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Callum Wood gets The Anne Dummer Award
Stamp Active Network has presented the 2014 Anne Dummer Trophy to Callum Wood from Blackpool as their “Young Collector of the Year”. The Trophy, sponsored by Midpex, is given in memory of the late Anne Dummer who was a past organiser of Kidstamps and ran the very successful Kettering Junior Stamp Club for many years. …Read more
Smiles all round at Autumn Stampex
The Stamp Active area for young collectors was a hive of activity on the Saturday of Autumn Stampex with improved attendance. Commenting on the day, John Davies, Chairman of Stamp Active Network, said “It seems our initiative to reward those who “Bring A Child to Stampex” may be working with the prize draws producing smiles …Read more
Tim and Maureen Cory receive the Bill Hart Award
Stamp Active Network has presented the 2014 Bill Hart Award to Tim and Maureen Cory which is given each year to recognise outstanding contributions by adults to the field of Youth Philately. Tim and Maureen Cory returned to stamp collecting when their daughters joined the Kettering Junior Stamp Club organised by Anne Dummer. Both girls …Read more
BRITISH YOUTH STAMP CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 RESULTS
The British Youth Stamp Championships took place at Autumn Stampex, sponsored by Stanley Gibbons. This is the highlight of the season for the UK’s leading young collectors. Commenting on this year’s entries, Richard West, Chairman of the Judges, said, “This year we saw displays of a high standard with two of them now progressing to …Read more
“OUR LIVING WORLD” 2014 Competition Results
“Our Living World”, sponsored by Stanley Gibbons”, was a new one page competition this year, promoted by the Stamp Active Network. It attracted entries from all over the UK. This is the starting point for many young people who wish to display their collections and can lead on to entries in the Stamp Active Competition …Read more