Celebrate Success Awards

KISS 100 Breakfast’s Rickie, Melvin and Charlie joined Prince Charles and a host of celebrities at the Celebrate Success Awards on Tuesday March 31st.

See who they bumped into on the red carpet.

The Prince’s Trust honours young people who’ve changed their lives with the support of The Trust and recognises those who have played an exceptional role in supporting it’s work at an Oscar-style ceremony.

GMTV presenters and Trust Ambassadors Jenni Falconer and Ben Shephard hosted the inspirational UK awards ceremony, which took place at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Jenni and Ben were joined by other celebrity supporters of The Trust who announced the winners and presented awards to each of the finalists.

See who Rickie & Melvin caught up with on the red carpet…

The finalists for The Prince’s Trust and RBS Celebrate Success Awards are -

Community Impact Award
Recognise the positive contribution of young people to the local community

Winner – MBG Funhouse – London Despite struggling on low incomes, Nadine, Siona and Lenole wanted to challenge the stereotype of young single mums from South London. They’d already seen many of their peers turn to crime or drugs just to survive the harsh realities of council estate life, but these women wanted something different and were determined to set a new example despite their disadvantage backgrounds. Inspired by the shared belief that there were other single mums who needed their help, they were successfully awarded a £3,000 Community Cash Award to open a family centre in their community. MBG Funhouse is now a major success. It provides a huge range of free services, ranging from counselling sessions to cake decorating and they welcome people from all backgrounds including offenders, teenage mums and victims of domestic violence.

Enterprise Award
Recognising young people who have overcome barriers and achieved successful in creating sustainable business or social enterprise

* Louise Frinne – Northern Ireland
* Lora Leedham – West Midlands
* Gina Moffatt – London

Young Achiever of the Year
Recognising the success of young people in getting into employment, training or education and overcoming substantial barriers to transform their lives

Winner – Theone Coleman – South West Theone was forced to leave home at 16 due to family difficulties. He tried to do a college course but it was too much for him to deal with at that time. This led to Theone falling into a cycle of using drugs and he eventually ended up in prison. He found out about The Prince’s Trust while in prison and became determined to change his life. Theone was appointed two mentors who were there to support him straight away. He was also allocated a fantastic Business Mentor, and was awarded funding from The Prince’s Trust. He used the money from The Trust to set up an extremely successful community project delivering free music workshops to young people in Bournemouth, called ‘Bourne 2 Stand Out’, which focuses on developing confidence and skills in the young people he works with. Since then, Theone’s been asked to speak about his experiences at an international conference and is hoping to take his workshops on a tour of Africa. He’s been offered a full-time job with a crime reduction charity, largely because of his remarkable skill in engaging young people. Theone says he finally feels he can be himself and people like the person that he is.

Charlie caught up with Theone before the ceremony…

Educational Achiever of the Year
Recognising young people who have overcome barriers, developed new skills and improved their education prospects

Winner – Toni Elkington – Yorkshire and the Humber
Toni had a troubled relationship with her family and eventually things got so bad she went into care. Shortly after this, her mum passed away and Toni turned to drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis to block out the pain. She hardly ever went to school and when she did she was under the influence of drugs. The xl programme has given structure to Toni’s disjointed life. She is fantastic at motivating others, is a great team player and has lots of respect for the rest of the group. It’s had a huge impact on her self-esteem and she’s started to enjoy school and has taken all her GCSEs. Toni said: “I never got up in the morning to go to school. I would spend a whole day in bed, taking drugs, getting off my head and having a laugh with my mates. People wouldn’t walk on the same side of the street as me if I had been drinking because I would pick fights. It’s not good to have a name like that for yourself.”

Volunteer of the Year
Recognising the exceptional contribution of volunteers in supporting the work of The Trust

* John Cooper – East Midlands
* Sharon Cooper – South West
* Paul Maidment – National

Leadership Award
Recognising the contribution of individuals who lead and develop young people supported by The Trust

* Sharon Beech – West Midlands
* Denzil Faure – London
* Jane Kerr – Scotland

Partnership Innovation Award
Recognising partner organisations for their innovation in supporting the work of The Trust

* Essex County Council – East of England
* DVLA – Wales
* Metropolitan Police – London

The Prince’s Trust Staff Award
Recognising the successes and achievements of Prince’s Trust employees

* Sam Kennedy – Yorkshire and the Humber
* Arthur Mitchell – North East
* Marilyn Tunstall – North West

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