Congratulations to everyone who collected their Gold Award on the morning of Wednesday 17th January 2018 in the Entrée Room at St James’s Palace. Natalie Rushdie, Opera Singer, presented the certificates on behalf of HRH The Earl of Wessex. Natalie told the Gold Award Holders: “The DofE allowed me to achieve something that wasn’t affected by my dyslexia. Congratulations on your achievement.” Group 3: Central England Name Licenced Organisation Centre Jessica Baker Derbyshire County Council Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Alistair R M Barbour Derbyshire County Council DofE Office Independent Group Denise Brown Stafford Grammar School Stafford Grammar School Jordan Bryan Derbyshire County Council Chesterfield College Foundation Studies George Bunn Stafford Grammar School Stafford Grammar School Sam Carter Stafford Grammar School Stafford Grammar School Matthew Davis Derbyshire County Council Trent College Charlotte Gale Derbyshire County Council Trent College Christopher Gerrett Derby Grammar School Derby Grammar School Nathan Harries-Wood Derbyshire County Council The Ecclesbourne School Elizabeth Haughey Derbyshire County Council Brookfield Community School Sian Morgan Stafford Grammar School Stafford Grammar School Lowri Nicholson Littleover Community School Littleover Community School Charlotte Oxborough Derbyshire County Council Netherthorpe School Holly Packham Stafford Grammar School Stafford Grammar School Matthew Patrick Derby Grammar School Derby Grammar School Joseph Reed Littleover Community School Littleover Community School Amy Roberts Derbyshire County Council Trent College Abigail Shevlin Derbyshire County Council Shirebrook Academy DofE Award Group Hayley Nyree Spendlove Derbyshire County Council Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Ashley Spendlove Derbyshire County Council Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Matthew Taylor Derby Grammar School Derby Grammar School Ellie Rose Ward Derbyshire County Council Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Liam Wright Derbyshire County Council Chesterfield College Foundation Studies Group 4: Central England Name Licenced Organisation Centre Ruby Rose Bailey Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle - under - Lyme School Kay Barker Staffordshire County Council Stafford Open Award DofE Centre Charlotte Bennett Shenley Brook End School Shenley Brook End Abigail Binnington Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle - under - Lyme School Thomas Cawkwell Staffordshire County Council Stafford Open Award DofE Centre Louis Dean Chase Grammar School Chase Grammar Ione Downs Shenley Brook End School Shenley Brook End Lauren Else Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle - under - Lyme School Lauren Deanne Gater St Thomas More Catholic College St Thomas More Catholic College William Hall Denstone College Denstone College Abigail Moore Thomas Becket DofE Centre Thomas Becket DofE Centre Rowan Nunn Staffordshire CC Staffordshire CC Rachael Marie Oakley Staffordshire CC Staffordshire CC Poli Parvanova Ousedale School Ousedale Helen Potter Northampton High School Northampton High School Ellinor Caroline Raby Thomas Alleyne's High School Thomas Alleyne’s High School Isabelle Victoria Slee Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle - under - Lyme School Natasha Hannah Smith Edgbaston High School for Girls Edgbaston High School for Girls Madeleine Spellman Northampton School for Boys Northampton School for Boys DofE Centre Kate Stedman Edgbaston High School for Girls Edgbaston High School for Girls Aphatsara Suyotha Northampton School for Girls Northampton School for Girls D of E Centre Lauren Teer Northampton School for Boys Northampton School for Boys DofE Centre Lara May Tinant Northampton School for Boys Northampton School for Boys DofE Centre Emma Walker Northampton School for Boys Northampton School for Boys DofE Centre Samuel Whyte Ousedale School Ousedale .