COMMUNITY STARS: Herald/Gazette award nominations open

AMAZING, brave, caring and courageous acts by extraordinary people will be recognised at the Herald and Gazette series' Community Stars Awards again this year.

Following the success of our first awards last year, we are again searching for people who are a shining example in the community and deserve to be recognised for their outstanding efforts.

See video and news stories from the 2009 Community Stars Awards here.

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From people who have shown an outstanding act of bravery, to others who have gone beyond the call of duty or those who are exceptionally caring, this year's Community Stars Awards will salute more unsung heroes in your town.

Courageous youngster

Brave schoolgirl Gemma Flowers won the Community Star award for courageous youngster last year.

Aged 11, Gemma was diagnosed with leukaemia and within the space of a few months she had undergone 10 operations, 160 injections, 43 nights in hospital, 11 transfusions and three gruelling weeks of chemotherapy.

Gemma, of Berriedale Drive, Sompting, received countless votes and took to the stage with her mum Gill to accept her award at the ceremony last November.

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Gill said being part of the Community Stars Awards was a "massive boost" for Gemma.

"When she found out that she was nominated for the courageous youngster award she was over the moon, and then when she won it, well it was just incredible and we will never forget that night," Gill said.

"The awards were a massive boost for Gemma at a time when her life was turned upside down. It was such a lovely thing to happen."

Award categories

There are 17 award categories this year, with the addition of outstanding bravery.

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Full details and nomination forms are available in the Littlehampton Gazette, Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham and Steyning Heralds published Thursday, March 25, and in the weeks to come.

Last year, the Herald and Gazette offices were inundated with more than 300 nominations and almost 10,000 votes and we expect this year to be no different.

All nominees will be featured in a supplement in October and then readers will have the chance to get voting for their favourites.

The winners will be unveiled at a glitzy awards ceremony in November.

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