Members of Haringey Shed Youth Theatre proudly collected a Philip Lawrence Award 2009 from Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 8th December at BAFTA in London’s West End and was hosted by Newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald. Sir Trevor said “I think this is fine work. I particularly like the involvement of young people with disabilities.”

Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, said “I congratulate the winners of this year’s Philip lawrence Award for such fantastic work in their local communities. The projects demonstrate how young people are helping break down barriers between groups in their community. The contribution to the wider community is also helping them develop new skills and gain confidence. We should all be proud of today’s winners”

The Awards were set up in memory of Head teacher Philip Lawrence who was murdered outside his school 14 years ago. So far they have recognised over 1000 young people aged between 11 and 20 in over 80 communities since 1997. Winning projects receive £1000 and become members of the Philip Lawrence Awards Fellowship which offers training and support to further their work.

Follow the link to view a short film about Haringey Shed and to find out who the other winners are.

http://www.philiplawrenceawards.net/