GR8 AS U R ALLSTARS Showcase

Very soon Bullying Stinkz is holding it’s first GR8 AS U R celebration in Norwich. The evening will be about showcasing the fabulous work created by all the amazing children involved. Together these children have  recorded a song about celebrating difference as well as acted in a film called “My Name Is Allen”, which highlights the devastating effects of bullying. They were incredibly brave to help us with these projects and this evening is a way of not only celebrating how fantastic they are but also thanking them for their courage in helping us spread our “celebrate difference, stop bullying before it starts” message.

The event will be full of film, music and fun and our  wonderful film crew from New Thirty Pictures will also be there to say hello and capture the whole event, so please come along and join in the fun, we’d love to see you.

Thank you for helping us celebrate difference and stop bullying before it starts.

Radio 4 – Thought Of The Day – Bishop of Norwich talks about us!

The team here at Bullying Stinkz were very excited this morning to learn that the Bishop of Norwich, Right Reverend Graham James was speaking on Radio 4’s ‘Thought Of the Day’ programme about bullying. Why were we excited? Because we knew he was going to mention Bullying Stinkz, although he couldn’t say the name directly. He came to the film shoot we had at Parkside school last week (thank you Parkside!) and not only did he give us a fantastic interview, which will be shown soon, but he also spoke to all the children and congratulated them all for their bravery. It was certainly a day to remember!

Listen to what he said here:

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Bullying Stinkz on BBC Radio Norfolk and BBC Look East

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

Anti-bullying group praised by government

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.

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Bernard Mathews Education and Young Person of the Year Award

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.”

Published by EDP Norwich

“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.