A TOTAL of 19 young people have been presented with their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold badges by Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood.
Another three completed the award in the last year, but were unable to attend the presentation at Government House.
The award, the highest that can be attained under the scheme, can be started from the age of 16.
It sees young people spending a year volunteering and the same period on either physical or skills, with six months on the other.
They also complete a residential section, spending five-days undertaking group activities with people they don’t know.
The following people attained their Gold badges: James Allen, Alistair Johnston and Hannah Riordan of The Foundry; Zoe Anderson, Robbie Daniels, Hannah Scarlett, Natasha McKenzie, Alexandra Hardman, Rosie Hesketh, Ashley Howard of Queen Elizabeth II High School; Molly Canavan of Ramsey Grammar School; Joanne Howie of St Ninian’s High School; Hannah Leece, Rebecca Sayle, Johanna Gledhill, Charlotte Howarth, Thomas Howitt and Sarah Teare of Southern Explorers; Samantha Crellinm, Michael Lee and Steven Lee of Markee Vannin; Adam Clucas, independent.
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