Sports Development Awards
Sports Development Awards are awarded to young people who compete at high level sports events. The money, ranging from £50 to £150, is to help with their sporting ambitions.
Applications for the 2008 awards closed on 28 March. The winners attended a prize-giving ceremony on 13 May 2008 at the Winter Gardens in Eastbourne.
In total, over 200 awards were presented, along with £12,000 worth of funding.
Award winners from Helenswood School, Hastings
The 11 winners of the ‘Chairman’s Award for High Achievement’ were:
- Sarah Moore (Athletics, national) – Hailsham Community College
- Oliver Everest (Judo, national) – The Lindfield School
- Alex Mills-Barton (Sailing, national) – Seaford Head Community College
- Victoria Turner (Swimming, national) – St Richard’s Catholic College
- Laura Baker (Rugby, regional) – Hillcrest School
- Chris Dadson (Gymnastics, regional) – William Parker Sports College
- Christopher Somers (Hockey, county) – Beacon Community College
- Kirstin Mair (Cricket, county) – Claverham Community College
- Peter Gregory (Football, county) – Heathfield Community College
- Marie White (Badminton, county) – Helenswood School
- U14 Girls Football Team (Champion Team Award) – Tideway School.
To find out more about the awards ceremony, read our press release Sporting success celebrated.
The 2009 Sports Development Awards
Details of the 2009 awards will be available at the beginning of 2009.
