Huntingdonshire District Council – Young Green Achiever of the Year 2011

Amy Hamlett has won the Young Green Achiever of the Year award. Amy a pupil at Stanground College who lives in Farcet, was nominated by Peterborough based charity The Froglife Trust, she has been volunteering for Froglife over the last 7 years and has developed into an enthusiastic and thoughtful young person who’s taken the lead on many environmental projects and fundraising initiatives.

“We’re so proud of Amy” said Froglife’s Cacey Barks who nominated Amy for the award “She’s always so eager to get involved – we know we can rely on her to do what she can whether it’s making paper mache toads or doing a Fun Run. She’s done some incredible things and it’s great for her hard work to be recognised with this award”

Amy’s achievements include acting as a Froglife representative at events and taking part in some amazing fundraising activities – earlier this year she completed a 3000m sponsored swim for Froglife’s current campaign, she also helped found the Eco Club at Farcet School and was involved in developing the Secret Garden – a project that was key to the school receiving their Eco Schools Green Flag Award.