You are all stars!

Oxfordshire Youth’s Youth Awards lived up to its promise of being the best ever as hundreds of nominees, performers and guests packed out the New Theatre for a glittering night of fun. This joyous event was beautifully hosted by Ace and Nabila, representing a committee of young people who have dedicated many months to co-producing the ceremony.

The Youth Awards is over for another two years, but it proves that every single hour of every single day, the young people of Oxfordshire are training, learning, reaching out, making, inspiring and creating ever better versions of themselves and the world around them. On Monday night, Oxfordshire seized its chance to show its appreciation and share the love in style.

The audience whooped, cheered and got to its feet for a standing ovation during an emotional evening celebrating our county’s talented 8-21-year-olds in every possible field. In between the award presentations: rappers rapped, actors performed, songbirds sang, dancers wowed and acrobats back flipped their way across the stage. We would like to thank every single one of our nominees and winners for being the stars they are.

In case you couldn’t be with us, here are the winners of the eight awards up for grabs.

Hamzah Al Qadi, Arts Superstar, award sponsored by Unipart

Ayesha Abbasi, Community Champion, sponsored by Nuclear Waste Services

Jack Dark and Noah Alabi, Inspirational Entrepreneur, sponsored by Jennings

Rosie Birch, Sports Personality, Lucy Group sponsored

Prashna Sharma, STEM Innovator, sponsored Charisma AI

Aoife-Mae Kelliher, Young Activist, sponsored by Novel Entertainment

Berry Youth Centre, Youth Project of the Year, Blenheim Palace sponsored

Amber Webb, Pride of Oxfordshire, sponsored by Oxford University Apprenticeships

Every award was sponsored by a company that prides itself on investing in young people and Oxfordshire Youth is hugely grateful for their support. It is thanks to our sponsors and every single person who buys a ticket that this fantastic party is possible.

Congratulations to all our nominees – you are rocking our world!