Bracknell

Bracknell Mayor, Jenny Borthwick, 16, and Diana Sefton Jenkins.Bracknell Forest Borough Council Mayor, Cllr Mrs Jacqui Ryder, presented awards for services to mentoring in the borough, last week, at the Open Learning Centre in Bracknell.

The Kate Sefton Jenkins Awards are given annually to people who are nominated for their mentoring successes.

This year the HFC Bank nominated Jenny Borthwick and Ryan Tucker from Garth Hill College and South East Berkshire Education Business Partnership nominated Gill Kelly from Easthamptead Park School.

Jenny won the competition and was awarded with a cheque for £200 to be put towards her future development, a trophy for her school and a plaque for her to keep. The runners-up, Ryan and Gill, each received a £25 gift voucher.

Bracknell Cllr Mrs Ryder, said: "I was delighted to be invited to present this award. Mentors are very valuable people to have available in the workplace and work wonders for up and coming employees of the future.

The Kate Sefton Jenkins Award begun after the death of Kate in 2002. She was a young and very enthusiastic mentor, who worked for Avis at the time.

Certificates and prizes from individual mentoring groups were also presented and other mentors attended from 3M, Fujitsu, HFC Bank and mentees from Garth Hill College, Easthampstead Park School and The Brakenhale School.

Kate's mother, Diana Sefton Jenkins, and aunt, Margaret Moss, also attended.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council