Erewash Sports Awards 2007
Sporting Stars Are Honoured
Sporting superstars from across the borough have been honoured in this year’s prestigious Erewash Sports Awards. The 2007 awards were presented at Long Eaton Town Hall on Tuesday 16th October, when sporting excellence in all fields and by people of all ages were recognised. The Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Mrs Eileen Knight, presented the awards and the ceremony was hosted by Glendon Dallard, chairman of the Erewash Community Sport Network.
Local sports clubs, coaches, juniors and sportsmen and women were all at the event, which saluted the achievements and contributions made to sport in the borough over the past year. The awards were successfully launched last year by Erewash Borough Council and Erewash Community Sports Network and the 2007 event has once again commended the many outstanding sporting achievements in this borough.
Winners of the Erewash Sports Awards 2007:
- Junior Sportsman of the Year - Zach Walker
- Junior Sportswoman of the Year - Olivia Sefton
- Junior Disabled Sportsperson of the Year - Shaney Jean Bunce-Smith
- Team of the Year - Sawley U-19 Indoor Cricket Team
- Service to Sport Award - John Hidle
- Young Sports Leader/Young Coach of the Year – Ben Alvey
- Club of the Year - Phoenix Trampoline Club
- Community Coach of the Year - Roy Bayliss
- Disabled Sportsperson of the Year - Laura Cooke
- Junior Team of the Year - Ladywood Primary School U-11 Girls Trampoline Team
- Special Recognition Award - Erewash Valley Referees Society
Four of the winners represented Erewash as finalists at The Derbyshire Sports Awards 2007 at Pride Park Stadium, Derby on 26th October – they were Olivia Sefton, in the Junior Sportswoman of the Year category, Shaney Jean Bunce Smith in the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year section, Sawley U-19 Indoor Cricket Team for the Team of the Year awards and John Hidle in the Service to Sport category. The Derbyshire Sports Awards 2007 received nominations from various sources across the whole of Derbyshire and all nominations were of the highest standards. Again, Erewash was successful in winning two of the four category nominations selected:
Erewash winners at the Derbyshire Sports Awards 2007:
- Derbyshire County Council Team of the Year - Sawley U-19 Indoor Cricket Team
- Derby Evening Telegraph Service to Sport Award - John Hidle
The winners will be put forward to represent Derbyshire at the East Midlands Sports Awards 2007 to be held in Derby in November.
Erewash runners-up at the Derbyshire Sports Awards 2007:
- University of Derby Junior Sportswomen of the Year - Olivia Sefton
- Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service Disabled Sportsperson of the year - Shaney Jean Bunce Smith
All nominees for Derbyshire Sports Awards 2007
The Erewash Community Sport Network would like to sincerely congratulate all the winners, runners-up and nominees at the Erewash and Derbyshire Sports Awards 2007 and wish them continued success in the coming year.