26 Apr 2021
AWARD WINNER: Kirsty McLachlan
A HOST of Teesdale youngsters have been recognised for their achievements in the 2021 Young People’s Award Ceremony.
County Durham Youth Council, which includes young people aged 11 to 19, aims to give them a voice in decision making. The annual awards ceremony, which was run over five days via social media, highlighted some of the achievements of youngsters in the county.
Leah Merrington, youth council member, said: “The young people’s awards look at recognising and celebrating the achievements of young people and also the workers who help to support them.”
More than 150 nominations in 11 categories were received and judges had a difficult time in whittling down the winners.
For some, the memory of having met the Duke as a child still looms large.
Major Retd Philip Wright recalls the time in 1950 when, at 10-years-old, Prince Philip leant him a pair of flippers in a swimming pool in Cyprus.
Major Retd Philip Wright was a child when he met the Prince in CyprusMajor Philip Wright
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“He was commanding HMS Magpie, his ship, and they called in on Cyprus as part of the mediterranean fleet.
“My father, Sir Andrew Wright, was governor and he visited us in Government House. My father said ‘any time you want to use the swimming pool, do come and use it’.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Julia-Simone Rutgers | Posted: 7:10 PM CDT Friday, Apr. 9, 2021
In June of 1997, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh decided to make a last-minute trip.
Leaving his official duties in Toronto, he travelled to Manitoba to visit with families and Canadian military personnel picking up the pieces left behind by the Flood of the Century in the small town of Ste. Agathe. He felt this sense of service, with who he was and the position he held, in a time of crisis like this that he should be there to show the support, Don Leitch, former clerk of the Executive Council in Manitoba, recalled Friday.
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