At the Kennet School on Friday night, over a hundred young people aged 14 to 25 were awarded their bronze, silver and gold Duke of Edinburgh's Awards in front of a packed audience.
Award winners came from all over West Berkshire, predominantly from schools such as Kennet, and Downe House, but also from youth groups such as the Adventure Dolphin Centre in Pangbourne. The awards were presented by the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire Lady Elizabeth Godsal. I hadn't anticipated the entertainment that was put on by six groups of students studying for their silver and gold awards. This ranged from a talented Downe House student performing a drum solo, to three lads from Hungerford doing a hilarious rendition of 'singing in the rain' (with very accomplished baton twirling!) and pupils from Padworth College performing traditional Chinese and Indian dances.
There weren't a great deal of winners from Newbury, (only three!) which reflects the fact that only one secondary in Newbury takes part. However, I did know one of them - Matthew Worth, a former Park House student, and ex-member of the Newbury Young Pupils Council. It was good to catch up with Matthew afterwards - he now lives in St Albans.
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