Hyndburn Community Sports Awards 2014

The annual Hyndburn Community Sports Award ceremony was held at Accrington Town Hall on Thursday 18th September and was organised by Hyndburn Leisure Trust.

Mayor Munsif Dad introduced the eveing by saying, "Welcome to the 10th annual Hyndburn Sports Awards which recognise some of the best sporting people in our borough. I am delighted to see such a mix of sporting nominees from across Hyndburn at all levels."

Cabinet Member for Education, Leisure and The Arts, Cllr Ken Moss, said, "It's a honour to present these awards because they don't just reward achievement but show that commitment to any community activity will be recognised by others. Well done to all those who won tonight and, to those who didn't, being nominated is in itself recognition of hard work."

The event was hosted by Simon Brierley from The Bee local radio station and the list of winners is shown below.

Coach of the Year: LEIGHTON KERANS

Adult Volunteer of the Year: JOHN DRINKWATER

Service to Disability in Sport: SPRING INTO ACTION

Inspire Award: PAUL BEACOURAN

Young Volunteer of the Year: KERRY BAMFORD & BETH HIBBERT
(Highly Commended: JACK KERANS)

Team of the Year: ACCROSS FC
(Highly Commended: HYNDBURN YOUTH UNDER-11s & THE ROSES)

Community Club of the Year: ACCRINGTON GIRLS & LADIES FC
(Highly Commended: ST JOSEPHS FC)

Community Sports Project: HYNDBURN & RIBBLE VALLEY SCHOOL SPORTS PARTNERSHIP

Rising Star: MATTHEW BOYD

School of the Year Award: ST MARY'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL, OSWALDTWISTLE
(Highly Commended: PEEL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL & ST CHARLES RC PRIMARY SCHOOL)

Lifetime Achievement Award: ALAN GREENWOOD

There was also entertainment from freestyle footballer John Patrick Aquaviva and guest speaker Ian Peel, who talked about his experiences as a silver medal winner for Great Britain at Clay Pigeon Shooting.