News Release

Celebrating sporting success

Young people were the pride of Maidstone on Friday night as they stepped up to be recognised for their sporting achievements.

The Youth Sport Achievement Awards, which is now in its 19th year, were held on Friday, January 29 at the Astor of Hever Community School.

Sky Sports squash commentator Alan Thatcher joined the Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Peter Parvin to present the prizes.

Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture, Cllr Brian Moss said: “It was a fantastic evening, the achievements of these young people is just phenomenal. You can see they have so much passion for their chosen sports. It was a great pleasure to have Alan there to present the awards.”

Individual and team awards are presented in three categories – Junior, for 12 years and under, 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. 

And finally the Schools in the borough of Maidstone didn’t go unnoticed with these 2 awards, Primary School of the Year in PE and School Sport and Secondary School of the Year in PE and School Sport.

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.  

Cllr Moss added: “It’s these youngsters who make us proud. They put so much effort into their training and winning awards, they deserve this recognition. They are great ambassadors for future generations.”

The full list of winners were: