On Monday 29th March, Glenn Bridges and David Wreathall (co-founders of Inner Flame) were invited to the Houses of Parliament to receive an award at the annual "Seen and Heard" awards ceremony sponsored by BT and the UK Youth Parliament. http://www.ukyp.org.uk/164337.html

The award recognised the contribution that Inner Flame has made for young people, and specifically Glenn for how he has used his communication skills to help other young people. Inner Flame was chosen by a panel of young people as the best project from a young person in the South West.

"It’s great to receive national recognition for what we’ve done, especially at this early stage in our growth", said Glenn, "and it was inspiring to meet the other award winners, who have delivered some exciting projects." Inner Flame was described as "motivational" by the judges.

Members of Parliament and the House of Lords were at the awards ceremony, fielding questions from young people, ranging from the benefits of sport, the role of religion in the world, to what to do about wild boar in the Forest of Dean!

David and Glenn are pictured receiving the award from Olympic medallist Leon Taylor.

You can see our article in the Swindon Advertiser here.