JACK PETCHEY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Jack Petchey Foundation was established by the successful East London entrepreneur, Jack Petchey, in 1999. It is now among the largest and most influential London charitable foundations. It gives grants on projects and programmes that benefit 11-25 year olds. The Foundation is eager to help young people take advantage of opportunities and play a full part in society.
The club is on the 'Bronze Award' with three awards presented every year. Winners are voted for by the students. The award is for students aged between 11 and 25 in recognition of achieving the three E's:-
Effort; What you put into the club through training and support
Endeavour; Working through difficulties, striving to achieve your goal
Exceptional achievement; This is about the outcome of the other two Es.
The winners receive a certificate from the Foundation and a Cheque to be spent on the club or other students. At the Annual Awards ceremony in November, a formal presentation of a special boxed medallion will be made to the year’s winners.
Previous years winners can be found on the 'Previous Award Winners' Page under Jack Petchey Awards.
Jack Petchey Achievement Award Winner - Spring 2024 - Tom Halliday
Tom Halliday
Tom joined us from another club which had closed down and has been with us for over a year. This can be a difficult transition, but one which he has handled perfectly which is a reflection of his maturity.
He exhibits a thoughtful and patient attitude to the sport. This is reflected in the time he spends with students who have difficulties and are not as confident or as proficient as he is.
Tom spends quite a lot of time going over the basics ensuring with these students, which can sometimes be to the detriment of his own training. Nevertheless he is always helpful and pleasant with those students.
He has now moved to the Saturday session, which is more demanding and has thrown himself into his fighting practice, something which was not being fully tested on the Wednesday mat.
He is willing to attempt any technique and will happily train with any student. A model student.
He has decided the money will go towards subsidising the cost of club hoodies and t-shirts.
Jack Petchey Achievement Award Winner - Summer 2023 - Lucas Mitchell
Lucas Mitchell
Lucas has been a member of the club since August 2017 and has always been keen to take part in competitions as well as be a part of the display team.
As a result of his keenness to take part in the fighting element of the sport he has won the club's "Competitor of the year" a total of three times; in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
This award is based on the number of Gold, Silver and Bronze positions gained in competitions over the year. Gold gaining 4 points, Silver 3, Bronze 2 and 1 point for taking part but not medaling.
As a result of his hard work and dedication he was selected for the Kent Judo Team to take part in the Southern Area Intercounty Team Championships. He fought in the under 42kg category and won Gold. This is a tremendous result for a student of his age and is a just reward for his hard work.
He is also taking part in the London Youth Games on June 17 where he is fighting on the Bromley Borough Team.
The money has been spent on paying for the club's summer BBQ. As it had been since 'pre Covid' that the club had run its usual summer BBQ it was felt this was the best way of getting the club all together in a friendly environment. A good time had by all.
Jack Petchey Achievement Award Winner - Autumn 2023 - Henry Gerrard
Henry Gerrard
Henry has been with the club for the last three years. He had recently sustained a fracture injury away from the club which meant he has had quite a break from training. This was the second similar mishap in recent months.
However he has come back having and has really applied himself to the sport. In a short time he has made up for the lost time both in covering many techniques but also his shiai (fighting) has improved making him a formidable opponent among his contemporaries.
Always attentive and gives 100% effort to the session.
It has been decided to spend the money on the Club's awards night where the achievements of the club are celebrated and a number of awards are given out with the trophies having the winner's name engraved on it.