TWO siblings from North Yorkshire are celebrating a double achievement.

Will Browning, 14, and his sister Jemima Browning,16, go to Tadcaster Grammar School and were delighted and surprised to be presented with trophies, £75 in vouchers and a personalised gym kit at the Adversity Awards held at the Old Swan in Harrogate.

They were recognised for their achievements and contribution to the community at an awards ceremony.

Meanwhile the pair have been appointed to be on the European Youth Activation Committee to represent the Special Olympics in Great Britain.

Will received an Adversity Award for his achievement in swimming and his swim squad won community team of the year. Jemima won young achiever of the year and her award was presented to her by the CEO of North Yorkshire Sport.

Jemima said: “To receive the Young Achiever of the Year Award was an amazing surprise.

“I really did not see it coming and the whole evening was a truly uplifting experience."

The special Olympics committee appointment was through Jemima and Will's involvement with Play Unified, an organisation which joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same sports team.

The four teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia and Great Britain will work together for the next two years to bring the youth strategy in the region forward. They will create, develop and implement youth activation plans in their countries in strong collaboration with their National Program. Furthermore, they will serve as examples of youth activation for other programs who want to develop and benefit from their experience in this area.

Jemima said: “This is the most amazing and exhilarating news I have ever received.

"To be told that my brother and I have been chosen for such an honour was unbelievable. I look forward to the opportunities it will not only give Will and I, but also the young people who are part of, or who wish to be part of the Special Olympics in the future.

“I am extremely passionate about giving everyone a voice and am honoured to be able to represent the interests of young people within the context of the Special Olympics.”