On the evening of the conference Brook held its annual awards dinner to celebrate the outstanding work young people and professionals are doing to improve the lives of young people all over the UK.

The Brook Awards 2010 were open to nominations for individuals, projects or organisations both within Brook and externally. Carrie Quinlan (actress, comedy writer, journalist and Brook Ambassador) hosted the awards and Lizzie Emeh performed tracks from her album, Loud and Proud.

The 2010 Brook award winners are:

UK sexual health professional of the year – Gail McVicar, Swindon Borough Council (presented by Matt Rawle, star of the West End stage and Brook Ambassador)
UK sexual health project of the year – In Touch, Leonard Cheshire Disability (presented by Tracey Cox, international sex, body language and relationships expert, TV presenter and Brook Ambassador)
Young person of the year – James Langley, Terrence Higgins Trust Young Leaders programme (presented by Jasmine Lowson, ITV News presenter and Brook Ambassador)
Brook employee of the year – Arlene McLaren, Brook Northern Ireland (presented by Simon Blake, National Director, Brook)
Brook innovation of the year – Brook Blackburn with Darwen, Engage Project (presented by Zoe Margolis, aka Abby Lee – writer of the blog and book Girl With A One-Track Mind and Brook Ambassador). This award was voted for on the night.
 

Brook's National Director, Simon Blake, said:

I was delighted to see such a high standard of nominations showing the fantastic work that people are doing for young people all over the country every day. The judging panel included many key figures working in sexual health as well as young people and I would like to thank all those involved.