Surrey Heath Sports Awards

Tel: 01276 707272
Kelly.Morgan-Pugh@Surreyheath.gov.uk

Surrey Heath House,
Knoll Road,
Camberley,
Surrey GU513HD

The first Surrey Heath Sports Awards were held on Monday evening (July 14) to recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to sport in the borough.

Local clubs, coaches, schools, National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and the sports council had been asked to nominate people, schools and clubs for recognition. The ceremony, held at the Camberley Theatre and attended by hundreds of players, coaches and volunteers from across the borough, was a memorable evening enjoyed by everyone present.

Among the attendees was portfolio holder for arts and leisure, Councillor Wynne Price. He said: "These awards are a very positive reflection of the hard work and dedication that takes place in Surrey Heath in pursuit of sporting excellence. Everyone nominated tonight should feel very proud of their achievements and motivated to strive further.

"I would also like to congratulate the winners - they are all a credit to our communities and I wish them every success with their sporting exploits in the future."

Surrey Heath Borough Council would also like to thank sponsors Up and Running, Surrey Heath Sports Council, North West Surrey School Sports Partnership, The Arena Leisure Centre, Blue Box Storage and Moorpark Properties Limited without the awards would not have been possible.
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The Winners

Male Sports Personality of The year Sponsored by - SHBC Arts & Leisure Service
Winner - Steven Connor U20 National Cross Country Championship - Team Gold U20 Surrey Cross Country Championship- Team & Individual Gold U20 Cross Country Hampshire League - Winner South of England Cross Country Championship - Team Gold South of England Track and Field - U20 500m Bronze Surrey Championship - U20 1,500 m Bronze Surrey Championship - U20 3,000m Bronze Steven continues to achieve success due to his dedication and discipline in his sport. He is also a keen coach and official and he helped out with the Surrey Youth Games and 'Star Track' camps in Camberley.
Female Sports Personality of The year Winner - Karina Bryant Sponsored by - Up & Running	Opens in a new window
Senior European Champion four times Won six senior world medals Twice world Junior Champion Represented GBR in Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympics. Consummate professional and a credit to Camberley Judo Club and Surrey Heath
Young Male Sports Personalities of The year Sponsored by - Surrey Heath Sports Council Young Male Winner - Jamie East
1st in England- High Hurdles 2nd- 400m Hurdles Octathlon- ranked in the top in 6 events and top 20 for a further 3 National English schools team combined events Decathlon- ranked 10th in England Jamie has been involved in athletics since primary school when he attended the Surrey Youth Games. He shows commitment and determination to achieve his goals. He supports the club in many ways and is always passing his knowledge onto the younger athletes who all look up to him as a role model many of whom have followed him into combined events and are now also being selected to represent Surrey.
Young Female Winner - Sophie Lewis
GB National Squad Runner up individual British Champion British trio champion ages 15 - 17 Under 17 British Trampolining Syncro Champion Selected for the U19 GB Squad at only 14. U17 Welsh aerobic champion
Sports Team of the Year Sponsored by - SHBC Arts & Leisure Service Winner - Camberley & Farnborough Ladies 1st XI
Consistently performed well in the England Hockey Association Vase competition reaching the final in 2006 & 2008 and the semi in 2007. The team has seen a lot of changes this year with many of the older players stepping down to allow new and younger players to work their way up to the first XI.
Young Sports Team of the Year Sponsored by - North West Surrey School Sports Partnership Winner - Tomlinscote U16 badminton team	Opens in a new window
Surrey League winners Surrey knockout competition winners Top 4 placing in England schools national competition Superb Team Spirit and support for each other throughout Excellent sporting attitude
Surrey Youth Games Most improved Athletes showing sporting potential Sponsored by - the Arena Leisure Centre Male Athlete Winner - Freddie Fulk	Opens in a new window
This young person has probably got more energy than all the coaches put together! He would turn up to training on and tell the coaches how much sport he's done during the day and still have the energy to run around This young sports star is not a club player but has shown great ability as well as being able to take instruction He shows great potential for the future and I hope that he will continue to play and move up to club level next season.
Female Athlete Winner - Providence Cowdrill
This young sports women has competed in two youth games and both year for two different teams. She is always enthusiastic and turns up to training prepared and ready to go. Teams managers can always rely on her to understand a task and complete it without question. Despite her quietness and selflessness, she has been a rock of the surrey heath team this year. She is not only a very calm, reliable and enthusiastic participant but she has great ability and shows lots of potential for the future.
Young Volunteer of the Year Sponsored by - Bluebox storage Winner - Sarah Jane Randall	Opens in a new window
Surrey Youth volunteer of the year Surrey Youth games team manager Tremendous respect amongst her older and male colleagues Sarah's excellence is her total commitment to young players She single handily organised and ran an interschool competition to allow girls to experience the game Qualified referee who has respect amongst her peers.
Outstanding Service to Sport Sponsored by - Moorpark Properties Winner - Andy Penfold	Opens in a new window
Coach for Mytchett Athletic Boys FC U10 & U16 Extremely enthusiastic and devoted to ensuring all the boys he coaches enjoy themselves and improve as footballers Very well respected and liked by all in the club U10 have won the North East Hants FC Fair Play award two years in a row as a result of the way Andy manages the team. One of his best assets is his ability to motivate and encourage the boys to improve. Quote from a parent 'Andy is exactly the sort of person you want to coach your son'

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Surrey Heath Sports Awards

The Winners