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END OF YEAR QUIZ AND AWARDS
By Admin
12 December 2021 5:26 pm

As we come towards the end of another unusual year, it was great to be able to get so many of you together for our annual awards. 

Before the awards were presented, we were joined by resident quizmaster, Ian Connell, who put us through our paces with our end of year quiz. Congratulations to our winner, Dan, as well as our runners up, Taylor and Oli! 

As usual, we had a number of awards, including two special 'Lockdown Legend' awards for those that trained the most during lockdowns throughout 2020 and 2021!

This year - more than ever - it was difficult to pick winners, with so many worthy of special recognition. Especially in a year where we saw six people pass black belt (shodan) and thirteen in total passing dan gradings (including three crossovers).  Congratulations to you all for your individual achievements. We're so proud of you all.

Our 2021 winners:

BEST NEWCOMERS (JUNIORS)
Joshua Blackmore
Beck Westlake

BEST NEWCOMERS (SENIORS)
Sarah Heiermann
Paddy Grindle

LOCKDOWN LEGEND 2020-2021 (JUNIOR)
Alistair Hanlon

LOCKDOWN LEGEND 2020-2021 (SENIOR)
Michael Whelan

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD (JUNIORS)
Liam Mashford
Josh Mashford

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD (SENIORS)
Rob Lee
Jason Hanlon

BILL WINFIELD SHIELD (OUTSTANDING JUNIOR)
Sam Mclaren

VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA SHIELD (OUTSTANDING SENIOR)
Caroline Walton

Congratulations to everyone that won! We look forward to seeing you all for our final few sessions of the year before we get started on making 2022 one to remember!