Five young people from north Smethwick are celebrating their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards following voluntary work in the local community. The five have got involved with a range of activities, including helping out at the Community Connect Foundation youth club and volunteering as IT buddies at Smethwick Library.

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh presented certificates to Ali Ahmed, Abu Syddek, Afzal Ahmed, Kamrul Hasan and Anwar Hussain at a ceremony at St James' Palace in London.

Among other activities to achieve their award, the young people learned new sports, took part in weekly football to improve their fitness and attended map reading courses ahead of a walking expedition in North Wales.