Georgia Hardie wins Pride of Britain Award


October 2014

Georgia Hardie, who completed Rydon’s second Get Into Construction programme, has won this year’s Pride of Britain Young Achiever Award.

Despite being only 23, Georgia has led a remarkable life, her family situation forcing her into homelessness at the age of just 11. As a result she lived in and out of hostels for much of her younger years.

At 17 years old, without a job or any future prospects, she was referred to The Prince’s Trust and signed up to their Get Into Construction programme, held on Rydon’s regeneration of Packington Estate.

Determined to succeed, she secured her CSCS card and learnt a number of skills including plumbing, drylining and carpentry. She received a Development Award from The Prince’s Trust to pay for travel costs to work and impressed her supervisors sufficiently to be offered an apprenticeship on the project.

Today she still works on a Rydon contract, but now for one of Rydon’s subcontractors SDP Solutions at Ujima Court where she manages her own team. The Pride of Britain film crew recently visited the site to record her ahead of the awards ceremony as she went about her every day work on site.

Writing in the Mirror, Princes Charles has written how proud he is that she has won the award. Click here to read the article and to find out more about how Georgia is now helping other young people like her to turn their lives around.

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