CIRENCESTER College celebrated the outstanding talent and work of more than 50 of its students at an awards ceremony.

The college's 24th Annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 9, recognised students' talents, achievements in subject areas, and contributions to the college.

The ceremony featured guest of honour Dame Fiona Reynolds, master of Emmanuel College at Cambridge University and local patron of New Brewery Arts, who spoke about her work as an environmentalist stemming from her passion for Geography at school.

Kim Clifford, principal at Cirencester College, said: “The awards ceremony is an amazing celebration of the next generation and talent at the college, which is like the life and blood of Cirencester."

Special recognition is given to Rhian Harris-Mussi, who won the Wilts and Glos Standard prize for Successful Application of Communication Skills.

The ceremony featured 84 winners, many of who walked home with their award that day. The Standard spoke to a few of them.

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard:

(Tamsyn Smith, winner of the Award for Contribution to the Life of the College)

One of the winners, Tamsyn Smith, who won the Award for Contribution to the Life of the College, was recognised for her work as a student ambassador during her two years at college.

Tamsyn worked with the ambassador team to help with enrolments at the college, giving advice to potential students and mentoring new students.

She said: “I cannot believe it. It’s such an honour to receive this award."

Tamsyn enjoyed ambassador work so much that she is now an ambassador at Bradford University, where she is in her first year studying Healthcare Science.

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard:

(Sam Roberts, winner of the Science Faculty Prize for Electronics and the Ellisons Award for Enrichment)

Sam Roberts, a young entrepreneur and an electronics enthusiast, received two awards: the Science Faculty Prize for Electronics and the Ellisons Award for Enrichment, given to all members of the student enterprise company, SoberDrive.

Sam is technical director of his team’s company, SoberDrive, who are hoping to bring their idea, a key breathalyser, into the market.

He is currently taking a year out and looking forward to studying electronics at university.

His mother, Rachel Roberts, said: “Sam has always been interested in electronics.

“When he was three years old, he was given an electric circuit kit. When he was ten, he blew up our microwave because he wanted to make rocket fuel.”

Sam’s father, David Roberts, added: “I’m an engineer, that’s probably where he got his passion for electronics from.”

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard:

(William Duggleby, winner of the Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust Prize for Academic Excellence)

High achiever William Duggleby, now a Cambridge University medic, won the Cirencester Grammar School Memorial Trust Prize for Academic Excellence.

He is in his first year at Jesus College in Cambridge after graduating with three A*s in A level Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.

He said: “I'm very happy about winning the award.

"Currently at university, I’m with people who are academically driven, so I feel driven to work hard too.”

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard:

(Tabby Madni, winner of the Corin Prize for Biological Science)

Another award winner, Tabby Madni, who achieved an A* in Biology for her A Levels won the Corin Prize for Biological Science.

Tabby said: “I know I worked hard but it’s great to be getting recognition for it.”

She is now studying an integrated Natural Sciences masters degree at Lancaster University.

Tabby is interested in neuroscience, the study of the brain, and hopes to become an academic.

She said that she initially considered teaching but decided that teaching and researching at a university level would be more interesting.