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Nov 21, 2010
SNYA Radio National Award Winners
Category: News | Posted by: stevet
South Norfolk Youth Action Radio (SNYA Radio) received our first national award at The Children and Young People Now Award 2010.
The glittering ceremony took place at Lawrence Hall at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London on Thursday 18th November 2010.
Ravi Chandiramani, editor of The Children & Young People Now said, “The Awards are the most important awards around – pure and simple. Whether it is working with children in their early years, or adolescence, to keep them safe, or to help them to achieve, these awards are about the future of our society.
At CYP Now, we recognise that so much wonderful work goes on with children, young people and their families, day in, day out that goes unnoticed. Our Awards exist to put this right. Not only do they provide a tremendous sense of pride and recognition for organisations, projects and individuals – they also give ideas and inspiration to the children and young people’s sector at large.”
SNYA Radio was announced the winner in the Arts and Cultural category of the CYP Now Awards for the initiative that has done most to inspire children and young people in cultural activities especially among disadvantaged groups, and where innovative collaboration is shown between children’s services, the cultural sector and children and young people. The judge’s comments included “SNYA Radio has worked with some really interesting partners and gives young people lots of experience”
This category was particularly strong with a theatre company called Specially Produced Innovatively Directed Superhuman (SPID) receiving a ‘Highly Commended’ certificate.
Other shortlisted contenders included
Birmingham City Council, Up For It! SNAP Project
The Dukes Playhouse,DT3
Lancaster University Volunteering unit, Creative Arts
Warwick Arts Centre (On behalf of the West Midlands Boys Dance Alliance), Boys Dancing
Josh Worley, 14 year old Station Manager, said “It was very tense when all the nominees pictures were shown on the big screen and their entries announced to the capacity audience. It was only at that stage that we heard how good the other shortlisted organisations were and I must admit to feeling a bit insecure as SPID was announced as a highly commended application. However, this was short lived when SNYA Radio was announced as the winner. We all just jumped to our feet with joy; I’m not sure what happened after that, we just made our way through the cheering audience to receive our award from TV Presenter, Michael Underwood”
The evening started with Education Secretary, Michael Gove, delivering the keynote address. He said: "Gathered in this room are some of the most inspiring, idealistic and impressive people in the country. The job that I do at the heart of Government is made not just easier but possible by the efforts that all of you, and those that you work with, put in to raise attainment and aspiration and to lift the hearts of children across the country."
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