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Stars of Ashfield honoured at Awards Evening

400 people attended the Active Ashfield Sports Awards Evening at the Festival Hall Leisure Centre in Kirkby-in-Ashfield to celebrate the achievements of Ashfield’s sporting hero’s and Change 4 Life successes.

The event, sponsored by NHS Nottinghamshire County, saw the introduction of the Ashfield Change Life Award for the first time. Recipients of the award were Harry Hempshall, Megan Atkins and Harry Townsend all who have attended local MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!) classes and made really positive changes to their lifestyles.

Paralympic Champion Sam Hynd picked up the Disabled Sportsperson Award for the second year in a row and his younger brother, Oliver was awarded Junior Disabled Sportsperson. Both awards were collected by Dad, Darrell, due to the brothers both competing in the National Short Course Swimming Champions in Sheffield over the Weekend.  The brothers continued their great form in Sheffield   - Sam  broke the European Record in 100m Freestyle and World Record in 100m Individual medley taking  3 Golds and 2 Silver!!  Ollie gained Personal Best times and took Silver in 50m Breaststroke!!.

Winners of other Awards were:

Team: F.C. Interski Under 17’s

Junior Team: Ashfield Rugby Club Under 10’s

Secondary School Team: Quarrydale Year 7 Rugby

Primary School Team: Hillside Primary School Cricket Team

Junior Volunteer: Alice Pearson (Ashfield Gymnastics Club)

Volunteer: Karen Cresswell (Hucknall Town Netball Club)

Coach: Clive Morris (Ashfield Juniors Hockey Club)

Club: Ashfield Rugby Club

Junior Sportsperson: Jamie Whiteman (Ice Skating)

Sportsperson: Phil Beniston (Powerlifting)

Service to Sport: Sue Chillingworth (Sutton Harriers)

                                 Jean Baker (Huthwaite Park and Ashfield Bowls Club)

                                 Alan Urch (Sutton Swimming Club)

                                 Christine Greaves (Sutton Swimming Club)

Active Ashfield Volunteer Awards: Gary Derbyshire, Frances Hallam and Leona Huntley (Platinum), Amy Middup (Gold), Holly Staples, Dean Tebbits, Scott Parker, Josh Hopes, Katie Gifford and John Geoghegan (Bronze).

Active Ashfield Club Accreditation awards: Ashfield Juniors Hockey Club (Gold), St George Amateur Boxing Club, Hucknall Town Netball Club and Mansfield 735 BSAC (Silver).

Claire Probert,  Health Improvement Practitioner, from NHS Nottinghamshire county said ‘ What a fantastic event! Congratulations to all the winners. It is great to reward the people who work so hard to deliver sport and physical activity in Ashfield’.

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