Ex-Formula 1 World Champion Nigel Mansell has been joined by Cambridge teenage racer Nickolas Ellis at UK Youth, Great Britain’s leading youth work charity. Mansell is celebrating his 25th anniversary as President of the organisation this year with 17-year-old Ellis becoming the “Young Ambassador” for UK Youth as he takes his first tentative steps in motor racing.
The 1993 IndyCar World Series Champion met up with Ellis at a Gala Dinner staged at the Four Seasons in London (10 Oct). Mansell, CBE, became President in 1999 and continues to work tirelessly to promote the charity raising over £1 million for UK Youth.
The 17-year-old Hills Road Sixth Form College student, who only took up motor racing at the end of last year, has been chosen by UK Youth to help contribute in unlocking youth work – which is proven to be life-changing and life-saving – as the catalyst of change needed for the charity.
UK Youth’s vision is to equip young people to thrive and contribute at every stage of their lives. It features an open network of over 8,000 youth organisations and nation partners with a reach of more than four million young people across the UK.
It delivers a range of programmes which collectively involved more than 120,000 young people last year. Programmes include outdoor learning, physical literacy, social action, and employability and offering paid work experience to young people at risk of violence.
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Ellis said: “I am grateful and hugely excited to be chosen as a Young Ambassador for UK Youth and an #IWill Champion.
“I was thrilled to join Nigel recently in recognition of his inspiring charitable work and celebration of the organisation.
“I look forward to the incredibly rewarding opportunities this position holds for me as I am extremely motivated to create a positive impact both on and off the track.”
Mansell said: “As President of UK Youth, I am always thrilled to see young people getting involved with the charity.
“I look forward to seeing Nick grow, both in his career, and as an #iwill Champion and Young Ambassador.”
