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Excuse me, but who is Billie Hunter?

Introducing a new series of interviews with people connected to the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust.

In this first interview we find out who Billie Hunter is and what her views are about the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust.

The 2010 Virgin London Marathon

With ten runners this really is going to be a bumper year and already we have some interesting stories.

Sisters are doing it for Iolanthe! Last year we had our first ever husband and wife team, but in 2010 we have a sister team from Aberdeen. See why the sisters are doing it for Iolanthe.

7 marathons in 7 days! As if running one marathon wasn't enough - find out why one of our runners thinks seven are needed to prepare!

Gender equality - We've more men than ever before running for Iolanthe Midwifery Trust - find out what the attraction is

Baroness Julia Cumberlege awarded the Children & Youth Champion Award

We are delighted that our Patron, Baroness Julia Cumberlege was awarded the Children & Youth Champion Award at the Charity Champion Awards 2009. Baroness Cumberlege was nominated by the National Childbirth Trust for her work in reforming and improving maternity services, which has unequivocally benefited mothers and families throughout the UK.

For further details http://www.charitychampionawards.com/winners.html

Lisa tells MIDIRS how an Iolanthe Student Award helped her achieve her dream

In 2007 Lisa Common achieved her dream of going to Zambia to work with a HIV/AIDS charity called SAPEP (Simalelo AIDS Peer Education Project). Receiving an Iolanthe Student Award made it possible for Lisa to enhance her midwifery education by experiencing care provided in a very different setting to the consultant-led, well-resourced and high-tech environment in which she was training in Nottingham.

Lisa has written about the experience both for us and in midwifery journals. Now she talks about how she achieved the IMT award and offers advice to others students on how to succeed with their applications. Listen to the MIDIRs podcast here.

Photo shows Anna Kent outside the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia

Applications for the 2010 awards are now closed

Applications for the 2010 Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Awards are now closed. Winners will be announced following the Trustees meeting at the end of March. Details will appear on the web site after that. In the meantime why not catch up on what last year's winners got up to. Full details of the award winners can be found here.

Read Elizabeth Duff's report on the 2009 winners