Percy Hedley Foundation

Volunteers from Percy Hedley Sports Academy, Jit Chung, Kathryn Easson, Daniel Blake and Rob Thompson

Marion Schooler - MFS Consultancy, Gita and David Faulkner, Joe Ayton - Percy Hedley Employability Project and Glyn Evans - City Centre Chaplin and winner of Alternative Business Person 2009

Paul Robertson - Editor Evening Chronicle, John Purvis ncjMedia, Lynn Melvin and Michael Brown - ncjMedia

Les Walton - Northern Education, Lynn Watson - Head Teacher Percy Hedley School, Ian Kershaw - Northern Education

Kathy Secker hosting proceedings

House Band - 55 Degrees

Eversheds entry into 'Opportunity Knackered' - A Choired Taste performing Mama Mia

A full house !

Lead singers of Ryder Architecture's winning entry into 'Opportunity Knackered' presented with champagne & chocolates by David Simms of ncjMedia (Talent Show sponsor) pictured with Brendan Healy and the judging panel

Brendan Healy hosting proceedings

Jeff Brown (BBC Look North), Lesley Callaghan - SAFC, Ian Payne (ITV Tyne Tees)

Dr Tony Best, Chief Executive Percy Hedley Foundation, with hosts Kathy Secker and Brendan Healy

Tony Bradley of Bradley O'Mahony presents New Kid Award to Guy Opperman

Des Bustard, Director of Fundraising at Percy Hedley receives the most unexpected Unsung Hero Award from Ian Gilthorpe of Eversheds

Sheila Coltman and Maria Hallett, Fundraisers, Percy Hedley Foundation

Stan Abbott receives the Flash Harry Award from Jamie Gamble of Ward Hadaway

Theresa Liddle, Managing Director, Northern Recruitment Group presents the Lunchtime Achiever Award to Terry Laybourne, 21 Hospitality Group

Andrew Sugden, North East Chamber of Commerce, presents the Shiny Bottom Award to Lucy Winskell, Sintons

Siobahn Bales, Managing Director, bgroup, presents the Twitface award to Sally Keith, Chair, CIPR and Paul Callaghan, Chairman, Leighton Group

Jeff Brown (BBC Look North) being presented with the 'Nice Guy' Award by John Mowbary, Director of Corporate Affairs, Northumbrian Water (Main Sponsor)

Ronnie Graham, Ryder Architecture, presents the Ryder Cup to Nick Swales, UBS

Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive, Newcastle Gateshead Initiative presents the Shy Bairn Award to Ray Spencer, Customs House