DARLINGTON'S Eastbourne Comprehensive School held its annual awards evening to recognise pupils' achievements over the year in the school's Alderman Jim Skinner Hall.

Guests at Wednesday's event included Durham Constabulary's Chief Constable George Hedges.

Award winners:

Year seven - English: Helen Rogerson, Leona McKay; mathematics: Helen Rogerson, Shaun Hargett; science: Gemma Fletcher, Anthony Osborne; art: Stacey Donaldson, Michael Davies; design and technology: Ashleigh Bourne, Samantha Farr; drama: Helen Rogerson, Gemma Fletcher; French: Simon Hookway, Jade Parkinson; geography: Gemma Fletcher, Danielle Groves; history: Kyle Graves, Leona McKay; music: Katy Moody, Matthew Britten; physical education: Adam Hassan, Stacey Crang; personal, social and health education (PSHE): Caroline Johnson, James Gales; religious education: Katy Moody, Stacey Donaldson.

Year eight - English: Natalie Wilkinson, Paul Carvey; mathematics: Richard Metcalfe, Katie Watson; science: Richard Metcalfe, Lee McKie; art: Le McKie, Abigail Garbutt; design and technology: Elizabeth Shirazi, Sarah Barker; drama: Dominic O'Keefe, Jamie Scaife; French: Samantha Lawrence, Holly Angus; geography: Richard Metcalfe, Jessica Hearnes; German: Donna Louise Harland, Kimberley Williams; history: Richard Metcalfe, Jessica Hearns; music: Samantha Lawrence, Paul Carvey; physical education: Samantha McCormick, Lee McKie; PSHE: Samantha Lawrence, Lee McKie; religious education: Kim Smith, Sam Edwards.

Year nine - English: Jade Gilbert, Nicholas Taylor; mathematics Laura Park, Thomas Metcalfe; science: Paul Appleby, Jamie Eales; art: Jade Gilbert; design and technology: Lisa McConnell, Nicholas Taylor; drama: Laura Park, Laura Gibson; French: Philip Haines, Sarah Williams; geography: Michelle Hutchinson, Leon Muirhead; German: Victoria Ormerod, Natasha Wood; history: Jaspreet Kaur, Michelle Hutchinson, Louise Osborne: music: Emma Graves, Toni Hughes; physical education: Victoria Ormerod, Daniel Hewitson; PSHE: Gemma Fennell, Jaspreet Kaur; religious education: Laura Park, Carl Hamilton.

Year ten - English: Laura Green, Lucy Welch; mathematics; Andrew Evans, Karl Bossingham; science: Andrew Evans, Michelle Roberts; art: Christine Rutt, Adele Hockney; drama: Michelle Roberts, Sarah Atkins; design and technology: Michelle Roberts, James Wood; French: Sarah Atkins, Victoria Bull; geography: Andrew Atkinson, Walter Appleton; German: Becki Flynn, Terry Welch; history: Laura Young, Andrew Atkinson; information and communications technology (ICT): Sarah Atkins, Victoria Bull; leisure and tourism: Lisa Ward, Claire Naisbitt; music: Becky McCallum, Richard Copeland; photography: David Robinson, Shaun Coglan: physical education: Andrew Green, Laura Green; PSHE: Adele Hockey, Michelle Roberts.

Special Awards -Library helper: Jessica Goodwin, Martin Bean, Tara Downes, Samantha Thompson, Victoria Ormerod, Ben Wood.

Library users: Gemma Millington, Jaspreet Kaur, Louise Osborne.

Humanities for effort in geography and religious education: Narelle French.

Achievement in geography: Michael Smith.

Improvement in PSHE: Jason Whiting.

English - progress and good behaviour: Walter Appleton, Danielle Grove; all-round effort: James Taylor; continued effort in reading and writing: Luke Gent.

Achievement in four or more subjects: Richard Metcalfe, Lee McKie, Michelle Roberts.

Commitment to the dance club: Laura Sowerby, Leanne Copeland, Gemma Fennell, Sarah Williams.

Achievement in extra-curricular drama: Karl Bossingham, Andrew Atkinson.

Sports Awards - Town cross-country: Daniel Purdie. Town athletics winners: Carina Mooney, 100m (year eight); Victoria Green, javelin (year eight); Neil Hepper, 800m (year eight); Ashleigh Simpson, javelin (year nine); Andrew Green, hurdles (year ten).

Town football year nine cup winners: Morris Crang, Daniel Hewitson, Philip Haines, Peter Cresser, Simon Jakeway, Christopher Johnston, Dale Thomas, Daryl Roberts, Miles Haymer, Lewis Webb, Bradley Tarren, Wayne Calvert, Craig Brooker.

Football representatives: Lee McKie (year eight); Bradley Tarran (year nine), Philip Haines (year nine), Daryl Roberts (year nine), Daniel Hewitson (year nine), Andrew Green (year ten), Lee Groves (year ten).

National table-tennis representatives: Samantha McCormick, Adam Hassan.