The British Citizen Youth Award, now in its ninth year, will be honouring 22 young people from across the UK that have made a positive impact on their communities and wider society.
These selfless young people have shown kindness and commitment to a multitude of causes, raising funds and awareness, and are all dedicated to making a difference. Each inspirational young person will be presented with the BCyA Medal of Honour at The Palace of Westminster on 30th October 2025 and are invited to use the post-nominals ‘BCyA’, as a legacy of their achievements and endeavours.
Romeo Bremmer from the London Borough of Hackney is one of the 2025 BCyA Roll of Honour Recipients. Romeo is living proof that ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ as he has used his writing skills to highlight significant events and give people, young and older, a platform and a voice.
Romeo has authored nine books and written seven published articles. One of his biggest achievements is securing funding to conduct a Windrush Workshop to support elders in writing their stories. He successfully trained 60 to write their memoirs and impressed Denize Ledeatte, the Director of the Windrush Museum who presented him with a Windrush Book and an invitation to do the workshop with their visitors.
Romeo trains young writers to become published authors which has had a positive impact on them and their families. The pride they feel is palpable, with increased self-belief, heightened abilities and a raised self-esteem impacting on the work they do in schools and their local communities.
Romeo’s commitment to supporting all children, locally, nationally and internationally, to have access to reading materials led him to start a fundraising drive with two other young authors. Together they have raised over £25,000 to date in money, equipment and resources providing for a school library and resource centre in Accra, Ghana.
The BCyA Medal of Honour is presented to only a small number of exceptional young individuals annually. The British Citizen Youth Award in partnership with Specsavers, is widely viewed as the nation’s way of recognising extraordinary, everyday young people for exceptional endeavour and is open to any person aged 18 or under who is committed to helping others.
In addition to the 22 individual medalists, one group of young people is honoured with The Dame Mary Perkins British Citizen Group Award. This unique accolade is only open to groups of young people and will be presented with an Official Presentation Plaque, Medal and Certificate of Honour.
‘We are delighted to be able to recognise these amazing individuals with a BCyA. It is both heartening and uplifting to know that so many young people are consciously contributing to causes such as the environment, climate change, education, and creating awareness and fundraising for hospitals, medical research and charities.
‘The youth of today are truly the leaders of tomorrow and we are humbled that BCyA Patron Dame Mary, who is also co-founder of Specsavers, has put her name to the prestigious group accolade, enabling us to broaden its recognition of young people in society’, stated Mike Faulkner, Director of the BCyA.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 medal presentations, register online at www.britishcitizenyouthawards.co.uk.
