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2009 Winners

Every year, the Adult Learners' Week Awards celebrate the achievements of outstanding adults who transformed their lives through learning, inspiring others to learn as well. Here are some examples of the winners' remarkable stories:

• Opening Doors to Adult Learners Awards
  • Watch videoStreet Life Soccer, East of England
  • Watch videoGo Higher, North West
  • Watch videoIn Touch Volunteers, North West
  • Watch videoJobjunction Employment Partnership at Birmingham Airport , West Midlands
• Group Awards
  • Watch videoTansley House Care Home, East Midlands
  • Watch videoFirst Buses Learning Group, London
  • Watch videoMarion Richardson Primary School, London
  • Watch videoKushti Bok, South West
  • Watch videoPractice Plan Ltd, West Midlands
• Learning Works Awards
  • Maria Gough, East of England
  • Watch videoDanny West, London
  • Reha Ali , London
  • Ged Bretherton , North West
• Senior Learner of the Year Award
  • Alan Taylor , East Midlands
  • Mary Jarvis , East of England
  • Maria Tolly, London
  • Brenda Cumming, North East
  • Margaret Marsden , North West
  • Watch videoBarrie Hughes, South East
  • Malcolm Apperley, South West
  • Chris Roberts, West Midlands
  • Paul Howard North, Yorkshire and the Humber
• Family Learners of the Year Award
  • Watch videoThe Graham Family, North West
• European Social Fund Regional Awards
  • John Gerrard Kelly, East Midlands
  • Jamie McGuire, East of England
  • Watch videoFrank Harris, London
  • Jayne Heaney, North West
  • Chris Smith, South East
  • Chrissy Jane Hedge, South West
  • Dane Phillips, West Midlands
  • Michelle Burgoyne, Yorkshire and the Humber
• The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Regional Learning Works Awards
  • Lynn Cartwright, East Midlands
  • Janet Taylor, East of England
  • Philippa Williams, London
  • Allison James, North East
  • Nick Redmond, North West
  • Frantisek Havelec, South East
  • Tanya Powell, South West
  • Nicholas Drinkwater, West Midlands
  • Phoebe Hall, Yorkshire and the Humber
• Booktrust: Power of Reading Award Winner
  • Watch videoGerildine Talbot, Yorkshire and the Humber
• learndirect: Learning Through Technology Award Winner
  • Watch videoCath Mitchell, North East
• National Open College Network (NOCN) Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Watch videoDarren Bailey, North West
• SSAT Outstanding Learner in a Specialist School Award
  • Watch videoVoldis Kudliskis, South West
• A Right to A Voice National Award
  • Watch videoNajib Rasooli, Yorkshire and the Humber
• Individual Regional Awards
  • Brian Goodliffe, East Midlands
  • Gary Peel, East Midlands
  • Julia Malkin, East Midlands
  • Nicky Jecks, East Midlands
  • Watch videoThomas Birch, East Midlands
  • Watch videoMichael Douglas , East of England
  • Natalie Wilson, East of England
  • Rene Coles, East of England
  • Sister Helen Connolly, East of England
  • David Monteith, London
  • Gabriele Lagrotteria, London
  • Sandra Huggett, London
  • Watch videoSunita Arora - Shah, London
  • Susan Browne, London
  • Jan Blakey, North East
  • Leanne Pink, North East
  • Watch videoLee Curry, North East
  • Peter Lovegrove, North East
  • Valerie Hewison, North East
  • Watch videoAkhter Ali, North West
  • Anis Bakir, North West
  • Elaine Lyons, North West
  • Gary Jaye, North West
  • Noleen Vine, North West
  • Anne Langton, South East
  • David Barrett, South East
  • Gill Houghton, South East
  • Kelly Furlonger, South East
  • Larissa Burnett, South East
  • Russell Smith, South East
  • Caroline Haddock, South West
  • Jason Thorne, South West
  • Paul Parker, South West
  • Pauline Gibbon, South West
  • Watch videoRoss Dunstan, South West
  • Watch videoAngela Potter, West Midlands
  • Katrina Austin, West Midlands
  • Lisa Marie Salter, West Midlands
  • Paul Slinn, West Midlands
  • Yasr Turkay, West Midlands
  • Ian Padgett, Yorkshire and the Humber
  • Laura McQuillan, Yorkshire and the Humber
  • Richard Stacey, Yorkshire and the Humber
  • Watch videoYousef Ghadree, Yorkshire and the Humber