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23 September 2005  

Radio Lollipop has been awarded £2,500 after being crowned one of London’s best small sized employers for practical learning.

Radio Lollipop were awarded the honours after winning the regional heats of the Edge Employer Award; a joint Jamie Oliver and Simon Woodroffe –backed initiative to recognise the best employers in England offering practical learning opportunities to 14-25 year-olds.

Having already beat hundreds of organisations, Radio Lollipop will now go head-to-head with eighteen other small sized organisations for the chance to be recognised as the country’s best practical learning employer and receive a staggering £25,000 investment.

Hedley Finn, Chairman of Radio Lollipop UK was thrilled with the news saying: “We are delighted to have won an Edge Employer Award. Learning by doing is essential for all Radio Lollipop volunteers. Practical learning is implemented in a number of ways including; team building days, team coaching, secondments and we have a buddy scheme to pair new volunteers with experienced volunteers.”

Simon Woodroffe, Edge supporter and Founder of Yo! Sushi, says: “Congratulations to Radio Lollipop for winning an Edge Employer Award. Most people really discover what they love and what they’re good at by actually doing it. It is great that Radio Lollipop is committed to giving young people these opportunities.”

Jamie Oliver, a supporter of the Edge Employer Awards says: “The Edge Employer Awards is a brilliant competition and the winning organisations are doing an outstanding job, I hope other organisations will be inspired to follow in their footsteps.”

All regional winners will receive their trophy and prize at the Edge Employer Awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate, in London, 1 November, at which the four national winners are to be announced. Jamie Oliver and Simon Woodroffe will both attend the ceremony.