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City College students win prestigious 'Webby' awards in NYC

17 June 2010

A group of Foundation Learning Life Skills students at City College Brighton and Hove who have been the stars of a hit 'docusoap' show broadcast on the internet, have been named as winners of both the Webby Award and the People's Voice Award for the best reality show. Hailed as the 'internet's highest honour' by the New York Times, the Webby Awards is the leading international award honouring excellence on the web. City College students Sam, Hilly, Megan, Lewis and their friend Lucy, all of whom have an intellectual disability (Down's Syndrome and Williams Syndrome), flew over to New York to attend the Awards Ceremony which was held on June 14th. International celebrities such as Buzz Aldrin, Lisa Kudrow and Isabella Rosselini were also accepting awards on the night.

Its big news for this little show which was made against the odds after TV commissioners in the UK turned it down. Made with no funding and edited in the producers' spare bedroom, the series has gone on to be a hit on the web, with the ups and downs of these five lifelong friends capturing people's hearts all over the world.

'The Specials'

'The Specials'

Tutor Hayley Kelso says:

'The group have had a fantastic time filming, the project has helped their confidence enormously and their enthusiasm for college life has never been higher.'

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About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton, City College Brighton and Hove has become an international centre of vocational excellence. Every year 2,000 full-time, 10,000 part time, over 500 Higher Education and 250 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its 'City Business Skills' department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.