The awards are organised by Bridgwater & Taunton College, the Rotary Club of Taunton, the Somerset County Gazette and Somerset Day and hosted by Bridgwater & Taunton College with the support of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary, YMCA Dulverton Group and Young Somerset.

They celebrate young people across Somerset who have done something in the last 12 months to make their family, friends or community proud.

From achievements in the arts, sport, music or academically to caring for others and the environment, to overcoming personal adversity and hardship and making difference to their community through charitable work, the awards recognise ANY young people in the county who display tremendous generosity, courage, talent and passion. There are no specific categories for the awards.

Previous winners include the England cricket Jos Buttler, British Gymnast Laura Gallagher and Paris Paralympic-hopeful wheelchair athlete Jamie Edwards.

The Pride of Somerset Youth Awards are being promoted by Somerset County Gazette and sponsored by Avon and Somerset Police; Young Somerset and The Rotary Club of Taunton.

You can post your nomination, explaining who you are nominating, where they live, what category you are nominating them for and why, to a maximum of 500 words, to Pride of Somerset Youth Awards, Somerset County Gazette, Tangier Central, Tangier, Taunton, TA1 4AS.

The deadline for entries is April 12.

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