Nominate your heroes for a spot in Sporting Hall of Fame

Nominations are now open for people to suggest who they think should be included in the 2018 North Lanarkshire Sporting Hall of Fame.

People can put their sporting hero forward for consideration to see if they will join the cream of North Lanarkshire’s sporting elite, with a judging panel making the final decision.

The Sporting Hall of Fame aims to recognise the rich sporting heritage of the area, and is supported and endorsed by sportscotland, clubsportnl and made possible through the kind sponsorship of Albert Bartlett’s.

All of the partners hope that it will also encourage the next crop of talented athletes, high-ranking coaches and officials, and top-level sports managers and administrators, who are the life blood of Scottish sport, to one day follow in their footsteps, or their predecessors.

Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “Our area has produced remarkable champions at British, European and World level, and we want to hear from people who they think should be included in next year’s Sporting Hall of Fame.

“Last year we included sporting greats from athletics, snooker, football, boxing, swimming, judo, cricket and handball. The inductees must have a strong connection with the area, such as being born here, or having lived here for a long time and excelled at a national, European or international level.”

The Sporting Hall of Fame runs along the main corridor of the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell, and features 12 large colourful boards, one for each of the 2017 inductees.

Last year North Lanarkshire became the first local authority to celebrate sporting achievements in this way.

The full list of inductees included: boxer Ricky Burns, legendary football manager Sir Matt Busby, David Crabb from swimming, snooker player John Higgins, golfer Sandy Jones, Budhi Kunderan from cricket, the Lisbon Lions, Lynn Mccafferty from handball, athlete Tom Mckean, disability footballer Jonathan Paterson, judo stars Louise and Kimberley Renicks and swimmer Angela Robertson.

Next year they will be joined by five new inductees.

Nominations are welcome, but don’t vote for any of the athletes above as they are already in the Hall of Fame.

To make your nomination visit www. northlanarkshire.gov.uk/ halloffame.

Last year we included greats from athletics, snooker, football, boxing, swimming, judo, cricket and handball