2009 Cornwall Sports Awards - nominations now open!
The Cornwall Sports Partnership is now inviting nominations for the 2009 Cornwall Sports Awards which will be staged at the Esplanade Hotel in Newquay on Friday November 13.
This prestigious event, staged for the first time in 2006, has been designed by the Sports Partnership to recognise and honour the contributions made by dedicated sports coaches, officials, clubs, volunteers and young leaders from across the county.
The three categories incorporate 12 separate Awards; including Club of the Year, Coach of the Year and Lifetime Services to Sport.
This year’s ceremony has been designed to build on the success of last year’s event. Natasha Howard, Club Development Officer at the Cornwall Sports Partnership, explains: “This event is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the successes of sports clubs, coaches and volunteers throughout the county.
“Anyone can make a nomination, with no limit to the number of nominations that can be made by an organisation or an individual, although clubs or individuals must be based in Cornwall”.
Again this year, there will be the opportunity to vote for your club by text – the list of contenders will be shortlisted by the Cornwall Sports Partnership from the nominations they receive and published in the West Briton/Guardian/Cornishman on 3/4 September.
Click here for details of how to nominate
The closing date for nominations is August 31 – so get your form in quick to ensure that your sports club, volunteer, coach or official receives the recognition they deserve!
Last year’s event saw special guests Olympic runner Jemma Simpson and Paralympic Bronze medal swimmer Matthew Whorwood deliver motivating speeches and Olympic Gold medal rower Ed Coode MBE presenting awards to the following winners:
COACHING CATEGORY
Sponsored by Truro College:
- Male Coach of the Year – John Rhodes, Launceston Swimming Club
- Female Coach of the Year – Eve Methven, Bude Junior Squash Club
- Young Performers Coach of the Year – Kevin Cooke, Samurai Karate Club
- Young Coach of the Year U25 – Tom Lyle, Launceston Badminton & Cricket Clubs
CLUB CATEGORY
Sponsored by Tony Pryce Sports:
- Club of the Year 2008 (chosen by text vote, in collaboration with Devon & Cornwall Media Group Newspapers) – St Agnes Football Club
- Adult Club of the Year – St Agnes Football Club
- Junior Club of the Year – Truro Fencing Club
OFFICIATING CATEGORY
Sponsored by Miller Countrywide:
- Official of the Year – Anita Gittons, Perranporth & St Agnes Football Clubs
- Young Official of the Year – Paul Wilson, Callington School
VOLUNTEERING CATEGORY
Sponsored by Cornwall Centre for Volunteers:
- Lifetime Services to Sport – Milly Edwards, Roseland Gig Rowing Club
- Community Volunteer of the Year – Lin Taylor, St Agnes Football Club
- Community Volunteer of the Year U25 – Andrea Semmonds, Brannel Netball Club
- Young Leader of the Year – Jordan White, Bude School