Angus Sports Council - Looking Forward to Sport!

SEARCHING FOR ANGUS SPORTS STARS!!

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Angus Sports Council are looking for the County’s sporting stars to step into the spotlight at their annual sports awards ceremony taking place in March this year. Nomination forms are available now with athletes, players, coaches, friends and family encouraged to submit forms for consideration by the selection panel. WE NEED YOUR NOMINATIONS!!

Launched in 1996 these awards have been a resounding success and have raised awareness of sporting strengths in the county – from World Champion bowlers and archers, to cyclists and tenpin bowlers through to the hundreds of local volunteers, coaches, officials and administrators, who give of their time to support these budding sporting champions and provide valuable opportunities for athletes of all levels to participate regularly in their chosen activity through the many sports clubs across Angus.

Once again Angus Sports Council are looking to honour the commitment, achievements and dedication of all these individuals and teams at all levels of sport across Angus. The Angus Sports Awards 2007, supported by Angus Council Sports Development Team along with Angus Ahead, the area marketing campaign set up to fly the flag for the county at home and abroad, will take place on Tuesday 11^th March 2008 in the Reid Hall, Forfar.

Cllr Colin Brown, pictured left at the launch of this year's awards, commented “We would encourage as many people as possible to provide nominations for the Angus Sports Awards so that we can celebrate the achievements of local sports people, coaches, administrators and volunteers across Angus. The county has an undoubted depth of sporting talent along with willing and eager volunteers who give up their time to support sporting activity and Angus Sports Council believe this should be recognised and rewarded.”

Nominations are required in six categories:

· Sports Personality of the Year

sponsored by ANGUS COUNCIL

This award aims to recognise the achievements of a top sports performer in 2007. This includes performers that compete on paralympic and elite levels (Must be aged 18 or over)

· Young Sports Personality of the Year

sponsored by Radio Tay – CARING FOR KIDS

This award aims to recognise the achievements of a top junior sports performer in 2007.

(Not reached 18 years of age by 31^st December 2007)

· Coach of the Year

sponsored by LIZ McCOLGAN HEALTH CLUB & PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTRE

This award aims to recognise the achievements and commitment of a sports coach in 2007. This award applies to coaches at all levels.

· Service to Sport Award

sponsored by ANGUS COLLEGE

This award aims to recognise someone who has made an outstanding contribution to sport in Angus as administrator, official, coach or helper over a number of years.

· Team of the Year

sponsored by McDONALD’S RESTAURANT, FORFAR

This award aims to recognise the achievements and commitment of a sports team/group in 2007. This award applies to teams/groups at all levels including school teams.

· Sports Personality of the Year Award for People with a Disability

sponsored by ANGUS DISABILITY SPORT in partnership with MERPRO Ltd

This award aims to recognise an individual with a physical, sensory or learning disability who took part in sporting activities in 2007. This award will only consider nominations for people below paralympic and elite levels.

To be eligible for an Angus Sports Award the nominee must be an Angus resident, must have amateur status and must compete in a sport recognised by sportscotland. For the Service to Sport award the nominee must be an Angus resident and, for the purposes of this award, must not be a competitor or performer.

Nominations for the Angus Sports Awards are available from all Angus Council leisure facilities and should be returned to Angus Sports Council, The Yard, Queenswell Road, Forfar, DD8 3JA by Friday 15^th February 2008.

The Angus Sports Awards selection panel will meet in February to finalise short lists and winners for each award.

For further information and nomination forms please contact :

Colin Knight (01307) 475363 e-mail – knightc@angus.gov.uk

Angus Sports Awards 2007 nomination forms can also be downloaded from the Angus Sports Council website here.

Angus Sports Council – Angus Sports Awards 2007 ceremony will take place on

Tuesday 11^th March 2008 - 7pm at the Reid Hall, Forfar.