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Ex-Woodham student Alex Riley won Robinsons
Trainee of the Year award
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TRAINEE AWARD
By Chloe McKenna
Ambitious Newtonian Alex
Riley has received a Trainee of
the Year award thanks to his hard
work at Robinsons estate agents.
The 18-year-old former Woodham
Academy student has worked in
the Darlington branch since August
2011 as an apprentice.
All apprentices from across the
North-East were automatically
in with a chance of winning the
award.
But Robinsons managing partner
Simon Wright nominated Alex
believing that his hard work would
pay off.
The event was held at Hardwick
Hall in early February, and is a
yearly event where all employees
get
together
and
celebrate
their success and individual
achievements.
Alex said: “It felt good to receive
the award, I felt like I’d achieved
something.”
On being asked about whether
anything had changed for Alex
since winning the award, he
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said: “I think I have a bit more
responsibility, I get out of the office
a bit more now.”
However it seems winning the
award is only the start of things to
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