PUPILS from Maldon’s Plume School have been recognised at a prestigious awards ceremony.

The annual Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards were handed out to youngsters at the Civic Theatre in Chelmsford last week.

Picking up awards from the Plume School were Luke Billings, Emma Vaughan, Joel Manning, Jane-Marie Osborne, Chloe Barnes, Cheyenne O’Kane, Martha Ball, Evan Merrick-Pelland and Poppy Coburn.

The event honoured youngsters aged 11-25 who received medallions to go with a framed certificate and a cheque for £200.