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The Spirit of London Awards is an awards ceremony that awards young people for their talent across London and the UK, in the Arts, Media, Sport, Campaigning and Education.〔()〕 The project was created by the Damilola Taylor Trust〔http://www.damilolataylortrust.com/〕 in 2009 as a way of addressing the imbalance young people are portrayed by the national media by creating a Community Oscar's for young people to rival the MOBO Awards and the BAFTA's. SOLA is also a youth movement aimed at decreasing crime by young people, decreasing poverty and ensuring every young person reaches their potential. They do this by working in conjunction with the Greater London Authority, Local government and Parliament.〔http://www.london24.com/news/politics/youngsters_shortlisted_in_annual_spirit_of_london_awards_1_1714587〕 Supporters include David Cameron PM, Frank Warren, Leona Lewis, Brooke Kinsella, Noel Clarke, Diversity, Boris Johnson and Rio Ferdinand. It is supported by Barclay's Bank, The Sun, Team GB, Kiss 100, Working Links, PlayStation〔http://sbtv.co.uk/2012/11/sb-tv-x-spirit-of-london-awards-playstation-giveaway-competition/〕 and many other organizations 〔()〕 and companies.〔http://www.workinglinks.co.uk/media_centre/latest_news/spirit_of_london_awards.aspx〕 The first Spirit of London Awards was held on 27 November 2009, at the Alexander Palace in London.〔http://www.london.gov.uk/media/press_releases_mayoral/mayor-praises-young-achievers-spirit-london-awards〕 The second awards took place 27 November 2010, at The O2 Arena IndigO2 in London.〔http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3123985/Vote-for-young-London-hero-in-Spirit-of-London-AwardsAwards-for-young-peopleSun-backs-Spirit-of-London-Awards.html〕 The 2011 awards took place at the Royal Albert Hall on 20 November 2011〔http://www.royalalberthall.com/press/pressreleases/release.aspx?id=18882〕 and the 2012 awards are due on 10 December 2012 at The O2 Arena. Before each awards night there is a reception at 10 Downing Street so the short-listed nominees can meet the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister's to have greeted and congratulated the nominees so far are Gordon Brown and David Cameron. == Downing Street reception == Approximately two weeks before the awards night the three nominees in each category, the sponsors of the event and performers on the night get a chance to meet each other at 10 Downing Street before the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom delivers a speech.〔http://pictures.metro.co.uk/JermaineDefoe/1050581/Spirit-Of-London-Awards-Reception-10-Downing-Street〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spirit of London Awards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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