Steve hosted the Excelsior Awards at Newcastle Civic Centre in both 2010 & 2011. Excelsior is a business enterprise academy. It encompasses;
Armstrong School of Business and Economics
   
Hadrian School of the Environment, Technology and Design
   

Jefferson School of Creative and Performing Arts

   
Milburn School of Health Related Studies
   
Excelsior College Sixth Form Studies
   
The Excelsior Academy is sponsored by Lord Laidlaw, who attended in 2010 and presented an award. That year, the guest speaker was the inspiring Bob Champion MBE, who overcame major health problems to ride Aldaniti to victory in the 1981 Grand National. Steve is pictured below with Bob.

In 2011, the guest speaker was Katy Storie, who was inspirational. Katy made her England debut against South Africa at the 2006 Rugby World Cup in Canada. Since then she has become a regular in the England squad and is one of several talented props. Katy was also in the Great Britain weight lifting squad before taking up rugby.

Steve would like to say thank you to Deon Krishnan who played a big part in organising the awards.
Steve would like to say thank you to Laura Kingston for the 2011 Award photographs; www.mda-mpr.com
 
 
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