The winners of this year’s vInspired National Awards are the stars of our short film celebrating the power of volunteering to support young people to do good things. The 2012 vInspired National Awards celebrated the most inspiring examples of young people from all backgrounds making a positive difference to the lives of others. Our latest film, seen through the eyes of our inspiring National Awards winners, celebrates our belief that young people can change the worl...

Last month, film director, writer and producer David LG Hughes attended the vInspired National Awards. Here, he explains how the event inspired him to show his support for young people by donating 50 per cent of proceeds from the official soundtrack of his latest film to vInspired... Recently, I had the honour of presenting the Overall Commitment to Volunteering Award to Danika Hamilton at the vInspired National Awards with Scot Williams, one of the stars of my new feature film, Hard...

As last night's inspiring and emotional National Awards Ceremony came to a close, our CEO, Terry Ryall delivered a heartfelt speech.. It was addressed not only to those present - but all young people and people who care about and work with young people across the country. The below is a transcript and video of the full speech.... Thank you for making this the highlight of my year. Thank you for all the good work that you do for people in your communities. To the young peo...

Comedian Eddie Kadi will be hosting the vInspired National Awards alongside Emma Willis at the BFI IMAX this Thursday 22 March! Here, Eddie tells us why he’s so excited to back at the awards for a second year running... I was so excited when I was asked back to present this year’s vInspired National Awards. Last year’s event was one of the highlights of my year. It was a brilliant party, but without a doubt, what made the night for me was the opportunity to...

Yesterday we, with great pride, announced the national finalists for the vInspired National Awards 2012. We had the honour of meeting the finalists, who are truly some of the most inspirational young people and youth workers in the country, when they came down to London for aover on our vInspired National Awards pages.

Awards season always comes around so fast. The glitz and glamour of The Globes, the Oscars and of course, our very own vInspired National Awards. Now yet another stellar event is in the diary – the Team London Achievement Awards has now opened for nominations. All vInspired supporters know the positive power of volunteering – so it’s great to see another opportunity for people to get recognised for the good stuff that they do. These awards will be celebrating the posi...

Exciting news! Ahead of the 2012 vInspired national awards, our judging panel has whittled down the hundreds of nominees who were put forward for an award and named the winners within each region across the country. The annual awards are the largest of their kind and a really important part of vInspired’s work. They celebrate the achievements and dedication of young volunteers and aim to challenge negative attitudes towards young people by highlighting their inspiring creativity,...

Do you know a young volunteer doing great things in their community? Someone who gives up their time for other for free? Someone who is passionate about a cause and works tirelessly to change things for the better? If you do - nominate them now!