Active Swale Annual Sports Awards 2009

Swale sports men and woman lead the way

The sporting success of sports men and woman in 2009 was celebrated at the inaugural Active Swale Sports Awards evening held at The Sittingbourne Community College on Wednesday 9 December.

Invited guests from across Swale warmly applauded the sporting achievements of men and women who had been nominated for awards in seven categories covering junior and senior sport, disability sport, coaching and volunteering. The final award was for Sports Club of the Year.

Marge Millar, Chair of Active Swale, in welcoming the guests explained the aims of Active Sport of raising the profile in sport in Swale, increasing the participation levels in physical activity; assist in the development of sports clubs in the area and to celebrate sporting successes in Swale. As Marge said, “Active Swale (your Community Sports Network) is new having only meet a few times but it is determined to make a difference and raise the profile of sport in the Swale area and help the young and the not so young to get into sport and for the elite high performers support their dreams and with London 2012 taking place only 50 miles away there is no reason why Swale sports men and woman should not be representing GB at the Games”.

The evening included two Martial Arts demonstration displays by the Young Judo Club from Sittingbourne and the Faversham Shotokan Karate Club. Both gave an insight into the techniques and the skills of the varying forms of Martial Arts.

Award winners:

Junior Disability Sports Performer – Gemma Knight, Archery
Junior Sports Performer – Ross Wilson -Table Tennis, Runners Up - Casey Belsey, Judo and Stephen Taylor, Swimming
Senior Disability Sports Performer – Steve Brown - Wheelchair Rugby and Runner Up - Paul German, Badminton
Senior Sports Performer – Chloe Fairhead - Boxing and Runners Up - John Clarke, Judo and Darren March, Triple Jumper
Coach/Manager of the Year – Janet Huggins, Fencing and Runner Up - Clare Atrell, Athletics
Unsung Hero/Volunteer of the Year – George Moore - Football and Runners Up - Roy Lincoln, Cricket and Tony Cashman, Hockey
Sports Club of the Year – Newington Athletics Club and Runners Up - Faversham Strikeforce Football Club and Old Bordenians Hockey Club