One silver lining of COVID-19 has been the opportunity to do things differently. Last year, for the first time since WFN was founded in 1993, we presented our Whitley Awards virtually from the Floating Harbour film studios in Bristol. This spring we returned for another online celebration, showcasing the 2021 winners to a live YouTube audience of 750 people from across the world. Over 5,000 of you have since tuned in, and the show is still available on demand!
See behind the scenes of our ship for the night:
Recording a Zoom conversation between 2021 Whitley Gold Award winner, Paula Kahumbu, and charity Patron, HRH The Princess RoyalWFN Founder, Edward Whitley OBE, backstageThe WFN team and Floating Harbour crew test out the setThe control roomWFN Director, Danni Parks, works on the scriptFinessing the script for the live broadcastWFN Ambassador, Kate Humble, in rehearsalsBehind the scenes on setCharity Ambassadors and hosts for the evening, Tom Heap and Kate Humble, rehearse with the Floating Harbour production crewBehind the scenes on setWFN Ambassador, Tom Heap, rehearsingThe Whitley Awards being broadcast live to an audience of 750 people from across the worldWFN Ambassador, Tom Heap, raises a glass to the new Whitley Award winners celebrating in Kenya, Brazil, South Africa, India, Nigeria and ArgentinaOver 5,000 people have watched the Whitley Awards since it aired
