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The following people were given a Points of Light award in July 2015 (the numbering continues from June鈥檚 winners):

280. Katee Hui (London)

Katee founded the when she realised there were no opportunities for women and girls to play football in her local area. She quickly saw the opportunity to add an 鈥榦ff the pitch鈥� programme. This offers the girls valuable life skills, including help with job applications, training opportunities, work experience placements and mentoring. So far Katee has led a team of 30 volunteers to support over 200 girls, and a second club has partnered with Hackney using the same model.

281. Di Redfern (Fulmer)

Di developed a passion for horses and horse riding from an early age and began volunteering with the South Buckinghamshire RDA group in the late 1960s. helps people with disabilities to ride horses or ponies, providing therapy, enjoyment and achievement. Since 1974 Di has been the group鈥檚 chair, organiser and host. She also played an important role in developing the successful UK Paralympics Dressage Team.

282. Margaret Winnett (Andover)

Margaret started volunteering at in 1975 whilst raising 2 children and working full time as a teacher. Her passion for tennis in the decades since has encouraged thousands of people to play tennis. Margaret is also working with to train 300 young people in tennis leadership and volunteering, helping them learn new skills and gain confidence and experience.

283. Dr Lorna Hood (Renfrew)

The Very Reverend Dr Lorna Hood was so moved by mothers鈥� accounts of victims of the Srebrenica Massacre that she joined As chair of the charity鈥檚 Scotland board, she set up Remembering Srebrenica in Scotland. She also organises events and visits to Srebrenica to make sure lessons are learned and to tackle all forms of intolerance and hatred.

284. Heather Parsons (Southampton)

Heather was inspired by her time in intensive care at Southampton General Hospital to help other patients and families in similar situations. She volunteers 5 days per week, running a refreshment, listening and liaison service for families. Heather has also raised more than 拢30,000 to fund specialist therapies.

285. Paul Loftus (Cumbria)

Paul created an annual fundraising cycle challenge in memory of his friend Fred Whitton who died of cancer. The has raised over 拢1 million for charity and is enjoyed by thousands of riders every year.

286. Viv Bourne (Suffolk)

Viv helped to set up and has volunteered there for 16 years. The charity, based in East Anglia, now has 22 volunteers helping over 80 people. As well as offering lessons in, for instance, art, nordic walking, riding and sailing, therapists provide speech therapy and physical rehabilitation to stroke patients.

287. Callum Fairhurst (Cambridgeshire)

Callum set up the with his parents Mark and Sarah after his brother Liam died of cancer in 2009. He has raised 拢150,000 so far through a number of physical challenges. These include cycling from John O鈥橤roats to Lands End and completing a virtual row across the English Channel. Callum launched his latest challenge 鈥� the Challenge 360 鈥� from 10 Downing Street on 10 July.

288. Julie Guthrie (Billericay)

Julie spotted an opportunity to raise money for Cancer Research UK and give supporters a way to congratulate runners as they cross the finish line. She has travelled to races around the country selling flowers that people can give to runners and has inspired a further 15 people to join Jules鈥� Jewels and sell in their local area. So far they have sold over 75,000 flowers and raised over 拢200,000.

289. George Rosenfeld (London)

Sixteen-year-old George believes everyone should have access to clean, safe water. To help achieve this, he has raised nearly 拢150,000 for and is continuing to raise more money. He is also a passionate advocate for the charity, raising awareness of the charity鈥檚 work at every opportunity.

290. Sam Roden (Cheshire)

Sam required more than 30 pints of blood to save his life when he was critically ill with pneumonia. When he recovered, he wanted to give back the same life-saving gift. He now completes marathons and other challenges but asks for pledges of instead of money. He has so far 鈥榬aised鈥� over 500 pints through

291. Maryam Amatullah (Leicester)

When Maryam took up cycling she realised that many women from ethnic minorities were missing out on the sport she loved 鈥� either because of cultural stereotypes or because they didn鈥檛 think they could do sport while wearing a hijab. By leading cycle rides for women and helping to set up a women-only cycling club, Maryam has encouraged over 150 women to take up cycling.

292. Izzy Russell (Fowey)

Supporting the local is a family affair for 4-year-old Izzy. Her dad, Adam, is a crewman and her mum, Jodie, volunteers in the gift shop. Izzy wanted to do her bit to help 鈥渄addy鈥檚 boat鈥� and has raised an impressive 拢360 by making and selling 100 loom bands, collecting donations and selling badges.

293. Dominique Harrison-Bentzen (Preston)

Homeless man Robbie lent Dominique his last 拢3 after she lost her wallet and found herself stranded. Inspired by his kindness, Dominique launched a asking for 拢3 donations. The campaign went viral and she raised over 拢45,000 for her local homeless charity the Dominique now campaigns tirelessly to raise awareness and funding for the Foxton Centre and other charities.

294. Barbara Waterman (Hendon)

Eighty-three year old Barbara has volunteered for over 45 years at She has always gone the extra mile for vulnerable, elderly people in her community and offers invaluable support for them.

295 & 296: Samira Magrabi and Liz Wood (Dorset)

Samira and Liz from Dorset wanted to use their professional photography skills to help families of sick children. They created the to offer free family portraits for families whose children have life-shortening conditions. They have now inspired 285 other photographers to donate their time and skills, and have given over 100 families beautiful photos they will treasure forever.

297. Tommy Evans (Powys)

Welsh farmer Tommy Evans, 72, has dedicated his life to preserving farming traditions and making sure they are passed on to future generations. As well as being at the heart of his local Young Farmers鈥� Club and the for over 30 years he has taught generations of future farmers sheep shearing and hedge-laying. These skills are essential to preserve Wales鈥� proud farming heritage.

298. Callum Farquhar (Dunfermline)

Callum has volunteered with the for 25 years and has been instrumental in finding Japanese host families for the 3,000 UK scouts taking part in the in Japan this summer. He has organised cultural exchanges between the 2 countries for many years and raised 拢10,000 to restart scouting in devastated coastal areas of Japan after the tsunami.

299. Iva Barr (Bedfordshire)

Iva began running marathons in her fifties. Now 87, she took part in her 19th London Marathon earlier this year. She has raised nearly 拢10,000 for the charities she supports and is looking forward to taking part in

300. Jaime Thurston (Kingston)

Jaime is the 300th Points of Light winner for setting up the website to change a life every week. She uses the site to highlight requests for help so that her online followers can help her change lives for the better. Jaime has helped more than 700 people, from raising funds for a single mother with cancer to stop her being made homeless to giving 300 birthday presents to critically ill children and helping elderly people move home.

301. Jeff Johnson (Wigan)

Jeff has volunteered at Bryn Badminton club for over 35 years. He is passionate about making the sport inclusive and helps to make sure that people of all abilities are able to enjoy the sport he loves. Jeff has volunteered with the for 7 years and gives hundreds of hours every year to coaching local players.

302 & 303: Mike and Sarah Hagen (Solihull)

Mike and Sarah set up to give children in some of the most remote parts of Nepal the chance to get an education. They have now built 26 classrooms that enable children to learn in their local community without having to leave their families and board at schools far away.

304. Dave Barley (Staffordshire)

Dave introduced helping them to become 1 of 10 nationally accredited teams of volunteers. Dave has given many hours to research and training both with his own dog, Red, and with other team members鈥� dogs. His efforts help people enjoy Staffordshire鈥檚 beautiful countryside knowing that, if anything goes wrong, a top team is on standby to help them out.