Celebrating Midlothian’s Young People in Chapel Ceremony

A special awards ceremony held in the Chapel has recognised amazing young people in Midlothian.

Midlothian’s Young People Awards (MYPA) are open to young people living, working or studying in Midlothian, whose contribution to their local community deserves to be acknowledged. The award scheme is a collaborative effort supported by the council’s Communities Lifelong Learning and Employability (CLLE) team, Midlothian’s Lord-Lieutenant, the Midlothian Youth Platform and other young people.

Midlothian Council Chief Executive Grace Vickers, welcomed everyone to the event which was hosted by Group Service Manager Annette Lang supported by S6 St David’s High School pupil, Eustace Oweh who did a fantastic job as the co-host.

There are five categories of awards:

1. Caring and volunteering:

This recognises young people who volunteer in caring activities, including young people who care for or help a relative, neighbour of friend in need.

• The Winner in this category was Reuben Ferguson and Runner Up was Chloe Patterson.

2. Sports

This recognises success and outstanding improvement and achievement in a sport for a particular team of individuals or for one individual.

• The Winner was Aimee Aitken and the Runner up was Aimee Falconer

3. Arts and Culture

This recognises outstanding achievement in performance, visual arts, music, singing, dance, creative arts and media.

• The Winner was the KP Glee Choir and the Runner Up was Kieran Burnett.

4. Learning

This recognises young people who are involved in educational activities at school, college, youth work, and training who demonstrate a commitment in developing skills for work and care about the future of young people in Midlothian.

• The Winner was Jayden Bradley and the Runner Up was Rachel Leitch

5. Local Community

This recognises the role young people play in their local community which make a real difference locally, to a village, town or local area.

• The Winner was Jake Mowatt and the Runners Up were brother and sister Blair and Aila Mackenzie.

The Midlothian Award

This goes to a young person who is chosen from all the nominations and recognises their outstanding contribution to Midlothian as a whole.

• The Winner was Rachel Pettigrew.

Each winner and runner up received a certificate and a trophy and a donation will also be made on their behalf to a charity of their choice. Awards were presented by Midlothian Provost, Cllr Debbi McCall and Midlothian’s Lord-Lieutenant, Lt Col Richard Callander.

Commenting on the young people’s achievements for Midlothian’s Young People Awards Lord-Lieutenant, Lt Col Richard Callander said: ‘After receiving a record number of entries for this year’s awards, I am delighted to offer my warmest congratulations to all winners and runners up and thanks to everyone who made a nomination. Once again, these awards have provided an opportunity to highlight some amazing achievements by some of Midlothian’s exceptional young people, who are an inspiration to us all.’

​Midlothian Provost, Cllr Debbi McCall said: ‘Congratulations to all the winners at the Midlothian Young People Awards 2024. These awards provide a special opportunity to celebrate amazing and determined young people in our community. All the winners should be very proud of their achievements. They are role models and provide inspiration to other young people . A big thank you to everyone who made the effort to make a nomination.’

Full details of the awards and winners can be found on Midlothian Council’s website.

Photo by Lee Live.

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