Award Winners 2011

A Major Award went to Lee Browning for new equipment to help him as he tries to win points in the hope of joining the England Canoe Slalom Squad.

Charterhouse School

Samuel Jenkins and Jonathan Pacey to stage a debut concert in Guildford of a new group set up in April 2011, the Mousai singers.

Charter Community School, East Dulwich

Niamh Davis, Roisin Mcaweany and Mimi Smith to write, produce and direct a play to perform at school.

Dulwich College

Alex Scott-Malden, Angus Johnston to cycle Land's End to John O'Groats.

Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney

Faruk Saliu, Brandon Onyagunga for a five-day cycling challenge in France.

Awards in 2010

Our second award went to dBand: James Wood, Harry Moseley, Paul Raleigh and Anthony Buswell used the funds for a recording studio session. Their aim is to put the songs on iTunes – all proceeds to go to our Foundation. Watch them play on YouTube.

Here is what they say:

'After we received the generous award from the Mark Evison Foundation in June 2010, we were able to begin putting our plans into action. We started by getting together as a band and created a group of initial songs. We spent plenty of time developing these songs, discarding a few and changing some beyond recognition. We set ourselves the target of having three songs ready by October, so that we could book the recording studio for our winter half term.

Following the summer holidays we booked a recording slot at Garage Studios, a recording studio run by Martin Smith in East Grinstead. We spent three long days in the studio, managing to record three of our songs. These three days turned out to be a wonderful experience, having the chance to work with a fantastic music producer and experiencing the satisfaction of seeing the songs we had created become recorded tracks.

The Foundation gave us fantastic support and the opportunity to spend time in a recording studio. However, more than this the award has really motivated us to keep working hard at developing our band into the future taking it beyond a merely a pastime at school to becoming a longer-lasting project. Spending time in the studio represents a stage in our development and we plan to continue writing new songs in the future.' – James Wood

Luke Gbedemah and Tomos Davies, both 16 years of age, have successfully run the four highest peaks in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in four days, using only public transport. They took their dog Anvil, and made a film of their experience, which you can watch by clicking the link below.

Watch Luke and Tomos's video of their challenge here