Some exciting things have been happening recently. Firstly, Jacqui and Ellie did a radio broadcast on Radio Norfolk. You can listen to that here.
Then they appeared, soon after, on BBC Look East talking about the new program launch in September. You can watch that here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5YpRNW-kBY
An innovative campaign to stop bullying before it starts has been praised in Parliament.
Bullying Stinkz was set by Norwich mum Jacqueline Hitchcock-Wyatt and daughter Ellie, who was bullied at a series of schools around the city.
The campaign, which has backing from the likes of Eamonn Holmes and Gabby Logan, aims to create a series of books for children aged one to seven to teach them to accept and celebrate diversity.
Norwich South MP Simon Wright highlighted the campaign in a Commons debate on cyber-bullying on Tuesday.
He told MPs: “The best way to deal with any form of bullying is to stop it before it starts. Bullying Stinkz, which is a new anti-bullying campaign set up by my constituents Jacqueline Hitchcock-Wyatt and her daughter Ellie, aims to do just that.
Andrew Sherwood HR Director at Bernard Matthews:
“The Bernard Matthews Young Person of the Year Award is a very special award and an additional prize for a young person, or group of young people, who have triumphed over adversity to shine and inspire us all. Despite extremely challenging personal circumstances this remarkable young person has turned around a negative situation to become a shining example to us all about how facing a challenge head on can result in an inspirational outcome. The Bernard Matthews Young Person of the Year is courageous, motivational and is having such a positive impact on her own peers and the next generation to come. All congratulations to Ellie Bea Hitchcock Wyatt, the Bernard Matthews Young Person of the Year 2013.”
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“Ellie Bea Hitchcock-Wyatt, 16, right, from Norwich, was crowned the Bernard Matthews Young Person of the Year after also winning the education category for co-founding anti-bullying social enterprise Bullying Stinkz which teaches young people about equality and the importance of celebrating differences and including others. Ellie Bea co-founded Bullying Stinkz with her mum Jacqueline after she was bullied for eight years, and as part of Bullying Stinkz they have created a series of books and been working on an educational empowerment programme. Ellie Bea has also written songs including ‘GR8 AS U R (and Bullying Stinkz)’ to inspire children.
About receiving the two awards, she said: “It’s amazing to have won. I am really thrilled, and I really hope that getting the GR8 AS U R message across will really help people.”
Also shortlisted for education:
Tom Ewing, 17, from Trowse, for academic excellence and designing Wymondham College Magazine.
Friendly Faces, a peer support group at Aylsham High, for work to prevent bullying.
