I'm among three judges for the Harlow 2020 Citizens awards, which are presented to 15 very deserving young people at the Civic Centre. The other two judges are David Ellerby, Chairman of Harlow 2020, and Ken Morley, group editor of the Harlow Star series. This is the fourth year the awards have been presented, and it's always a pleasurable task to read about the achievements of Harlow's young people, often in difficult circumstances.

Congratulations then to the 15 award winners: Damon Alderson, Sophie Bray, Rebecca Butcher, Robyn Court, Georgie Crowley, Tara Davis, Anneka D'Eath, Anthony Fuller, Conner Hardy-Gray, Aiden Lee, Amy Livesey, Carole Madel, Beverley Magumise, Eleanor Merry and Katie Summerville.