£5,ooo contest boost 
for Rookie Rockstars

Rookie Rockstars was one of 96 organisations from across the UK to reach the final stage of Persimmon Homes’ Building 
Futures competition.

The contest culminated in a gala dinner at York Racecourse on Tuesday, where the three top finalists were each awarded the top prize of £100,000.

Emma Husband at Rookie Rockstars, said: “Taking part in Building Future has been a fantastic experience for us and it was so exciting to reach the finals.

“It was a very emotional evening with such a broad range of groups being 
represented and we are delighted to have been awarded £5,000.”

Doug Law, managing director at Persimmon Homes West Scotland, said: “We have been overwhelmed by both the response to the competition, and the hard work and dedication of those involved within all the groups.

“We had a brilliant evening at York celebrating the fantastic work of so many organisations supporting young people in our communities.”

The first, second and third prize winners were decided by a public vote and more than 225,000 votes were cast.