The House of Lords

Thursday 21st June 2018

presents

held at

CVQO Westminster Award Ceremony 2018

South Africa

Selection

House of Lords

AWARDS

ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management certificatesPresented by The Rt Hon the Lord Lingfield

Chairman CVQO Board of Trustees

The ILM Achievement Award 2018Presented by Kirstie Donnelly

The Pearson BTEC Achievement Award 2018Presented by Shirley Eden

The Lingfield Medal 2018Presented by The Rt Hon the Lord Lingfield

The CVQO Westminster Award 2018

MENUSTARTER

Coronation chicken

served with almonds, mango gel, golden raisins, curried purée and coriander

MAIN COURSE

Cornish rump of lamb served with wheatgrass ash, goats’ cheese potatoes, braised lettuce,

smoked lamb sweetbread, morels and mustard sauce

DESSERT

Raspberry, mascarpone & passion fruit cheesecake with passion fruit sorbet

Coffee and House of Lords chocolate truffles

*An alternative menu will be provided for those who have requested it

A very warm welcome to the CVQO Westminster Award ceremony 2018.

We are once again privileged to celebrate the achievements of 11 fantastic young people in the prestigious setting of the House of Lords and I am very pleased to share this occasion with you all.

This, believe it or not, will be the 16th CVQO Westminster Award ceremony and therefore the 16th time a deserving young person will have had their name etched on the famous CVQO silver lion.

What I would like to say is that the process of selection gets easier with each year that passes but that simply is not the case. In fact, we received more nominations for this year’s CVQO Westminster Award than ever before, so we have had a lot of very difficult decisions to make. This is reflected in the fact that we announced 11 finalists in April, up from 10 last year, as we could not separate a group of the candidates.

Our finalists have been nominated by their cadet groups for a variety of reasons. Some have overcome personal difficulties, others devote much of their free time to helping others or volunteering, however it is safe to say all of them embody the altruistic spirit of the CVQO Westminster Award.

Of course, it does not end here - our finalists have an action-packed two weeks in South Africa in July to look forward to. They will find themselves tested by a rewarding schedule of activities that will see them engage in valuable conservation and community work, which will no doubt give them a new perspective on the world.

Finally, I would like to thank our friends from Pearson, ILM, City & Guilds and everyone who has travelled to be here today from cadet organisations, Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence. Your support is valued and very much appreciated.

With very best wishes for a wonderful afternoon,

WELCOME

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Georgia Allison 1414 (Crowborough) Squadron ATC

Alexander Anderson 1367 (Caerleon) Squadron ATC

William Bond Sherborne School CCF

Naomi Eyre Derbyshire Police Cadets - Chesterfield Unit

Larissa Faldo Chelmsford Sea Cadets

Bradley Gunn 295 (Witham & Rivenhall) Squadron ATC

2018 FINALISTS

Jack Larder Ixworth Detachment A Coy, Suffolk ACF

Samuel Ray Weymouth Sea Cadets

Jasmine Roper Scarborough Detachment, Yorkshire North and West ACF

Katie Sewell Warsash Sea Cadets

Adam Toy London Fire Brigade - Havering Fire Cadets

Georgia Allison

Larissa Faldo Adam Toy Naomi Eyre Alexander Anderson

William Bond Katie Sewell

Jack Larder Jasmine Roper Bradley Gunn Samuel Ray