SOME of Knutsford's finest young citizens have been honoured by the town's Lions.

At the annual town meeting of Knutsford on Wednesday, April 20, the first Knutsford Lions Young Leaders in Service awards were made.

The scheme was inaugurated by Knutsford Lions in collaboration with Knutsford Town Council in November 2014 and forms part of a world-wide initiative by Lions clubs to engage young people in voluntary service.

Each youngster who volunteers is given a logbook and a Young Leaders' badge, and the services they perform, from a very wide range of possible activities, is then recorded in the logbook throughout the year.

Those reaching 50 hours in a year get a Silver award and those achieving 100 hours, a Gold award.

At the beginning of the meeting, the first awards since the scheme started were presented by the Town Mayor, Cllr Tony Dean and the Lions Vice-President Sonia Amos, to the applause of those present.

Silver award winners are: Amelia Byre, Celia Farnon, Hayden Johnson, Emily Long and Alissa Sentance.

Gold winners are: Joel Newton, Lewis Newton, Isobel Tucker and Eve Vickers.

Michael Goldman, Knutsford Lions Young Leaders in Service team leader, said “We congratulate all these young people on staying the course and gaining an award.

"These awards are a way of engaging young people in voluntary service and enabling them to discover the satisfactions that such help to others can give.

"In addition an award formally recognises the efforts of the youngsters and forms a significant addition to their list of achievements within their scholastic records.”