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Contact the Sports Development Officer
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sports@forest-heath.gov.uk   Tel:  01638 719763


The sports development team works closely with schools, clubs, coaches and facilities to improve access to sport and physical activity for all sectors of the community.


Sports Awards 2009

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Celebrating Sporting Success

WASP Awards Leave Winners Buzzing

 


The fourth annual West Anglia Sports Partnership (WASP) sports awards evening was held at Newmarket Leisure Centre on Sunday 6 December. Supported by Forest Heath District Council and Newmarket Journal the evening was opened with a tremendous performance from the Norwich Synchronised Swimming Team.

 

Short-listed candidates from nine categories came from all over the district to receive recognition for their efforts as participants, coaches and volunteers during 2009.

 

Whilst this was a celebration of sport in general and every effort was made to recognise the achievements of all those in the room, the winners were celebrated with style and given generous applause by those present. Undoubtedly Mildenhall Cricket Club will have been extremely pleased with their evening. The Junior Teams walked away with team of the year in recognition of their exceptional performances this season, whilst junior cricketer, Lily Reynolds, was celebrated as Junior Sports Personality of the Year.

 


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Elsewhere, Scaltback Middle School in Newmarket will be justifiably proud having picked up the School of the Year Award as will West Row Bowls Club who walked away as Club of the Year.

 

The most prestigious awards of the evening were kept until the end of the ceremony. Both the Forest Heath District Council Service to Sport Award and the Newmarket Journal Sports Personality of the Year awards proved extremely difficult for the judges to choose a winner. Pat Widger was awarded the Service to Sport Award for over 40 years coaching Gymnastics and Newmarket’s own 2012 Rowing hopeful Ben Hicks was a worthy winner of Sports Personality of the Year.

 

Other winners were Sarah Stokes who was awarded the Contribution to Disability Sport Award and Claire Thompson won Coach of the Year with the Ray Wells Spirit of the Games Award going to three young Basketball Coaches, Karlynn Edgeller, Chloe Baker and Katy Merryweather.

 

Cllr. Brian Keane, Cultural Services Champion for Forest Heath District Council said commented that ‘Community Sports Clubs play an integral part in offering high quality sports provision across the district. Many are non profit making and dependant on a small army of volunteers who offer their services week in week out to coach, referee, maintain the grounds and clean the clubhouse. The awards evening celebrate the breadth and quality of sport offered by these clubs.’

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 Community Sports Coaches


In partnership with Suffolk Sport, our community sports coaches deliver a range of activities, which provides opportunities for children aged 8-15 to participate in the sport of their choice. The team is also engaged in a range of projects aimed at increasing the number of, and improving existing, sporting facilities.

Sports Development Grants

Sports development grants are available, including the Coach Education Award for people wishing to become qualified sports coaches, and the Sports Excellence Award for sportsmen and women looking for financial assistance to help them reach the top of their sport.

Application Form (pdf download 100kb)
Guidance Notes (pdf download 70kb)

 

Forest Heath has a wide variety of community sports clubs that are open to all.

SportsClubGuide.pdf

Swimming and sports courses


For more information on Sports Development projects across Suffolk, see the Suffolk Sport website.

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