SURREY SPORTS AWARDS 2008
Winning weekend for Surrey sporting community
at Sporting Oscars!
Surrey's sporting community
was in a jubilant mood when over 150 players, coaches, volunteers
and dignitaries gathered at the Surrey Sports Awards 2008 on 19
October.
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T
he event was hosted by the
ever-popular sports presenter John Inverdale and celebrated the
wealth of sporting talent within the county. The
Oscar style awards, now in its second year, recognised and rewarded
those who make an outstanding contribution to sport, as well as
providing a direct pathway for Surrey sports people to be nominated
for regional and national sports awards.
Also joining John on stage was guest
speaker Jo Sarjant, former Great Britain basketball player.
Jo gave an insight into her life in sport, how
she was inspired by great athletes and who encouraged her along the
way.
The ceremony also acknowledged and
recognised athletes from Surrey who had attended the 2008 Beijing
Olympic and Paralympic Games and acknowledged the hard work and
commitment of potential London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
athletes. Some of the local talent recognised
included Adele Tracy (athletics), Alex Groves (sailing), Alexandra
Rickham (sailing), Anna Hemmings (canoeing), Emma Davis (swimming),
Harriette Trumble (sailing), Jordan Huggins (sthletics), Louise
Watkins (swimming), Rachel Cawthorn (canoeing) and Vicki Hansford
(rowing).
Sally Varah, High Sheriff of Surrey,
sponsored and presented the award for Young Sports
Personality of the Year to an athlete who summed
up the quality of nominees. Louise Watkin of
Redhill & Reigate Swimming Club has been
swimming since the age of 7 and although she has an upper limb
deficiency she trains with and competes against non-disabled
swimmers. At 16 Louise is currently British and
European record holder in each of her S9 events, and won one silver
and three bronze medals as part of the Great Britain Paralympic
Swim team in Beijing this summer.
Take a look at the winners below. Official photos and individual award
images are available direct from
photographer Peter
Martin-Turner.
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Sports Personality of the YearSponsor: Powerade
Winner: Anna
Hemmings (Elmbridge Canoe Club)
Nominees: Emma
Davis (Woking Swimming Club);
Harriette Trumble (Exeter University)
(Guildford)
%20Young%20Sports%20Personality.jpg "Louise Watkin (middle) with John Inverdale & Sally Varah (sponsor)")
Young Sports Personality of the
YearSponsor: High Sheriff of Surrey
Winner: Louise
Watkin (Redhill & Reigate Swimming
Club)
Nominees: Amy
Mackenzie (Spelthorne Elite Acrobatics);
Matt Powell (Haslemere Swimming Club)
%20JI%20and%20Graham%20Keable.jpg "John Inverdale & Graham Keable")
Outstanding Service to
SportSponsor: Pinnacle Lettings
& Property
Management
Winner: Graham
Keable (Abbey Rangers Football Club)
(Runnymede)
Nominees: Darren
Baker (Staines Albion Football Club);
Harry Randall (Dorking Judo Club)
%20Volunteer.jpg "Rich McVittie accepts Deb's award from John Woodroffe (sponsor)")
Volunteer of the YearSponsor: BAA
Gatwick
Winner: Deb
Wanstall (Wey Valley Swimming Club)
(Guildford)
Nominees: Ken
Saunders (Spelthorne Disability Sports Club);
Keith Farmer (Woking Blackhawks
Basketball Club)
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Young Volunteer of the YearSponsor: Surrey County
Playing Fields
Association
Winner: Luke Hall
(Mole Valley Phoenix Basketball Club)
Nominees: Matt Hall
(Mole Valley Phoenix Basketball Club);
Sarah Randall (Camberley Rugby Football
Club)
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Coach of the
YearSponsor: UniSPORT
Winner: Neil
Griffiths (Spelthorne Elite Acrobatics)
Nominees: Phil
Parry (Woking Blackhawks Basketball Club);
Barry Denman (Reigate Lawn Tennis
Club)
%20Badminton.jpg "Tom Duggan (England Badminton) accepting Chloe's award from Sarah Williams & John Inverdale")
Young Coach of the
YearSponsor:
Unum
Winner: Chloe
Ackerman (Racqueteers Badminton Club)
(Spelthorne)
Nominee: Darryl
Gheerawo (Kingston Wildcats School of Basketball) (Epsom &
Ewell)
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Community Sports Coach of the
YearSponsor: Pinnacle Lettings & Property
Management
Winner: Joanne
Hewat (Diving/Multi-Sports) (Guildford)
Nominees: Josie
Sovegjarto (Movement & Dance) (Guildford);
Rita Wright (Boccia/New Age
Kurling) (Reigate & Banstead)
%20Liam%20Duhig.jpg "Liam Duhig with John Inverdale & Vicki Hansford (sponsor)")
Disability Sports AwardSponsor: UniSPORT
Winner: Liam
Duhig (Westerleigh Judokwai) (Elmbridge)
Nominees: Alexandra Rickham (Queen Mary
Sailability) (Spelthorne);
Jamie Mathews (St
Marys University College) (Epsom & Ewell)
%20Bishop%20Wand%20SSP%202.jpg "Wendy Newton (sponsor) with Bishop Wand staff")
Sporting Impact &
Innovationin Schools
Sponsor: Active Surrey Sports
Partnership
Winner: Bishop Wand
School Sports Partnership interschool competition for KS1
students
Nominees: Epsom
& Ewell SSP school dance;
East Surrey SSP playground
leadership
%20Clubs.jpg "Woking, Guildford & Elmbridge Clubs of the Year")
Sports Club of the YearSponsor: Active Surrey Sports
Partnership
Winner: Oxshott
Village Sports Club (Elmbridge)
Nominees: Guildford Saints Football
Club;
Woking & Maybury Sports
Club
%20Sports%20Team2.jpg "Tom Duggan (sponsor) & John Inverdale present Reigate with their award")
Sports Team of the YearSponsor: Powerade
Winner: Reigate
Priory Cricket Club 1st XI
Nominees: Staines Hockey Club Ladies
1st XI;
Frensham Sailability
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Young Sports Team of the
YearSponsor: High Sheriff of
Surrey
Winner: Dorking
Rugby Football Club U17s
Nominees: Spelthorne Elite
Acrobatics; Winston Churchill
School Yr 10/11 Cross Country Team
(Woking)
As Sarah Williams, Chair of the
Organising Committee, acknowledged, "It was a fantastic evening!
All of the award winners for the second Surrey Sports Awards have
contributed in one way or another, to making Surrey one of the most
active and successful sporting counties in
England. They should be very proud of their
achievements and efforts. Its just a shame we
cannot have more winners for each of the awards, as they all
deserve recognition."
The event has received enthusiastic
support from the local sporting community as well as great
assistance from a range of generous sponsors, and a big thank must
go to Cobham Sports Association for providing their wonderful new
venue for the Awards. We look forward to building on the success of
the event in the future, and to celebrating county winners who go
on to gain further recognition at a regional and national
level.
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The Surrey Sports Awards 2008
were organised and co-ordinated by the Active Surrey Sports
Partnership core team in conjunction with Surrey's Governing Bodies
of Sport, Local Authorities and Sports Councils.
Through this partnership approach, the Surrey Sports Awards truly
reflects sporting successes and achievements at all levels within
the county.
We thank all this years sponsors:
Surrey County Playing Fields Association, the High Sheriff
of Surrey, UniSPORT, BAA Gatwick, Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd,
Pinnacle Lettings & Property Management and
Unum.
HELP US IN 2009
Please help to continue
recognising and rewarding our local volunteers and sports stars by
sponsoring an award at the 2009 event - click here for more
information.
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