Author: KYDS

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Twice a year, KYDS awards Jack Petchey Achievement Awards to deserving youth members. The awards are completely member led, chosen in an open nomination process by our youth members. Youth members nominate someone who they believe has demonstrated outstanding achievement. This could be someone that is a good role model, has overcome a personal challenge or helps others.

Following our recent production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, we awarded two Jack Petchey Achievement Awards, one to Ellie Macey and one to Matthew Greed. Ellie and Matthew both received certificates and will be invited to the Jack Petchey Awards Ceremony at the beginning of 2018. Ellie and Matthew also have a £250 allocation each to spend on something that will benefit all of the members at KYDS.

Congratulations Ellie and Matthew on your fantastic achievements, which you should be very proud of! Some of the nominations received are shown below:

Ellie Macey

• I think that Ellie should win a Jack Petchey award because of how much she helps people when they join and also she contributes really good ideas to the group.
• She always helps people with dance routines.
• She is always memorising the dances and helping people who are struggling.
• Because she tries very hard in everything that she does and will go out of her way to help anyone to learn anything they might have missed.
• Because she has really helped me learn dance routines.
• Always puts lots of effort into rehearsals and a real role model for the younger kids when helping them to dance.

Matthew Greed

• Matthew has been very committed to KYDS over the years and he is always very enthusiastic so I think that he really deserves this award.
• For always helping out on choreography and with lines.
• I have nominated this person because he takes everything on – no matter what it is – and then puts as much effort in as possible. He doesn’t care if something he does pushes him back as long as others can achieve something instead.
• Always put a lot of effort into rehearsals and is always happy and helps others!
• He has been very supportive to the younger and less experienced members.
• Because he is full of excitement for every show. He always give his best no matter what and can deal with almost any situation in a calm and collective manner.

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Our 3 Jack Petchey Achievement Awards winners and Leader Award winner all attended the Jack Petchey Celebration Event on Monday 27th March 2017 at the Mercury Theatre.

The evening celebrated the achievements of young people from various organisations in the Colchester area. Outstanding leaders in those organisations were also recognsied.

Our own Achivement Award winners, Millie Sheldrick, Ellie Russell and Olly Smith, were each presented with a medallion. Our Leader Award for last year, Dannii Carr, was presented with a certificate and medallion.

We are hugely grateful to the Jack Petchey Foundation for their continued support of our work.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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A Jack Petchey Achievement Award recognises the outstanding achievements of young people. This can include helping others, being a good role model, overcoming a challenge or breaking through a personal barrier. In KYDS, Jack Petchey Award Winners are chosen in an open nomination by the youth members, with no input from the Adult Team.

This November, Millie Sheldrick was chosen to receive a Jack Petchey Achievement Award by her fellow youth members. The award was then presented by past KYDS Jack Petchey Award Winners, Ellie, Olly and Lucy.

Some of the comments submitted about Millie during the nomination process are shown below:

• Millie has been extremely helpful to younger/newer members in their acting and has been very hard working. She has a very good attitude for KYDS and for the show.
• I think that Millie should be the winner because she’s tried really hard in KYDS recently and she is also a really good role model!
• Millie should win this because she has been helping some new people who have come into KYDS and has grown in confidence.
• I think Millie should win it because she has pushed her self with singing and dancing. Also her acting skills are getting better and better because she is working so hard!
• ​Because she has been with KYDS for ages and is always there like always able to step in but with this show this is her second comedy duo part and she is so good and puts in so much effort and always has so much energy I hope this helps as she deserves to win because of how funny she is and gets into character so well

Congratulations Millie on your achievement and on receiving this fantastic recognition from your fellow youth members!
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The North Essex Theatre Guild (NETG) has released the nominations for its 2016 Awards Ceremony and KYDS is delighted to have received a high number of nominations once again for its 2015 Pantomime, Cinderella, and our recent performance of The Little Mermaid in Summer 2016.

The nominations are as follows:

Cinderella
Nominated for the King Costume Award

The Little Mermaid
Nominated for the King Costume Award

The Little Mermaid
Nominated for the Jean Jones Award for set design / construction / dressing etc.

Millie Sheldrick and Grace Upton
Nominated for the Adjudicator’s Award
For their performance as Bodgett and Leggett in Cinderella

Charlie Warner
Nominated Best Young Actor
For his performance as Flounder in The Little Mermaid

Grace Upton
Nominated Best Young Actress
For her performance as Ariel in The Little Mermaid

Tom Nicoll
Nominated Best Dame
For his performance as Grizelda in Cinderella

The Little Mermaid
Nominated for the Collyer-Smith Trophy for Best Musical

Cinderella
Nominated for the Eric Dyster Cup for Best Pantomime

Cinderella
Nominated for The Terry Sadler Award for Front of House

The full list of nominations can be found on the NETG website.

Congratulations to everyone involved in both productions. We look forward to the awards ceremony which will take place on Friday 9 September in Clacton.

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Ray Banks, President of KYDS, once again presented the President’s Highest Achiever Award at the KYDS BBQ and after show party on Sunday 3rd July.

Ray personally chooses the winner of the award, after observing the rehearsal process for each KYDS production and identifying who, in his opinion, has achieved the most throughout the rehearsal process.

Ben Collins, who played Prince Eric, was chosen as the President’s Highest Achiever for the Society’s most recent production of The Little Mermaid. Ray said:

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Congratulations Ben on your achievement!

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KYDS would like to congratulate Ellie Russell and Olly Smith who were both chosen to receive Jack Petchey awards in June 2016!

Both Ellie and Olly were chosen by the KYDS youth members through an open nomination process. James Stocker, Chair of Trustees and Jack Petchey Coordinator for KYDS said “The wonderful thing about this process is that it is entirely led by our youth members. There is no input at all from the adult members, this is a way for youth members to recognise and congratulate their peers. Well done Ellie and Olly for being chosen by their fellow members as winners this time round!”.

Some of the comments submitted by youth members about Ellie and Olly are below:

Ellie Russell

“Ellie has always made me feel welcome to KYDS and has always encouraged me to try my best”, “She is very good at her part and very kind to other members of KYDS” “Ellie has shown great determination and commitment in order to perfect every part of her Ursula character”

Olly Smith

“Olly has improved greatly with both his confidence and ability this show, whilst also putting a great amount of effort into everything he does with KYDS!” “He is always trying hard and ready to work, always got a smile and happy to help anyone out when needed!” “Olly has improved greatly with both his confidence and ability this show, whilst also putting a great amount of effort into everything he does with KYDS!”

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