News Release
Don’t delay, nominate
today
There’s still time to get your nomination in
for Maidstone Borough Council’s Youth Sport Achievement Awards.
Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture, Cllr
Brian Moss says: “The deadline is December 31, 2009, so I hope
people will take the opportunity to recognise the talents of the
borough’s young sporting stars and reward those behind the scenes
that make it all happen. This ceremony is a big occasion in the
borough and your nominations will make a difference."
If you know someone who has made an impression
in the world of sport, if they have come on leaps and bounds or if
they have just simply reached their goals Maidstone council wants
to know who they are.
The achievement awards, which is held
annually, is the biggest celebration of sporting achievement in
Maidstone, recognising the borough’s up and coming sporting stars,
some of which may be the ones to look out for in 2012 and are part
of the Maidstone’s Dream project.
Maidstone Borough Council is asking families,
friends and sport coaches and teachers to nominate young people who
have made a sporting improvement, achieved success over the last
year, or who have shown a positive attitude towards sport.
The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2009 and the
presentation ceremony will be held at The Astor of Hever Community
School, Maidstone on Friday, January 29, 2010. This year the
special guest will be Sky Sports squash commentator Alan
Thatcher.
Individual and team awards are presented in
two categories – Junior, for 15 years and under, and Senior, for
16-21 years. There is also an award for Outstanding Youth
Service to Sport (for people under 21), the KM Service to Youth
Sport (for those over 21), Maidstone Disability Sport Award of the
year and the Outstanding Personal Achievement Award, for those
athletes that may have difficulties in participating in their
chosen sport because of finance or injury. All nominees will
be eligible for a training grant, sponsored by The Rotary Club of
the Weald of Kent.
The awards are sponsored by Personnel Health
& Safety Consultants, Rotary Club of the Weald of Kent, Hubble
and Freeman, the Kent Messenger Group, Maidstone School Sports
Partnership, MKA Partnership, Maidstone Leisure Trust, and Kent
Sport.
Anyone interested in nominating an individual
or team should contact Sarah Shearsmith for a nomination form on
01622 602222 or email sarahshearsmith@maidstone.gov.uk.
Date:
December 3, 2009
Ref:
KS/091202