The Young Achievers Awards 2009 will be opening for nominations in June 2009.

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More details about the 2009 Awards will be posted on the website soon!

To check out what some of the shortlisted and winners from the 2008 Young Achievers have been up to since the Awards take a look at our winners page.

Are you a previous Young Achievers or Whitbread Winner?

If you are a previous winner and want to tell us about your achievement since winning your award then we would love to hear from you. You can e-mail us at info@youngachievers.co.uk.

Want to find out what went on at our awards ceremony?

This will take you to an external site to view pictures of our fantastic awards ceremony [photos]  

The winners of the Young Achievers Award 2008 were announced on the 27th March. Find out what they have done by clicking here [winners]

Almost 200 guests attended a fantastic awards ceremony in central London yesterday to celebrate the incredible achievements of young volunteers.

Joined by Beverly Hughes - Minister for Children, Young People and Families and Gerry Sutcliffe - Minister for Sport, the guests were entertained by a samba band before the winners were revealed.

The winners of the 2008 Young Achievers Award are:

• Nick Marshall (Environment 16-19)
• Emma Fulwood (Environment 20-25)
• Nathan Ball (Community 16-19)
• Dean Kamanzi (Community 20-25)
• Pip Goodwin (Arts 16-19)
• Ryan Harston (Arts 20-25)
• Gareth Swift (Sport 16-19)
• Rikki Colegate (Sport 20-25)

Congratulations to all the winners, they each receive £1,000, a trip on the London Eye, RSA fellowship for a year, 12 months project support and 'money-can't-buy' prizes.

Community 16-19
Claire Matthews
Omar Hassanali 
Nathan Ball

Community 20-25
Dean Kamanzi
Edward James Morta
Mohammed Bashir Walji

Even if you haven't made it onto the shortlist congratulations, you still have all done some amazing volunteering and we were amazed at the fantastic standard of everyone. If you were on the longlist you will get a prize of £50 and also an invitation to our celebration event on the 27th March, where we will reveal who has won this years awards.