A Forres man’s work to support autistic people in his local community has won him two awards.
Father-of-two Glyn Morris received the accolades from comedian Janey Godley at an event organised by the National Autistic Society.
Mr Morris, whose 16-year-old son Gregor is autistic, was named most inspirational volunteer at the fourth annual Autism Professionals Awards at Telford International Centre.
The award was in recognition of the huge amount of work he does to support those with the condition and raise funds for autism charities.
As chair of the NAS Scotland’s Moray and Nairn branch, Mr Morris also created Scotland’s first surf school for autistic people.
Set up with the support of instructor Kevin Anderson, the surf school was named the most creative community project at the event.
Mr Morris said: “I’m still on an emotional high and hugely delighted with the result.
“Considering the level of all finalists, I feel very proud to be amongst them.
“We undertook a mammoth amount of fundraising to be able to purchase surf equipment for the branch and we can’t wait to get our new boards in the sea when the weather gets better.
“This year we’ll be training new volunteers in surf lifesaving to offer lesson to even more people.”
Jenny Paterson, director of the NAS Scotland, said: “Glyn is an important volunteer who displays ingenuity in developing new ways to give people with autism an adventure and chance to try something new.
“He does all of this on a volunteer basis, juggling his dedication to the National Autistic Society Scotland with work and family life.
“The surf school is an exciting and innovative project that gives autistic people living in the North of Scotland the chance to have an adventure.”