Evening of excellence

Guest blog from Nel Woolcott

  

I was delighted to represent ACR at this year’s Peterborough Regional College award ceremony last night.

We have sponsored the business student categories for the last few years and it’s always an excellent evening.

There have been some first class guests at the awards in the past and this year was no exception. Peterborough’s own secret millionaire Mike Greene took to the stage and he was nothing short of inspirational. He’s a self made man and was one of those people who just naturally commands respect.

But of course the evening is about the students and their achievements.

It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic, talented youngsters at the ceremony and to hear the glowing testimonials from their lecturers. From business to plumbing, accountancy to hairdressing, these are the people who are going to shape the future of Peterborough.

I was delighted to announce Justyna Sapeta, best full time business and management centre student and Martin Brunt, best part time business and management centre student. Both are, rightly, very proud of coming out top of their classes. They have lots of plans for their future and we’ve invited them to visit us at our Park Road offices to see if we can help them forward those. I shall certainly enjoy those conversations.

There were a lot of business people at the awards and, chatting to them afterwards, the overriding opinion was that with students like this entering the city’s workplaces the future looks bright!