AN INSPIRATIONAL eight-year-old who pledged to carry out 100 acts of kindness in Barry has been chosen to receive an award in recognition of his positive community work.

Last year Bailey Sloan began brightening up the lives of people in Barry by carrying out 100 acts of kindness - acts including everything from paying for the car behind at the drive thru and clearing litter on the beach to leaving random lucky pennies on the street and giving cards to local police and fire crews.

The 100 acts of kindness challenge started when mum Lisa Harrhy, 37, wanted to teach Bailey - who has ADHD and autism - about empathy and came up with the idea of helping others through good deeds.

Now Bailey's good deeds have been rewarded in the form of a Young Citizen Award from the Rotary International.

Bailey was selected from more than 50 nominations to received the award at the 91st Rotary Conference on Saturday, April 2 in Bournemouth.

As well as receiving a trophy at the ceremony, Bailey also received £500 to go towards his chosen charities Llamau and Cats Protection.

Speaking about his win Bailey said: "Kindness is the key to happiness. I am extremely happy to have been picked to win. Do I get to keep the award forever?"

Bailey was nominate for the award by Barry Rotary Club. Club president Paul Halstead said: “We were pleased to nominate Bailey for this prestigious award. He is a delightful young man who, with the help and devotion of his mum Lisa, is working hard to overcome some quite severe challenges.

"Well done Bailey and congratulations Lisa.”

Launched in 2007, the Young Citizen Awards were created to recognise people under the age of 25 who have demonstrated their commitment to citizenship through various activities.

Eve Conway, vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland said: “The achievements of these young people are outstanding and serve as an inspiration to us all. Bailey shows such kindness to everyone that he meets, and his activities are something we can all aspire to.

“Rotary is proud to be able to hold these awards, which highlights how many young roles models we have in society. The accomplishments of the nominees each year continues to astound us and makes the job of judging the entries very hard.”

For more information about Rotary’s Youth Competitions visit www.rotarygbi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions