Newcastle Upon North MP, Catherine McKinnell, joined the disabled children’s charity Whizz-Kidz at a star-studded awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of young disabled people from across the UK earlier this week.

The Kidz Unlimited Awards, held in the House of Commons, and hosted by Channel 4’s Rick Edwards, showcased the talent and achievements of Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors from across the UK.  Catherine met with young Ambassadors from the charity to congratulate them on their achievements and talk about their aspirations.

Whizz-Kidz provides disabled children and young people across the UK with life-changing mobility equipment and also provide opportunities for disabled youngsters to learn valuable life skills, make friends and become more independent, through their youth clubs, residential camps, wheelchair skills training and work placements programme. Last year, the charity transformed the lives of 2,025 disabled children and youngsters in the UK by providing life-changing mobility equipment such as powered and lightweight wheelchairs, specialist sports wheelchairs and specially adapted bikes and trikes.

In Newcastle, Whizz-Kidz has provided four disabled children with wheelchairs and also runs a kids club at the Percy Hedley Sports Academy, where the charity’s young Ambassadors regularly meet to play games, make friends and take part in life skills workshops.

Catherine said:

“It was fantastic to meet up with the Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors again this week, as they are such an inspirational group of young people.

“I know just how important the work is that the charity does in Newcastle, and I am pleased to be able to support this in any way I can.”

George, 18, Chair of the Whizz-Kidz Kidz Board said:

“The Kidz Unlimited Awards were a brilliant way to recognise just some of the amazing achievements of Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors, and we were delighted that Catherine joined in our celebrations! We are very grateful for her support for Whizz-Kidz in Westminster and Newcastle.”