First ever Malvern Hills District Sports Awards

This year Malvern Hills District Council, in partnership with Worcestershire West School Sports Partnership will be hosting its first ever District Sports Awards at Malvern College on Thursday 16th December.

BBC Hereford and Worcester radio presenter, Dave Bradley, will be the compere for the evening and local sporting celebrities such as Tracey Moseley, Emily Lewis and members from the Worcester Wolves Basketball team will be presenting a number of the awards.

The district sports awards has been developed to reward achievement and dedication in sport from coaches, clubs, volunteers and performers over the past 12 months. The evening will consist of demonstrations from local sports clubs, and the awarding of 12 district sports awards and 5 school sports awards. There will also be the presentations of The Joanna Brown Talented Athlete Support Grant and the Club Support Grant.

The awards evening is sponsored by Malvern based company 3SDL and the production on the evening is being supported through Malvern based company An Event Services. A number of other local businesses are supporting this event and will be presenting a number of the awards.

Barbara Williams, Portfolio Holder for Community and Economic Development said “This event will be a fantastic opportunity to reward the hours of tireless work individuals contribute to sport in the local community and to acknowledge the success of athletes and teams. It is also really great to see local businesses supporting this event in this tough economic climate.”

Winners of these awards will go onto the prestigious County Sports Awards in March 2011, which has been developed by the Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Application forms must be returned by Friday 5th November to David Knapper, Sports Development Officer, MHDC, Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3AF. Application forms were sent to local clubs, organisations and schools this week and these can also be accessed at www.malvernhills.gov.uk/sport. For further information please contact the Worcestershire Hub on 01684 862151.