A WINNER has been picked in a charity competition to show the challenges facing disabled people.

Revitalise, based in Netley, recently invited disabled people and their carers to describe in under 500 words how life has been for them during the pandemic as part of its "Revitalise 500 competition".

The winner, a poem called ‘Funny, yummy, disabled, single Mummy (a lockdown lament)’ written by Sam Hinton was chosen as the favourite choice by a panel of celebrity judges.

Sam is now set to receive a 7 day respite break at the Revitalise centre of her choice and second and third place have won £250 and £150 Revitalise vouchers respectively.

Revitalise CEO Jan Tregelles said: “We were really pleased to receive some genuinely humorous, touching and heartfelt submissions for our Revitalise 500 competition, giving readers a window into the world of disabled people and their carers during the pandemic.

"Home carers are amazing, talented people and we’re proud to shine a light on their stories. Congratulations to the winners, we look forward to welcoming you to Revitalise soon."

Excerpts of the top ten entries feature in a new video on Revitalise’s YouTube page.