2007 ABBEYCROFT LEISURE

SPORTS AWARDS

 

On Sunday, September 16th around 100 people were present at the Corn Exchange in Bury St.Edmunds to celebrate the inaugural Sports Awards event. This evening was arranged to reward and recognise the outstanding work and commitment that goes into Sport within St.Edmundsbury, and it is hoped the Sports Awards will become an annual event getting bigger and better each year.

The winners were..

Abbeycroft Leisure "Sports Personality of the Year" Award

WINNER - TANIA SPURLING (ATHLETICS)

ALSO NOMINATED - PAUL HOPFENSPERGER, (OPEN WATER SWIMMING)

Tania Spurling (L) and Cllr Paul Hopfensperger

Buffera Ltd "Young Sports Personality of the Year" Award

WINNER - SAMANTHA MILNER (ATHLETICS)

ALSO NOMINATED - TOM COLE (SWIMMING), ALEX HARRISON (SWIMMING), MATT EDISON (RUGBY) & WILLIAM MARTIN (RUGBY)

L to R - William Martin, Tom Cole, Samantha Milner & Matt Edison

Unison "Club of the Year" Award

WINNER - HAVERHILL RUGBY CLUB JUNIOR SECTION

ALSO NOMINATED - BURY ST.EDMUNDS RUGBY CLUB                                                           COMBAT KICK-BOXING ACADEMY

L to R - BSE Rugby Club, Haverhill Rugby Club, Combat Kick-boxing

Cambridge Coffee Company "Contribution to Disability Sport"

WINNER - PAT JASON (SWIMMING)

ALSO NOMINATED - TERRY RIGBY (ATHLETICS)

Pat Jason (L) & Terry Rigby

Havebury "Spirit of the Youth Games" Award

WINNER - MILES LEATHERS

ALSO NOMINATED - TIM PURSEGLOVE & GIRLS CRICKET TEAM,                                           TERRY RIGBY (ATHLETICS)

L to R - Tim Purseglove, Miles Leathers & Terry Rigby

Wacky Chef "Junior Team of the Year" Award

WINNER - COUNTY UPPER U15 FOOTBALL TEAM

ALSO NOMINATED - ST.EDMUND PACERS                                                                         COMBAT KICK-BOXING ACADEMY

L to R - County Upper U15, Combat Kick-boxing & St.Edmund Pacers

Haverhill Town Council "Senior Team of the Year" Award

WINNER - WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE U19 FOOTBALL TEAM

ALSO NOMINATED - ATHLETIC MORETON HALL F.C

                                   BURY ST.EDMUNDS RUFC COLTS

L to R - BSE RUFC Colts, West Suffolk College & Athletic Moreton Hall

St.Edmundsbury Borough Council "Triumph Over Adversity" Award

WINNER - TOM COLE (SWIMMING)

ALSO NOMINATED - OLIVER GORDON (SWIMMING), JAMES ARGENT (SWIMMING), MILES LEATHERS (ATHLETICS), ROBERT SEMPLE (SWIMMING)

                 Tom Cole (L) with Cllr Linsey Alexander                   

           

Bury St.Edmunds School Sport Partnership "School of the Year"

WINNER - WESTGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL

ALSO NOMINATED - WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE SPORTS ACADEMY, COUNTY UPPER SCHOOL, SEBERT WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL, WESTLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

L to R - representatives from: Westley Middle, County Upper, Westgate Primary, Sebert Wood Primary & West Suffolk College

West Suffolk College "Coach of the Year" Award

WINNER - SHARON HOLTON (HOCKEY)

ALSO NOMINATED - PETER DUNNETT (KICK-BOXING), PAT JASON (SWIMMING), PAUL DONOVAN (RUGBY)

L to R - Peter Dunnett, Pat Jason, Sharon Holton & Paul Donovan

Paragon Signs & Labels "Unsung Hero" Award

WINNER - MARK & JO SARAH

ALSO NOMINATED - SARAH LILLEY

Mark & Jo Sarah (L) receiving their award from the Deputy Mayor of St.Edmundsbury, Frank Warby

 

The Abbeycroft Leisure Sports Awards evening was a fantastic night. Keep putting in those outstanding performances and effort for your chance to be a part of the Abbeycroft Leisure Sports Awards in 2008!