Young people achieving great things

I’m delighted to welcome you to the 2010 Philip Lawrence

Awards ceremony. Yet again young people have surprised

and impressed the judges with their inspiring work. With

an even bigger field of entries to choose from, the judging

was particularly tough. We are very grateful to the team

of past winners who read every entry and came up with

an excellent short list of 35. Eventually the judging panel

managed to agree who would be recognised today for their

drive, innovation and special achievement in making a true

difference to their communities. Though we know that it

has been a tough year, these young people show us that

things can change for the better. Today is their day.

9.30am Guest registration and Festival

11:00am Ceremony

Future Talent Sir Trevor McDonald OBE Frances Lawrence Rt Hon Theresa May, Home Secretary – video message Presentation of awards Tim Loughton MP, Department for Education ZooYouth

12:00pm Lunch and Festival

2:00pm Close

Sir Trevor McDonald OBE

Programme

Welcome

If you’re twittering today, use the hashtag #PLAwards

Philip believed in the infinite capacity of the human

spirit to confront difficulties and to transform failure

into success. The Philip Lawrence Awards echo his

belief by providing an opportunity for young people

to share their vision of society and its problems, to

showcase their solutions and to become connected

to the political process - not just for their own benefit

but for the benefit of society - and not just for a brief

time but in order to create a lasting solution.

Thank you for comaing to this ceremony which, in

its 14th year, represents constancy in a world of

change; reflecting values that transcend boundaries

of place and time, it celebrates the young people

who exemplify them.

Please join our celebrations in the David Lean room

before and after the ceremony and take part in our

Festival where you can mingle with our amazing new

winners and supporters, enjoy musical performances

and take part in the PLAnet Fellowship’s Who am I?

campaign challenging stereotypes of young people.

The Festival

Congratulations to our 2010 winners

Frances with Home Secretary Theresa May and PLAnet Fellowship at the judging session for the 2010 Awards.

2010 Winners

Back to the Future Carrickfergus, Northern IrelandA film project by young people from Carrickfergus YMCA and

PAKT looking back at the loyalist and para-military history of

their estate through teenagers’ eyes, and forward to building an

inclusive, shared future for everyone in Northern Ireland.

Aik Saath SloughAik Saath, which means ‘Together as one’ in Hindi, Punjabi and

Urdu, is a group of young people working together to build peace

within the Asian communities of Slough. They tackle racism and

conflict through peer-led training and facilitation.

Aldbourne CAN WiltshireAldbourne Youth Council transformed their village’s old public

toilets into a welcoming internet café for the community.

These young people are bringing generations together, taking

responsibility, and creating an inspiring model that they hope

others will adopt.

Haggeye ScotlandHaggeye is the forum for blind and partially sighted young

people across Scotland. Working together they campaign,

consult and make a difference, improving accessibility

of services. Through this work they are flourishing as

independent, confident young leaders.

Bikes2Gambia Hackney, LondonHackney’s Volunteer Police Cadets are steering clear of

involvement in crime and gangs, developing skills and helping

others in their own communities and further afield, through

repairing bicycles to send to Gambian orphanages, sports

coaching and running activities for local young people.

Forsythia Youth Project Merthyr Tydfil, Wales These young people refuse to be written off by their postcode,

getting involved in volunteering, setting up a community gym and

taking part in positive activities. They are proving that given respect

and opportunities, every young person is capable of greatness.

Special CommendationTrick or Treat, Wakefield A young theatre group who responded positively to the tragic murder of a

local teenager by performing and running workshops in schools to get across

the impact of violent crime and hopefully prevent similar attacks.

LIVES NOT KNIVES CroydonThe Lives not Knives team are young people who have experienced

friends killed or injured by knife crime. Passionate about stopping

their younger peers getting involved, they work hard campaigning,

training peer mentors, and taking their roadshow to schools.

SW!TCH ID DagenhamChallenging negative perceptions and transforming local public

opinion of young people into something positive. SW!TCH

ID tackle local issues, engage the community and organise

activities such as litterpicking flashmobs, a community art show

and family fun days.

Winners Continued

Supported by

Future Talent is delighted to support today’s performers Ben Clark and

Richard Rayner in their musical development.

Established at the end of 2004 by Katharine, Duchess of Kent

and Nicholas Robinson, Headmaster of Kings College School

in Cambridge, Future Talent provides critical support to further

exceptional musical talent where it would otherwise be lost. They

find, fund, monitor and nurture gifted young musicians whose

current financial circumstances prevent them from reaching their

musical potential. In pursuing this aim, they also give many other

young people the opportunity to grow through music.

Whatever their aspirations, Future Talent nurtures individuals throughout their development until support is

no longer required. This gives exceptionally talented, and committed young people the chance to aim high

and fulfil their musical potential and thanks to this underlying philosophy, Future Talent has attracted the

support of some of the UK’s most eminent musicians and educators.

ZooYouth is part of ZooNation, a dance company which has been

working with young people since 2002 with workshops held across

the country and a school with over 150 pupils aged from four years

old through to 19. ZooYouth began in 2006 and includes some of the

best young hip-hoppers in the UK with dancers from all over London,

and from as far as Manchester, Stoke, Birmingham and Brighton. The

dancers today include young people aged from eight to 18.

As well as performing as part of the cast of West End show Into the

Hoods, ZooYouth have performed on Move Like Michael Jackson

(BBC), Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Celebrations (worldwide

broadcast), the Marks & Spencer Christmas Commercial 2010, Blue

Peter and a music video for band Digress. Their theatre, festival and other live performances include Breakin’

Convention and Live Vibe at Sadler’s Wells, Move It dance show at Olympia, Latitude Festival, Channel 4 Festival,

Tag ’Em at Westfield Shopping Centre, and the charity event Kidz Take Control.

ZooYouth

Future Talent

Winning a Philip Lawrence Award is something special and something to be very proud of. Winners are the face of the awards and symbolise its core belief that every young person is capable of greatness. It’s also the start of something. Our winners are joining a unique group: the PLAnet Fellowship, which brings past winners together from across the years. Being part of PLAnet means we can bring young people from diverse walks of life, from around the country to share their experiences and learn from each other. They feed into the direction

and development of the programme. They have opportunities to represent the positivity and energy of young people on a national stage. The Fellowship encourages young people to get involved, it empowers them to raise their aspirations and achieve. Ultimately, they become part of a very special legacy that is the Philip Lawrence Awards.

Arron Miller, PLAnet participation team

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the people whose time and commitment have helped to make today possible: the two judging panels; the young people in our Fellowship and Ambassador team; Future Talent; ZooYouth; our presenters and Festival performers; all those working behind the scenes, and of course our guests.

We are very grateful to our partners the Home Office, Department for Education and Catch22, and our supporters Children & Young People Now, NASUWT and Fearless.

Thank you for celebrating with us and for helping to recognise the amazing difference young people are making in our communities.

Catch22 Registered charity number 1124127

The Fellowship

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