Humbled but proud to announce that I have been awarded the Captain Kindness award at the recent Freshies award.

Always nice to win an award, but as someone pointed out to me when I won, winning an award for just being you is the greatest accolade you can receive. My Mum always said that if somebody asks for help, say yes and work the rest out afterwards, and I try and stick to this amazing mantra.

Proud to work with so many of our amazing local charities whether it be helping them with their IT & telecoms requirements, offering some advice, connecting them to other fantastic local businesses who can help, or helping them raise some funds.

Thanks to the team at Fresh Perspective for organising a fantastic event, and for the judges who voted for me in a tough category. There are a lot of people doing some fantastic work in our region and to even be nominated was fantastic, let alone win it.

If you are still reading this, please remember that being kind isn't just a hashtag, of course #bekind, but remember to #staykind.