The winners of the Sport and Recreation Alliance's Community Sport and Recreation Awards, formerly the Sports Club of the Year Awards, have been decided for 2012.
The judging panel, chaired by the BBC’s Eleanor Oldroyd [1], commended the quality of the shortlist and the array of outstanding projects and practices that were shown.
Entries were awarded by the Alliance to sport and recreation organisations that have excelled in areas such as volunteer management, school links, green thinking and innovative projects.
This year’s winning organisations represented a move away from the traditional categories to include a wider variety of activities, including the Chess in Schools project, which was highly commended for its innovative work in schools.
The Alliance presented the awards at its Annual General Meeting in July, where the winners and highly commended will be presented their award by HRH The Earl of Wessex [2].
WINNERS & SHORTLIST
Volunteer Management
Newcastle Staffs Volleyball Club [4]
Richmond Volleyball Club [5]
Deer Park Archers [6] – WINNER
School Links
Chess in Schools and Communities [7] – Highly Commended
South Staffordshire Sailing Club [8]
Addington Court Golf Club [9] – WINNER
Green Thinking
Staunton Harold Sailing Club [10] – WINNER
South Staffordshire Sailing Club [8]
Deer Park Archers [6]
Professional Club Community Programme of the Year Award
Everton FC - Everton in the Community [11] – WINNER
Innovative Project
Mountain Biking Swindon [12]
Bristol Hospital Education Service [13] – WINNER
Lea Rowing Club [14]
Community Sport and Recreation Premier Award
South Staffordshire Sailing Club [8]– WINNER
Deer Park Archers [6]
Staunton Harold Sailing Club [10]
Nominations are now open for the Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2013. For further information please visit the nominations page [15].
Email the Events team [16] or call 020 7976 3928 to find out more.
Links:
[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eleanoroldroyd/eleanor_oldroyd/
[2] http://www.royal.gov.uk/thecurrentroyalfamily/theearlofwessex/the%20earl%20of%20wessex.aspx
[3] http://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/gallery/AGM-2012
[4] http://www.newcastlestaffsvolleyballclub.co.uk/
[5] http://www.richmondvolleyball.co.uk/
[6] http://www.deerparkarchers.com/
[7] http://www.chessinschools.co.uk/
[8] http://www.southstaffssailingclub.co.uk/
[9] http://www.addingtoncourt-golfclub.co.uk/
[10] http://www.shsc.org.uk/
[11] http://community.evertonfc.com/
[12] http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/
[13] http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/hospital-education-service
[14] http://learc.org.uk/
[15] http://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/programmes-initiatives/awards/community-sport-and-recreation-awards/community-sport-and-recreation-0
[16] mailto:info@sportandrecreation.org.uk?subject=Community%20Sport%20and%20Recreation%20Awards%20information%20from%20website