AN inspirational eight-year-old who won an award for carrying out 100 acts of kindness in Barry has added another good deed to his list - donating his prize money to charity.

Little Bailey Sloan, from Barry, recently won the Rotary International’s Young Citizen Award in recognition of his many kind-hearted deeds which have included clearing litter from the beach, presenting passers-by with roses and leaving chocolate gifts on doorsteps.

The youngster, who has ADHD and autism, was awarded with a trophy and £500 to split between his chosen charities Cats Protection and homeless charity Llamau.

Cat-loving Bailey, who has three moggies of his own, recently visited Cats Protection’s Bridgend Adoption Centre to hand over the cheque in a presentation which was also attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bridgend.

During his visit to the centre Bailey got to meet some of the unwanted and abandoned cats which will benefit from his kindness, and talked to staff about his own cats, named Mog, Pink Loveheart and Ginger Beauty.

Bailey said: “I chose to give to Cats Protection because I adore and care for cats, they are adorable creatures and kindness is magic.”

Centre Manager Sue Dobbs said: “It was a true privilege to meet such an inspirational boy like Bailey and we absolutely loved having him here. We gave him a tour of the centre so he could see for himself how his kind donation will be put to use.

“I was very touched by Bailey’s 100 random acts of kindness. He is very enthusiastic and has an obvious passion for cats, something which came across during his visit to the centre. We feel honoured that we were one of his chosen charities to receive part of his prize money for wining his Young Citizen Award.”

Bailey’s mum Lisa Harrhy, who came up with the kindness challenge to help him learn about empathy, said: “I am very proud of Bailey and I am happy that he has done so many acts of kindness which are an inspiration to others.”