estimate that in comparison with our current services the changes should save 15 lives a year, allow 60 to 70 people to live fully independently at home after their stroke and 60 to 70 people to avoid needing a new, permanent care-home placement.”

He added there was evidence that emergency care by specialists at a centralised stroke unit substantially reduced the risk of dying or being left disabled, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).

Kevin Haggerty, CCG North Somerset representative for Weston-super-Mare and Worle, said he would like to see “levelling-up” of services.

“Your audit showed that our outcomes are not as good as everyone else’s so we have the most to gain,” he added.