Following the easing of the restrictions, we held our Annual Awards Ceremony last week. The event at Oak Street was attended by 150 guests and the prizes were presented by the High Sherriff of Norfolk, Richard Gurney DL, the Lord Mayor, Dr Kevin Maguire, Clive Lewis MP and, Jeff Fuller representing Bricklayers and Tylers Company, and Jay Mehta, representing NFCI. The centre, which offers vocational training and support for young people who have not prospered in traditional education settings, managed to enjoy a very successful year in terms of learner achievements, despite the obvious difficulties presented by Covid.
Chair, Mr David Fullman, paid tribute to the efforts of both the students and the tremendously committed staff team led by CEO, Lorraine Bliss MBE who was also celebrating an incredible 30 years at the helm. During her address to the gathering, Lorraine referred to the loneliness of these young people being trapped in a feeling of failure. The poignant message of this year’s review, which included music by Green Day and an opening trio of songs from opera singer Daniella Beck, was very much that no young person would ever be alone whilst St Eds was there to support them.
Prize winners were:
- CEO student of the year – Siaka
- Construction – Ryan
- Mechanics – Warren
- Hair and Beauty – Hollie
- Catering and Hospitality – Jay
- School Student of the Year – Jak
- Maths/English – Katie
- Community Award – Stanton
- George Clark Award for Bricklaying – Dovydas
- Norfolk Forum for the Construction Industry (NFCI) Young Achiever Award – Siaka
