Holly Newman at Blackpool’s Madame Tussauds Strictly Come Dancing waxworks A YEAR 7 student at Teesside High School has been presented with Blue Peter’s highest award following her exceptional charitable endeavours. Holly Newman, from Stockton, received a Gold Blue Peter badge following a nomination from her grandmother. Holly has been raising money for good causes since she was six, and last year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, she organised and created a unique ‘Dollovision’ song contest to raise money for NHS Charities Together. The Gold badge is the rarest of all Blue Peter badges with only a small number being awarded each year to people who have accomplished amazing things. Other 2021 recipients include footballer Marcus Rashford and environmental activist Greta Thunberg.