The second Cornwall Sports Awards, set up to honour the outstanding contributions made by dedicated sports coaches, officials, clubs, volunteers and young leaders from across the county, have been held at the Burrell Theatre, Truro School.
Special guests included Phil De Glanville, the Ex England Rugby Captain and Head of Delivery Sport England SW; who said “ This awards evening has recognised the hard work and great achievements of volunteers, clubs and sports people from across Cornwall “.
18 awards were presented in five separate categories, including :
Coach (sponsored by Cornwall College); Club (sponsored by Tony Pryce Sports); Volunteer (sponsored by Miller Countryside); Official (sponsored by the Tregenna Castle Hotel) and Young Leadership (sponsored by School Sports Partnerships from across the county)
Netball had a successful evening winning 5 awards and retaining the Female Coach of the Year and Community Volunteer of the Year (U25) awards which were won in 2006.
From Left to right the winners are:
Adult Club of the Year – St Agnes Netball Club
Community Volunteer of the Year U25 – Andrea Semmonds, Brannel Netball Club
Female Coach of the Year – Denise May, Bude Bay Stars Netball Club
Community Volunteer of the Year (Step into Sport) – Claire Fry, Bude Bay Stars Netball Club
Junior Club of the Year – ECS Predators Netball Club