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Congratulations to our 2026 Hero Award Winners We had a wonderful night celebrating our Heroes of 2026. Thank you to all of the charity's volunteers and our sponsors for this year's awards; it would not have been possible without you. Our sponsors for 2026: SEND Tutoring, TALEM, Eleventhhour Group, NUPFC, Resilient Business Systems, OptiKinectics, UK Pet Food, Training2Care, Harley Street Skin Clinic and Irwin Mitchell. Special thanks to Nanaa Akua, Bradley Riches, PPAS and Mr. Kieron Lee. Congratulations to our 2026 Hero Award Winners : We had a wonderful night celebrating our Heroes of 2026. Thank you to all of the charity's volunteers and our sponsors for this year's awards; it would not have been possible without you. Our sponsors for 2026: SEND Tutoring, TALEM, Eleventhhour Group, NUPFC, Resilient Business Systems, OptiKinectics, UK Pet Food, Training2Care, Harley Street Skin Clinic and Irwin Mitchell. Special thanks to Nanaa Akua, Bradley Riches, PPAS and Mr. Kieron Lee. • Congratulations to our 2026 Hero Award Winners : We had a wonderful night celebrating our Heroes of 2026. Thank you to all of the charity's volunteers and our sponsors for this year's awards; it would not have been possible without you. Our sponsors for 2026: SEND Tutoring, TALEM, Eleventhhour Group, NUPFC, Resilient Business Systems, OptiKinectics, UK Pet Food, Training2Care, Harley Street Skin Clinic and Irwin Mitchell. Special thanks to Nanaa Akua, Bradley Riches, PPAS and Mr. Kieron Lee.

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Isla McManus

Isla McManus is a young singer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for her powerful voice and confidence on stage. She proudly identifies as autistic and uses her platform to celebrate neurodiversity.

She began gaining attention through local talent shows such as Lisburn’s Got Talent 2023, and later became a finalist in Junior Eurovision Éire 2024, Ireland’s national selection show for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Despite her age (around 11), Isla already runs an active YouTube channel and Instagram profile under @islalovestosing_, where she shares performances and updates. She’s quickly becoming recognized as one of Northern Ireland’s rising young performers—talented, outspoken, and inspiringly authentic.