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Congratulations to Brenda O'Mulloy and Keith Paterson who were named Joint Internet Champions for 2012 by Actress and Age UK Celebrity Ambassador June Whitfield at our glittering awards celebration on 30 January at the Royal Society.
Well done to competition finalists Richard Hannam and Maggie Petch.
Mr Nigel Farren, aged 60, from LondonMrs Brenda O'Mulloy, aged 82, from BuckinghamshireMr Richard Hannam, aged 64, from Northumberland Mr Alan Hepworth, aged 69, from DurhamMr Keith Paterson, aged 80, from SuffolkMrs Maggie Petch, aged 68, from NorthamptonshireMr Toby Philpott, aged 65, from WalesMrs Brenda Batherton, aged 64, from BuckinghamshireMrs Christina Culhane, aged 67, from London
Thank you to every one who applied or were nominated for the competition, your stories are truly inspiration.
Champions and runners up will work with Age UK to inspire and support others in later life, who may be fearful or hesitant, to take that first step towards using the internet.
Champions and runners up will use their own personal experience of how the internet has changed their lives for the better, and the IT skills and confidence they have acquired to inspire others in later life to get online too. This could involve anything from chatting to a journalist and having your photograph taken for your local newspaper, to appearing on the television or attending events.
For more information, why not click on the following links to see what our 2011 Internet Champions have been up to this year?
Becoming Age UK's Internet Champions (February 2011)
Margaret helps oldest user to get onto Facebook (June 2011)
At the ND11 conference (July 2011)
The Internet Champion competition is an annual event. This year's nominations opened on 10 October 2011 and closed on 18 November 2011. Winners and runners up will be announced at an awards event to be held on 30 January 2012.
Prizes for 2012 include:
In addition, our 2012 Internet Champions will receive an invitation to join Raceonline 2012's panel of Digital Champions to work with Martha Lane Fox and the Raceonline 2012 team to inspire internet beginners to get online.
Our 2011 joint Age UK Internet Champions of the Year - Margaret Goodwin, 64, from Henley-on-Thames and Dave Howe, 70, from Seaton - were announced as winners at our official Awards Ceremony held at the BT Tower in January.
All year Margaret and Dave, along with our digital ambassadors, have been helping to inspire the 6 million older people who have never used the internet‚ showing them that it's easy to enjoy the many benefits the web has to offer, such as staying in touch with family and friends.
Meet our 2011 Internet Champions and runners-up
Research commissioned by Age UK and BT found that older people are more likely to be interested in using the internet and similar technology if they see their peers using and enjoying it.
Internet Champion of the Year 2012 is a UK-wide competition managed and delivered by Age UK in partnership with Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI.
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