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Nominations for The Essex Sports Awards 2010 are now open. Please click here to find out more...
Local stars honoured at The Essex Sports Awards 2008 Sports stars from Essex were awarded accolades at the prestigious 2008 Essex Sports Awards held in Chelmsford on Thursday 6th November. The Essex Sports Awards, hosted by sportessex, celebrate and recognise the very best in sport within the county and the people who participate, support its provision and invest personally in its ongoing development. Over 200 guests, including dignitaries, athletes and coaches, attended the event to see who scooped the ten awards up for grabs from the three finalists shortlisted in each category. Continuing the pathway of recognition from local awards to county - the winners from The Essex Sports Awards 2008 have been automatically entered into the BBC East Region Sports Awards on Monday 8th December and we are pleased to confirm that we have two Essex athletes shortlisted for the East Regional Awards - Daniel Bently (Disabled Sports Personality of the Year) and Abigail Ryan (Young Sports Personality of the Year). We wish them both the best of luck! Click here to view photos from the awards... Photos kindly supplied by Paula Davies / Essex Life Magazine
Essex & Suffolk Water Sports Personality of the Year Winner: Alex o'Connell - Fencing - Brentwood Highly Recommended: Daniel Bently - Boccia - Great Dunmow Highly Recommended: Chloe Rogers - Hockey - Great Dunmow Highly Recommended: Lisa Wooding - Hockey - Great Dunmow
Essex Works Young Sports Personality of the Year Winner: Abigail Ryan - Netball - Brentwood Highly Recommended: Michael and Sarah Coward - Figure Skating - Chelmsford Highly Recommended: Gina Baldwin - Tae Kwon Do - Rochford
SEEVIC College Olympic Hopeful Winner: Edward Kearse - Archery - Colchester Highly Recommended: Mark Hunt - Athletics - Harlow Highly Recommended: Adam Couldry - Triathlon - Loughton
Essex County Council Paralympic Hopeful Winner: Jo Jo Cranfield - Swimming - Westcliff on Sea Highly Recommended: James Hollis - Swimming - Theydon Bois Highly Recommended: Therese Hunt - Boccia - Chlemsford
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Services to Sport Winner: Olive Megit - Athletics - Great Dunmow Highly Recommended: Geoff Keeble - Cycling - Colchester Highly Recommended: Patrica Tremain - Cricket - Benfleet
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Young Community Volunteer Winner: Bevan Gatefield - Football - Chelmsford Highly Recommended: Ainne Foo - Trampolining - Harlow Highly Recommended: Vicky Brockbank - Athletics - Witham
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority School of the Year Winner: St Andrews Primary School - Halsted Highly Recommended: Davenant Foundation - Loughton Highly Recommended: Church Langley Community Primary School - Harlow
Wilson James Community Club of the Year Winner: Beacon Hill Rovers FC - Witham Highly Recommended: Brentwood Volleyball Club Highly Recommended: Southend Swifts Basketball
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Coach of the Year Winner: David Paulus - Karate - Billericay Highly Recommended: Paul Kitchen - Trampolining - Brentwood Highly Recommended: Alex Morgan - Swimming - Loughton
Pad Creative Innovative Scheme of the Year Winner: Disability Golf Foundation Highly Recommended: Ruggerbugs Highly Recommended: RFU Community Leaders Course
Angela Littlewood, director of sportessex, said: “I’d like to congratulate all the award winners and nominees for their achievements, and would also like to say a great big thank you to every single participant, every club member, every volunteer, and to everyone involved in sport in the county. It has been a fantastic year for sport in Essex with real progress made at all levels of sport in terms of facilities, coaching, participation and co-ordination, and this is due to efforts of all those who have been involved in these awards.”
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