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Young volunteers are thanked for their contribution to sport in Derbyshire

22 July 2010

A total of 28 members of the Derbyshire Sports Leadership Academy – who between them have logged more than 5,000 hours of volunteering in sport over the past year – were invited to attend a celebration event at Alton Towers.

All of the young people have recorded more than 100 volunteering hours through the Leadership Academy, working within schools and the local community.

Among them was Rebecca Hinchley from Highfields School in Matlock and Oliver Hooper from Brookfield Community School in Chesterfield, who were given special recognition awards for Outstanding Achievement in Leadership after each volunteering for more than 900 hours in the past 12 months.

Rebecca’s volunteering work has included assisting on the Sky Living For Sport Project, which uses sport to help 11 to 16-year-olds improve their health, develop self-esteem and increase attainment and achievement.

Oliver’s volunteer work includes coaching in a variety of sports such as football, basketball, netball and boccia, and he also sits on the London 2012 Youth Diversity Board, the Youth Sport Trust National Young Ambassador Panel, and the England Netball Youth Advisory Group.

Other volunteers recognised included John Blake and Sarah Buxton from Granville Community School, who have logged more than 300 and 500 hours respectively, helping with various events and projects including the Friday Night Project, which is attended by more than 150 young people each week.

A full list of volunteers and details of their volunteering work can be found below.

During the event at Alton Towers the young volunteers attended a presentation where they were welcomed by the newly-elected Chair of Derbyshire Sport, Cllr Carol Hart, before receiving certificates and Kukri sports clothing and accessories. Following the presentation they were given free entry to the theme park as a reward for their efforts.

Sarah Jones, Youth Sport Officer at Derbyshire Sport, said: “Derbyshire has a fantastic army of young volunteers who play an important role in inspiring others to become more active, and the dedication and enthusiasm that all these young people have shown is superb.

“Many sports activities and clubs rely on the work of volunteers and through the Derbyshire Sports Leadership Academy hundreds of young people have got involved and given up their time to help with regular sports sessions or one-off events.”

The following young volunteers were invited to attend the presentation after completing at least 100 volunteering hours:

Chesterfield

Laura Wagstaffe

Laura, from Brookfield Community School, has recorded 200 volunteering hours in the past year. She has volunteered at many different sports events in a variety of roles including coach and official. She has volunteered in sports varying from cheerleading, dancing, swimming and netball, to rock climbing, dodgeball and rocketball, working in both schools and the community with many different ages and abilities.

Jason Moon

Jason, a student at Chesterfield College, has spent 280 hours volunteering in the past year. He has volunteered with a number of sporting organisations including Chesterfield College, Sporting Futures, Chesterfield Table Tennis Academy, Chesterfield Borough Council and Bolsover District Council, and helped at many events.

Mark Shepherd

Chesterfield College student Mark has recorded 180 volunteering hours in the past 12 months. He has volunteered at many local sporting events throughout the year.

Jennifer Lodge

Jennifer, from Brookfield Community School, has volunteered for more 220 hours in the past year. Much of her volunteering work has been within disability sport, and she has attended several events including the recent table cricket National finals held at Lord’s in London. Her role as a sports leader and has inspired her to pursue a career in sports education.

Oliver Hooper

Oliver is a student at Brookfield Community School. His volunteer work includes coaching in a variety of sports such as football, basketball, netball and boccia, and in the past year he has also begun to take on more of a strategic role, flying the flag for young people and sport. This includes sitting on the London 2012 Youth Diversity Board, the Youth Sport Trust National Young Ambassador Panel, and the England Netball Youth Advisory Group.

North East Derbyshire

Sam Smith

Sam, from Tupton Hall School, has clocked up more than 130 volunteering hours in the past year and has been a Gold Young Ambassador since September. As part of this role Sam was part of the National School Sport Week Organising Committee. Throughout the year Sam has also been actively involved with volunteering at many school events and PE lessons and has helped a local cricket club set up a junior section for the first time.

Rachel Ford

During the past year Rachel, from Tupton Hall School, has spent more than 100 hours volunteering within school and the local community. This has included helping with Year 7 and 8 PE lessons and events held for Primary School children. Within the community she has helped coach rugby and earned her Level One rugby union coaching qualification. Rachel also helps to coach boxing and karate.

Rural Derbyshire

Matthew Daldorph

Matthew, a pupil at Anthony Gell School, has recorded 150 hours of volunteering over the past 12 months, much of which has been spent with Carsington Sailing Club. He regularly coaches at the club and has gained various coaching qualifications. He has also spent many hours on safety boat duty.

Jamie Kernaghan

Jamie is a pupil at Highfields School in Matlock and recorded more than 250 volunteering hours. He has qualified for his Junior Sports Leaders Award, Community Sports Leadership Award and Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership. He is also a Level 7 FA Football Referee and referees for Matlock & District Football League.

Arunwan Ruengpetch-Yarlett

Arunwan is a pupil at Highfields School in Matlock and has recorded 100 volunteering hours. She has qualified for her Junior Sports Leaders Award, Community Sports Leadership Award and Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership and has a level 1 tennis coaching award. She has given her voluntary hours to Parwich Tennis Club and the Red House Stables in Darley Dale.

Ruby Westnedge

Ruby is a pupil at Highfields School in Matlock and has recorded more than 130 volunteering hours. She has qualified for her Community Sports Leadership Award and Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership and recently achieved her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Ruby helped to establish a community nursery sports group in Fritchley.

Maisie Packard

Maisie is a pupil at Highfields School in Matlock and has gained her Young Leader and Junior Sport Leader Awards. She has spent more than 100 hours volunteering in sport during the past year and is a qualified tennis coach and rounders leader. She was named the Highfields Young Leader of the Year 2010.

Rebecca Hinchley

Rebecca has logged more than 900 hours of volunteering in sport in the past year. A pupil at Highfields School in Matlock, she has gained numerous coaching and leadership qualifications, included the Junior Sports Leaders Award, Community Sports Leadership Award and Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership and sport specific qualifications in boxing, football, tennis, netball, badminton, table tennis and cheerleading. She is a Platinum Young Sports Ambassador for the Youth Sports Trust, has assisted on the Sky Living For Sport Project at Highfields School and is senior mentor for the Highfields Academy and for other secondary schools in Rural Derbyshire.

Ellie Roddick

Ellie is a pupil at Highfields School in Matlock. She has logged more than 100 volunteering hours in sport in the past year and has gained the Community Sports Leadership Award, Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership and a silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. Ellie has given her hours of service to the Red House Stables in Darley Dale.

Jack Wood

Highfields School pupil Jack has given 175 hours to Matlock Rugby Club, Wirksworth Leisure Centre and Matlock and District Swimming Club. He is a qualified rugby referee and has achieved the Community Sports Leadership Award and Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership.

Thomasine Curzon

Thomasine is a pupil at Highfields School in Matlock. She has logged more than 120 volunteering hours in the past year and has given much of that time to the Sky Living For Sport Project, working with students with special educational needs. She has gained the Community Sports Leadership Award and Level 3 Award in Higher Sports Leadership.

Jenny Langdon

Jenny attends Highfields School in Matlock and has given 116 hours of voluntary service to Highfield School events and Matlock Canoe Club. She has completed the Community Sports Leadership Award.

High Peak

Samantha Allsop

Samantha attends Buxton Community School and has logged 100 hours of volunteering in sport in the past 12 months.

Christopher Rushworth

Christopher attends Buxton Community School and has spent more than 250 hours volunteering in sport in the past 12 months. He currently coaches the U11 group at Buxton Athletics Club on a Thursday and Saturday, running sessions that include a range of activities from running and jumping to bench ball and rounders. He also coaches at three after school clubs and two weekend clubs each week, leading a variety of sports. He has been recognised for his volunteering at the Derbyshire Sports Awards and Derbyshire Schools Sports Awards.

Derby

Tom Rothwell

Tom is a pupil at Woodlands School in Derby, and has clocked up 240 hours of volunteering in sport in the past 12 months.

Charlotte Rhodes

Charlotte, from Woodlands School in Derby, has given 100 hours of voluntary service this year. Much of this work has involved coaching gymnastics, including work at Portway Infants School and Woodlands School. She is also a Platinum Young Ambassador for Derby City.

Emily Stewart

Emily, from Woodlands School in Derby, has recorded 100 hours of voluntary service this year. She volunteers at Woodland Gymnastics Club every Saturday for 2 hours and was a judge at three Derby City gymnastics competitions. She also volunteered at a Sportshall Athletics event and at Portway Infants School Sports Day.

Alistair Wolff

Alistair attends Woodlands School in Derby and has logged 100 hours of voluntary service this year. He is a Gold Young Ambassador and has helped to organised a variety of events including a sports hall athletics event and a Mini Olympics for primary schools.

South Derbyshire

Ami Fenwick

Ami, from Granville Community School, has completed 130 hours of volunteering in the past 12 months. She has led activities at the Friday Night Youth Club Project as well as table tennis and 50+ fitness sessions and various primary school events, sports days and tournaments.

Eamon Acton

Eamon, from Granville Community School, has logged 120 voluntary hours. His work has included working with South Derbyshire School Sport Partnership and South Derbyshire District Council on the Bikeability project, cricket coaching and various school based programmes.

Craig Pearson

Craig, who attends Burton College, has spent in excess of 300 hours volunteering in sport during the past year. He is involved with the Derbyshire Youth Forum, the Friday Night Project, and a variety of South Derbyshire School Sport Partnership and South Derbyshire District Council projects.
 

John Blake

John attends Granville Community School and has spent more than 300 hours volunteering in sport. He helps to run various youth service sessions and the Friday Night Project, and is involved with Bikeability, Police Cadets and various school leadership initiatives.

Sarah Buxton

Sarah, from Granville Community School, has logged more than 500 volunteering hours. She is involved with the Friday Night Project and various after school clubs, tournaments, competitions and district forums, as well as completing office work for South Derbyshire School Sport Partnership. She has been selected to be a young ambassador for South Derbyshire for 2010/2011.