SURREY SPORTS AWARDS
2009
OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO
SPORT
This award is for an individual
who has:
- Contributed significantly to sport over a minimum of five years;
- Demonstrated continued enthusiasm and devoted time and resources to enable others to take part;
- Increased participation and enjoyment of sport in their community.
The shortlisted nominees
are:
Doreen Williams -
WINNER
Wishel
Tennis Club
Doreen has two main missions in
life: Wishel Tennis Club and the Woking and District Tennis
League. Doreen secured the future of Wishel
Tennis Club by working to gain the freehold for the current site,
when elected as Chairman in 1990. In 2001,
Doreen moved over from Chairman to Secretary, a post that she still
holds and commits a number of hours to. She has
more recently taken on the role of Child Protection Officer to
support her great enthusiasm for bringing young people into the
sport and club. Doreen has promoted a number of
initiatives at the club, including the Play Tennis National
Programme, from which emerged the first Junior section of the
club. Doreens positive, enthusiastic and
approachable attitude has encouraged and enabled many players all
over the area to enjoy competitive tennis.
Charles
Watkins
Frensham Ponds Sailing
Club
Charles moved to Frensham Ponds
Sailing Club in the 1970s after starting his instructing career
shortly after the Second World War. Now in his
ninth decade, Charles has been an inspiration to hundreds of novice
sailors of all ages, who have learnt to sail from his instructing
skills, enthusiasm and yachting knowledge.
During his career, Charles has become a qualified RYA Senior Dinghy
Instructor and has been responsible for the directing of courses,
decisions regarding their content and delivery, and the approval of
candidates for RYA awards. Charles takes great
pleasure in seeing past students become senior instructors and pass
their enthusiasm and skills on to new
generations.
Olive
Carroll
Woking
Swimming Club
Olive has been an invaluable
volunteer to Woking Swimming Club since 1979.
She has had several roles within the club, in particular Team
Manager, a post that she still holds after 26
years. She is heavily involved in team selection
and regularly attends meetings with coaches, and participates at
committee meetings and training sessions. Olives
commitment has gone beyond the club: she has promoted the Surrey
Championships and was on the Surrey Executive Committee for 10
years. Olive was the swimming Team Manager for
the first 4 Surrey Youth Games, which her team
won! Her support of the club and its swimmers
over 30 years has made her much appreciated by all those associated
with the club.
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2009
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