Sport and Play Recognition Awards - Nominate your local heroes

YOU CAN NOMINATE your local community sport or play heroes for an Annual Awards event to be held in Bridlington in May 2011.

The Annual Sport and Play Recognition Awards have been designed to recognise the contribution of sports clubs, coaches, community groups, performers and volunteers to sport and play throughout the East Riding. The awards will cover categories, including top community play project, top sports club, top coach, top school (both primary and secondary) talented performer, top team (community or school) adult unsung hero (community or school) junior volunteer ( for under 18s working in the community or school) and the services to sport and play award.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Sport and Play Development Service will be holding its annual Sport and Play Recognition Awards on Wednesday, 4 May 2011 at The Spa Bridlington.

The awards are designed to recognise the hard work, commitment and time that volunteers and participants have put into sport and play across the East Riding and also to recognise the achievements of talented individuals and teams.

All nominations will be judged on their ability to meet the criteria set for the awards. Nominations will be judged by an awards panel and the chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor David Rudd.

The top nominations in each category will be invited to the awards evening with the chairman announcing the top nomination in each of the categories as the winner.

The closing date for all nomination forms to be returned is Tuesday, 1 March 2011 any received after this date will not be assessed. Nomination forms and further information about the awards are available from Sarah Johnson on (01482) 392526 or email sarah.johnson@eastriding.gov.uk. Find out more on the East Riding Council website at About Volunteering.