HUNDREDS of young achievers from across the UK recently received their Duke of Edinburgh Awards at St James' Palace.

One of these was Rosie Pearce, 21, who attended Launceston College. This is where she achieved her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.

She travelled to London on October 15, with 89 other young people from the South West, to receive her certificate from the DofE's Patron and Founder — HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. It was a great honour to meet the Duke himself.

The Gold Award Presentation (GAP) is a celebration and recognition of Rosie's achievements in completing her Gold DofE programme.

The GAP is a unique event and a fitting culmination to mark the hard work, determination and perseverance required.

Rosie worked tirelessly through the five sections of her DofE programme over number of months to achieve her Gold Award.

For the full report, and a round-up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.