{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"We\u2019re delighted to reveal the winners of the Chief Scout\u2019s Unsung Heroes 2021. These are twenty young people in Scouts who\u2019ve shown Scouts values, kindness, courage and our \u2018never give up\u2019 spirit.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EBear Grylls himself met the winners in Birmingham at the Bear Grylls\u2019 Adventure on Friday, 8 October where he congratulated them on their achievement. The young people, from across the UK, were chosen from hundreds nominated by Scout volunteers, solely on the basis of their story.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018You guys gathered here today are the pinnacle; the elite,\u2019 he told them. \u2018We\u2019re all part of the same Scout family, but each of us have different skills, talents. That\u2019s what makes us strong.\u2019\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGoing the extra mile\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Unsung Heroes\u2019 achievements were as varied as they were impressive. Some huge sums for good causes, drew pictures or told jokes for charity. One Scout, Max Woosey, camped out for over 550 days, and raised over half a million pounds for his local hospice. (And he\u2019s still camping now).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOthers cycled, climbed and travelled hundreds of miles for charity, all going the extra mile to do something amazing. Some achieved their awards despite facing serious illness or losing a close family member, while others were recognised for the calmness and presence of mind dealing with emergencies.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Image top","cta":"","body":"\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPhoebe Clark\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBen Hall\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHugo Anderson\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECalvin Hankin\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAmy Bavin\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EJago Ford\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOliver Jensen\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETheo Harvey\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EJames Frame\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EArthur Stone\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDylan Walton\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEleanor Clare\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELiam Kelly\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELaura Davies\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMax Woosey\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EElijah Ledwich\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIsaac King\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAlfie Lamport\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHerbie Wharton\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAmy Keogh\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach winner received \u00A3500 and a signed certificate from Bear.\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#490499","title":"And the winners are\u2026","image":"/media/15160/unsung-heroes-1.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd1a37add0","imageFocus":"Center","imageId":28821,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"Center","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"\u2018I raised money for my school,\u2019 \u2018and then I got a place on the BBC Radio Surrey to tell my fab Friday jokes.\u2019","attribution":"Alfie from Surrey,","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"\u2018I helped Daddy when he had a seizure in the shower,\u2019 said Elijah. \n\nHis mum, Naomi, was there to see him receive his award.\n\n \u2018Elijah was so calm when his father had a seizure,\u2019 she recalls. \u2018He managed to call me on his Smart Watch while I was at work, looked after Daddy and helped with the bleeding.\u2019","attribution":"Elijah from Southampton","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"\u2018He was first proper celebrity I\u2019ve ever met,\u2019 \u2018So it was quite a day.\u2019","attribution":"Phoebe Clark, who camped out for over 100 nights to money and awareness for Refuge","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Image top","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u2018\u003Cspan\u003EFor me, it was a privilege to meet them,\u2019 \u2018I\u2019ve read so many of their stories, so to meet them, and look them in the eye, after such a tough year, and see their big smiles and eyes shining bright was great. What an example they are to so many of us. How we conduct ourselves in tough times really matters. Keep people close to you, keep positive, keep kind, and keep that never give up spirit.\u2019\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Bear Grylls","image":"/media/11065/bear.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1daf23531528110","imageFocus":"","imageId":20608,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThis is the second year we\u2019ve run the Chief Scout\u2019s Unsung Heroes. 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