The winner of the 2011 BTHA Lifetime Achievement Award was Peter Brown.
Peter was awarded for his outstanding contribution to many toy companies including Tomy, K'nex and Flair. He was also recognised for a valuable contribution to the British Toy and Hobby Association and the Toy Trust.
About the Lifetime Achievement Awards
The toy industry Lifetime Achievement Awards were first presented in 1996 by the British Toy and Hobby Association. The purpose was to honour and recognise individual people for their outstanding achievements during their working life within the toy industry. A beautiful cast bronze sculpture designed by international sculptor Ronald Cameron is presented to each recipient.
Most of the awards are presented to characters that are still working or recently retired, although a notable exception was the 2009 award to Walter Lines, who died in 1972 aged 90. He was one of the original ‘Lines Brothers’ who formed Tri-ang Toys just after the end of WW1, and the award was accepted by his son Graeme.
Previously famous recipients have been in 1998 to Ole Kirk Christiansen the founder of LEGO, and in 2006 Frank Hornby was posthumously given the award for his visionary creation of Meccano, Hornby Railways and Dinky Toys.
Other Recent Winners
2010: Alan Munn
2009: Walter Lines
2007: John Hales, Christine Nicholls & Hilary Page
2006: Frank Hornby & Ian Scott
2005: David Rurka & Phil Shayer
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