We received over 100 applications and shortlisted 40 young people to take part in the selection day on 28th April.

After an action packed day, 16 young people aged from 9 to 19 years old were chosen to be Youth Board members. They will represent the views of thousands of schools and young people from across the UK, offering advice on anti-bullying policies and practices. The members will also be given the opportunity to help with the planning of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week which takes place in November.

Alex Holmes, Diana Award Anti-Bullying Programme Manager said: “I was really impressed with the applications we received for the National Anti-Bullying Youth Board. I am looking forward to meeting up with the board members throughout the year and hearing their views, ideas and recommendations.  The National Anti-Bullying Youth Board members will provide a true insight into bullying issues throughout the UK and listening to them will shape our approach to bullying for future generations.”

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In only a few weeks our teams will be preparing themselves to complete the daunting Power Peaks 2012 Challenge. We are pleased to be working in partnership with both Barclays and Together For Short Lives in this fundraising event which we hope will raise £100,000 for the charities.

On the 5th July 2012 teams of Barclays staff and Diana Award Holders will be attempting to complete the national Three Peaks Challenge; climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdon in Wales and Scafell Pike in England in just 24 hours. In terms of scale, the three peaks total 11,177 feet, involves walking 26 miles and travelling 482 miles. Phew!

The moment that our Three Peaks team finish, the London teams will begin their daunting challenge of climbing three of the tallest buildings in London in just 4 hours! They will be scaling the Heron Tower (46 storeys), 1 Canada Square (50 storeys) and Barclays office in Canary Wharf (32 storeys).

This is our biggest fundraising challenge to date and we want to smash the £100,000 target!

If every Diana Award Holder donated £1 we would have already reached £36,000!
To donate to your Diana Award team please click here
You can also donate via text message. Simply text: “DEBT50” followed by the amount you would like to donate. E. g “DEBT50 £5” to 70070

Would you like to hold your own fundraising event in your school, university or office to help us reach the target? We love the idea of people up and down the country holding their own cake sales, office bingo and non-uniform days! To get you started you can download our fundraising tools at the end of this page. You will need to link your event to the fundraising team so that we can track how much you collectively raise. Click here for the team page

If you are interested in volunteering in London on the day or holding your own fundraising event please contact Katie on: katie.marple@diana-award.org.uk or call 0207 921 4577.

Click on the links below to download the fundraising packs.

Power Peaks Fundraising Pack

A-Z of Fundraising Ideas

A short film about each schools’ anti-bullying work was played,  these films highlighted the powerful impact the program has had on students and the school environment. The Magna Carta school tackled the topic of homophobia that an ambassador described as one of the last remaining prejudices. After each video there was a Q&A section led by a celebrity and the ambassadors from each school, this gave an interactive feel to the session and allowed the ambassadors to expand on their work.

There was a short performance by Diana Award Ambassadors Twist and Pulse that added lightness and more fun to what was otherwise a serious topic.

All of the Ambassadors were presented with the Diana Anti-Bullying Champion Award as an acknowledgement for their hard work and commitment to tackling bullying.

The above videos as well as a host of others can be viewed here.

If you or your school would like more ideas, the above link will inspire much stimulation and encouragement.

For further information regarding work that will commence in the 2nd year of the programme; please contact Alex via phone or email: 0207 921 4575/ alex.holmes@diana-award.org.uk or Didi: 0207 921 4574/ didi.nwankwo@diana-award.org.uk. If you would prefer to write in the address is: Diana Award, 2nd floor The Oasis Centre, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS.

The Diana Award is pleased to announce that Creatures of the Night have chosen us as one of their charities to support for their next club night. Only open to Award Holders aged 18+….so come along and listen to some great acts – it’s the fun way to raise funds!

CrEaTuReS oF tHe NiGhT – Saturday 12th of May – Brixton

Roll up! Roll up! Come feast your eyes upon the extraordinary and the spectacular at the next curious charitable instalment of CrEaTuReS oF tHe NiGhT!

Let our troupe of acts dazzle you at the CrEaTuReS’ cArNiVaL on Saturday 12th of May from 9pm – 3am across two floors at the Dogstar, Brixton, London – all in aid of the Diana Award and Irish Youth Foundation (UK)

The legend, (Kasabian’s words and now ours!), Eddy Temple-Morris will be headlining our big top and showing us exactly just how dance rocks! Check him out every Friday on The Remix at Xfm from 10pm -2am

Back by popular demand is Hussy Lover with his combinations of pop, trash and glitch, and that’s just the dress code! Playing electro-house and the fun side of techno, the result is a knees-up / hoe-down!

Followed by a burlesque balloon popping extravaganza from Chantilly Lace! A newcomer to the burlesque scene after dancing for 14 years, Chantilly exudes her own style and with a seductive but cheeky stare, shaking shoulders and wiggling hips.

Then finishing us off with a journey into the old school classics, garage and dance will be DJ Leech, guaranteeing a flash of finesse to what promises to be a vibrant and versatile line up.

Not to mention a plethora of fairground attractions, games, candy floss and many more goodies to be announced!

Tickets
Early Bird tickets are £6.00 BUY NOW!
0r £8 on the door

All proceeds go to two charities the Diana Award and Irish Youth Foundation (UK)

Dress code
Fancy dress optional although don’t you won’t want to miss out on our famous best dressed prize!

Think animals, think circus, think carnival!

Venue
The Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LQ

Contact
Email: creatures-of-the-night@hotmail.co.uk
Twitter: @CreaturesNight

CrEaTuReS oF tHe NiGhT – curious, charitable, creatures

We strive to work with like minded people and we are delighted to partner with Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) who share our passion and make it their business to celebrate exceptional young people.

RIBI itself runs a host of competitions and awards aimed at celebrating the talents and achievements of young people who have shown outstanding commitment to volunteering, fundraising, campaigning and caring, and demonstrated a positive contribution to their communities.

Rotary is  at the heart of every community. Wherever there is a town or a city, there is a Rotary club and members are passionate about the communities in which they live and work, working together with their neighbours to build stronger environments.

We highlight the young people who have similar aims; those who support people in need help; those who stand up against injustice and wrongs within society; those who work to inspire the lives of others.

Here are some Award Holders that have also received the Rotary Young Citizen Award.

	Nicole Dryburgh Rotary Young Citizen 2008 winner Nicole Dryburgh received a Diana Award in 2009. Nicole, who sadly passed away in 2010 aged 21, was left blind, profoundly deaf and unable to walk due to spinal cancer but despite her health problems, the remarkable woman wrote two books, ran her own website, wrote a weekly column for her local newspaper and raised tens of thousands of pounds for her favourite charities.
	Cameron Foster Cameron Foster, who is one of this year’s Rotary Young Citizen winners, was presented a Diana Champion Fundraiser Award in 2010. Cameron suffered painful injuries following a skiing accident and his long period of recovery and time spent in a wheelchair made him realise the difficulties that people with mobility problems might encounter. He his been tirelessly raising money for charity and volunteering within his local community, and overseas, ever since.
	Bethany Hare Twelve-year-old Bethany Hare became a Rotary Young Citizen in 2012 for launching her own charity to raise money for children’s hospices. She received a Diana Champion Fundraiser Award earlier this year.

We’re looking for Award Holders to get involved with their local Rotary Clubs so if you have a community project, want training or to find out ways to get involved with your local community then please email: katie.marple@diana-award.org.uk today and find out more about your Rotary Club.

The clean and simple design of each CLICLOC incorporates a watch face that pops out of its strap. This soft-to-touch silicone strap encases a steel spring coil that clicks and locks effortlessly around your wrist.

If you click on the link below 15% of all purchases will go towards the Diana Award Anti-Bullying programme. The Diana Award runs a peer led Anti-Bullying initiative called the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Programme. This is now rolled out in over 300 schools across England, where young people receive training and support from the Diana Award to lead on Anti-Bullying work in their schools and communities. There are now over 2,500 young Anti-Bullying Ambassadors across the UK.

Your purchase helps towards supporting their work

By wearing your CLICLOC watch with pride, you are showing the world that bullying is unacceptable.

To buy a CLICLOC now and show your support for the Diana Award click the buy now button below.

To make sure we receive your donation please select the ‘Diana Award’ as your answer to the questions ‘How did you hear about us?’

Thank you.

On Thursday 26th April Lancashire Art Gallery, Hepplestone Fine Art, are hosting an exclusive evening where local and international collectors can meet Todd White and where the painting ‘Diana’ will be avilable for £100,000.

US Artist Todd White had painted the late Princess as part of his Woman collection, citing Diana and her work as an inspiration in his own life, Todd said: “Princess Diana inspired so many people in her life, and it made perfect sense to me to donate the portrait to the Diana Award to help raise money that will go towards encouraging young people in their own endeavours, whether creative, charitable or entrepreneurial.”

Todd whose celebrity collectors include Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas and Vin Diesel is also well known for being the character creator of hit US cartoon Sponge Bob Square Pants.  His original paintings are collected worldwide and sell for up to $250,000.

Maggie Turner OBE and Chief Executive of the Diana Award said: “We are incredibly grateful to Todd White for giving us the opportunity to raise more money so that we can continue our work.  The portrait serves as a reminder of Diana’s passion for life and fun, as well as capturing her ability to inspire the lives of others a quality inherent in our 36,000 Award Holders. We hope the new owner will truly treasure the portrait.”

The sale of the painting ‘Diana’, donated by Todd White, will allow 1,000 young people to receive their award and to have their inspirational work recognised and supported by the Diana Award.

Holby Star – Adam Astill, Pete Jones, Sophie Charlesworth and Diana Award Holder Alex Tyldesley all trained really hard and we were delighted to see them smiling at the finish line!

Their fantastic finishing times were:

Alex – 3 hours and 17 minutes
Adam – 3 hours and 32 minutes
Sophie - 4 hours and 15 minutes
Pete – 4 hours and 24 minutes

If you can, please make a donation of £10, or whatever you can afford via the link below.

Our team will raise essential funds for the Diana Award. The money raised will support the inspirational work of amazing young people across the UK, who work as volunteers, campaigners, careers, fundraisers and anti-bullying champions. With the award young people are encouraged to carry on inspiring the lives of others and improving our communities

Thank you for your support.

On Thursday 5th July Diana Award Holders and teams from Barclays Debt Finance, will be reaching for the skies in a thrilling vertical challenge all to raise money for charity.

Two teams, each 30 strong, will take on two separate challenges; the Three Peaks or Three London Towers challenge.

The first team will attempt the national three peak challenge; climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdon in Wales and Scafell Pike in England in just 24 hours. In terms of scale, the three peaks total 11,177 feet, involves walking 26 miles and travelling 482 miles. Put into context, this is like climbing the Wildhorn in the Swiss Alps, while walking a marathon and driving from London to Strasbourg all in the same day! This amazing experience is open to over 18′s only. There is an option available to complete only one of the three peaks.

In contrast, the second team will be taking on the daunting fitness challenge of climbing three of the tallest buildings in London. This event will commence the minute the teams finish the three peaks challenge on 6th July. The team will be scaling the Heron Tower (46 storeys), 1 Canada Square (50 storeys) and Barclays office in Canary Wharf (32 storeys), aiming to complete this in 4 hours. The combined total is higher than the second tallest building in the world, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel in Saudi Arabia, with the added difficulty of having to stop and start with travel in between. Open to Award Holders aged 12 upwards (those aged 12 – 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult). There is an option available to complete only one of the three Towers.

The Power Peak Challenge is to scale three peaks and three towers in 27 hours! Are you up for the challenge?

Both teams will be raising money for Together for Short Lives and the Diana Award. Together for Short Lives is the only charity working across the UK which helps ensure that every child who is not expected to reach adulthood and their family has the best possible care and support whenever and wherever they need it. The Diana Award recognises the achievements of young people through a categorised award scheme honouring inspirational children and providing a vehicle through which young people are supported in achieving their true potential, for themselves and their communities.

If you would like to be involved with fundraising by taking part in either all or part of the Three Peaks or Three London Towers Power Peak Challenge then please email Katie for more details: katie.marple@diana-award.org.uk

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World Cup winning rugby player Ben Cohen MBE and actor Adam Astill who plays Dan Hamilton in BBC One’s Holby City were invited to present the awards.

After a successful career playing top flight rugby, Ben is now chairman of the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, set up to tackle bullying and homophobia in sport.

The Winterton Anti-Bullying Ambassadors group in Scunthorpe received the Diana Anti-Bullying Champion Award. Keiran aged 15 and Robert aged 16, both from the group, gave a short presentation at the award ceremony.

Kieran said: “I am really pleased all our hard work has been recognised with a Diana Award. We enjoyed presenting our ideas to others and hope that we can inspire more young people to stand up to bullying.”

On presenting the Diana Awards, Ben said: “I am delighted to present Diana Awards to inspirational young people who are committed to making the world a kinder and better place. I am passionate about standing up to bulling and erasing homophobia from sport and it is wonderful to see that the Diana Anti-Bullying Award recognises the young people who are also dedicated to this cause.”

A big thank you to all those who attended.

Welcome to the Diana Award!

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