22/03/2019
A 21 year old from Lancaster has been named as the High Sheriff of Lancashireโs Young Citizen of the Year 2019.
Sophie Burba topped a list of more than 38 young and inspiring people from across the county who have made a real difference in their community.
The announcement was made during a special award ceremony at Lancashire Police headquarters in Hutton on Thursday, March 21st. The awards were presented by the High Sherriff of Lancashire and Assistant Chief Constable Jo Edwards.
Sophie was praised by judges for her work in helping other young people to change their lives around and being a role model to many of her peers.
She joined the Lancashire Youth Challenge at the age of 14 and since then she has helped over 50 young people affected by mental health issues, drug and alcohol addiction and criminal/anti-social behaviour.
Deserved runners up Patrick Maynard, 16, from Blackburn and Pacey Bramwell, 16, from Blackpool, were also given awards.
Lancashire Constabularyโs Assistant Chief Constable, Jo Edwards, said: โIt is an honour to continue to host the Young Citizen of the Year Award here at our Headquarters. Every year we are impressed with the standard of the entries and this year is no different. We have a lot of inspirational young people in our county and it is a pleasure to recognise them in this way.
โI would like to congratulate this yearโs deserved winner Sophie and the fantastic runners up, Patrick and Pacey. โThey have made a huge difference to the communities where they live and their hard work, dedication and community spirit is fantastic.โ
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