POLAR explorer Antony Jinman has received a silver Churchill medallion for a film project during his recent trek to the Arctic.

Antony, 29, from Wembury, was presented with the award by the Duchess of Cornwall in the Guildhall in London.

Antony said: "I was over the moon to be honest.

"I received funding from the Churchill Memorial Trust which enabled me to do a film project on the Arctic, climate change and who the Inuit are, as a school outreach project.

"It was a big honour to be rewarded with a medallion.

"I would not be in the position I am today without the financial support and funding from the trust.

"It's amazing how one thing can lead to another."

Antony is now chairman of the not-for-profit company Education Through Expeditions, which develops a web base resource for schools.

The trust is the living national memorial to Sir Winston Churchill and its main focus is devoted to the Travelling Fellowship scheme.

The scheme gives the opportunity for some 100 men and women each year, from all walks of life and every corner of the UK, to travel abroad in pursuit of their professional or personal interests for the benefit of their community, the country as a whole an their own personal development.

Earlier this year, Antony trekked, skied and even swam for 51 days across the ice to the North Pole, with two team-mates.

He gathered algae samples from the ice along his route, which he hopes will provide evidence of historic climate conditions at in the Arctic.

More than 20 samples were collected and by studying them at the University of Plymouth, it is hoped they will provide evidence of historic climate conditions in the Arctic.