Floristry Student of the Year Announced

Floristry student Maddy Morgan, from Moreton Morrell College in Warwickshire has become the latest recipient of the Further Education Learner of the Year award, presented at a dedicated awards ceremony held at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham.

The Awards are organised by leading land-based training & qualification awarding body Lantra, and the representative body for land-based colleges and universities, Landex, with the aim of celebrating and rewarding the industries’ top candidates.

This year’s Awards dinner was hosted by well-known country and wildlife presenter Kate Humble. 

Floristry was well represented at the event with the room decorated with floral arrangements created by students from Moreton Morrell College. The Awards are open to apprentices and further education and higher education learners, working and studying in land-based and environment sectors, which includes floristry. Having been initially nominated by their course tutor or learning mentor, floristry finalists were selected by an independent judging panel chaired by Prof. John Moverley. Specialist advisor to the Floristry judging panel was floral industry consultant and Floristry Trade Club contributor Karen Barnes.

The Awards rely on course leaders and tutors to nominate students and this year's Floristry Further Education Learner of the Year category was once again sponsored by the Interflora Floristry Trade Club. With so much amazing talent in Floristry, these Learner awards were able to shine a light on and recognise the hard work and achievements of all the students nominated.

With floristry continuing to facing challenges in recruiting new people into the sector, the LBEL awards aim to encourage and inspire more students to embark on a career in our wonderful industry.

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