Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Newark Youth London celebrates 27 years


Emdad Rahman

Well wishers attended a commemorative evening as Newark Youth London celebrated its 27th operating year at the annual awards ceremony. 

To join in the celebration of the successes of young people, Cllr Oliur Rahman, Patron of the organisation - Zakir Khan from Canary Wharf, Derek Bennett from LBTH and Frank Haines Memorial Trust attended the event. 

The guests all commended the work of the organisation, admiring the work Newark Youth London has done to bring the community together, working in 5 out of the 8 LAP areas of Tower Hamlets.

The young people received awards for all their football achievements throughout the year along with special recognition for volunteers who have given up their time and effort to help young people. 

The prestigious award of outstanding contributions was given to people who have contributed to the organisation over the last 27 years.

Saifur Rahman won the Managers Player of the Year for the under 16’s category along with Masnoon Ahmed who received the top scorer award with 6 goals in 9 games. Foyzul  Rahman received both top scorer and manager’s player of the  year in the under 14’s category, scoring a staggering 19 goals in all competitions.

The event was presented wholly by the young people themselves. 

If you are interested in getting involved and taking part in the activities of Newark Youth Londonplease visit www.newark.org.uk

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