Bucks Sports Awards 2008...winners revealed!
Individuals and groups, who have made an outstanding sporting contribution locally, came together for a celebratory evening at Horwood House in Buckinghamshire, last Friday, 28th. November. It was their chance to see if they had won one of eight prestigious Bucks Sport Awards. Nominees were joined by Claire Strange from the Great Britain Paralympic Team together with key leaders from local government, business, education and sport.
Sports commentator, David Mercer, was host for the evening, bringing alive the many success stories of local sporting achievement. Eight awards were given on the night, recognising the impact sport can have on local people and their communities. Judging was made extremely difficult by the overwhelming number of nominations.
The award winners are:
| Volunteer of the Year |
Tina Turner
Chesham Cricket Club
|
Winner |
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Simon Rutland
Longridge
|
Runner Up |
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Martin Watts
Bucks Cricket Board
|
Runner Up |
| Coach of the Year |
Clive Milkins
South Bucks
Riding for Disabled Association
|
Winner |
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Mat Butler
Impact Sports Coaching
|
Runner UP |
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Dan Ford
Longridge
|
Runner Up |
| Young Leader of the Year |
Harry Becall
Lord Grey School
& Leon School Sport Partnership
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Winner |
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Anthony Lands
Drayton Park School,
Leon School & MK Street Games
|
Runner Up |
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Lottie Porter
Wycombe Hockey Club
|
Runner Up |
| School of the Year |
Quainton C of E School
Aylesbury Vale
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Winner |
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St Paul's C of E School
Wycombe
|
Runner Up |
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Slated Row School
Milton Keynes
|
Runner Up |
| Club of the Year |
Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club
|
Winner |
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High Wycombe Junior Netball Club
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Runner Up |
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Chesham Cricket Club
|
Runner Up |
Sports Project with Impact,
Innovation and Partnership
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Aylesbury Vale Street Sport |
Winner |
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Pink Sessions, Milton Keynes
|
Runner Up |
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Chiltern Return to Netball
|
Runner Up |
| Community Partner |
Longridge
|
Winner |
To view interviews with all award winners and runners up follow the links below:
Video 1 - Volunteer of the Year, Coach of the Year & Young Leader of the Year
Video 2 - School of the Year & Club of the Year
Video 3 - Sports Project with Impact, Innovation and Partnership & Community Partner
Video 4 - Unsung Hero
To download a copy of the full press release
click here.
2008 Summary and ResultsOver 1000 young people took part in the Bucks Youth Games 2008, the county's annual 'mini-Olympic' style festival of sport, which took place last Saturday, 7th June at 3 sites across Milton Keynes. The Games included teams from Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, Milton Keynes, South Bucks and Wycombe competing in 13 different sports. Young people enjoyed competing and many have now joined local sports clubs as a result!
As competitions took place officials awarded points to the teams including their team managers, coaches and parents for playing, managing and conducting themselves in the spirit of the games. Congratulations to Milton Keynes who were awarded the 2008 fairplay trophy!
Thank you to the event sponsors Sport England, Milton Keynes Partnership and Sport MK and to Milton Keynes Council for hosting the event. Thank you also to all the Local Authorities for co-ordinating teams and to National Governing Bodies for organising competitions. A huge thank you to volunteer and parents for without their support it would not be possible to run such an event.