TV pundit helps dish out sporting awards
ROB BEASLEY, award winning sports writer, best selling author and TV pundit was the special guest at this year’s Hinckley and Bosworth Sports and Health Alliance Awards evening.
During the event, Rob spoke about his interviews with famous sports people, especially with Ronaldo in Madrid, to a packed audience of sporting nominees and their supporters.
Rob is a well-know sports pundit who has written books about Jose Mourinho and other football legends.
Councillor, Maureen Cook, borough sporting champion and executive member for culture, Sport and leisure said: “We have a depth of amazing talent of all ages, across sports, in the borough.
These awards acknowledge and celebrate the inspirational role all the nominees and winners play. I would like to congratulate them all again for all they do to make such an inspirational sporting borough.”
Among the winners was Steve Cocayne who is soon to enjoy a seat at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Former Royal Artillery man Steve, 50, from Hinckley, who had his right leg amputated below the knee following a training accident, competed in the 100m sprint, shot put, discus and powerlifting events at this year’s Invictus Games for ex servicemen and women in Toron- all to, Canada.
Another award winner as Matt Hampson who is a former English rugby union prop who became a tetraplegic after a scrummaging practice accident for England under 21 on March 15 2005.
Ever since then he has been a campaigner and charity fundraiser extraordinaire. He set up the Matt Hampson Foundation which is a charity which provides advice, support and relief for anyone suffering serious injury or disability which has arisen from any cause, but in particular from participation in or training for any sport, sporting activity or other form of physical education or recreation.
Matt regularly visits beneficiaries, schools and societies where he gives advice and motivational talks taken from his own experiences.
The award were:
Sportsperson of the Year – Steve Cokayne (INVICTUS Games)
Junior Sportsperson of the Year – Carys O’Reilly (Swimming)
Veteran Of the Year – Arthur Dodgson (Athletics)
Matt Hampson Get Busy Living Award – Mark Langeveld (Wheelchair Tennis)
Matt Hampson Get Busy Living Award JuniorHarry Ray Tyrell (Athletics)
Club of the Year – Hinckley Water Polo Club
Young Volunteer of the winners Year – (Sailing)
Coach of the Year – Carl Broomfield (Green Towers FC)
Primary School of the Year – Joint Winners Millfield LEAD Academy and Westfield Junior school
Secondary School of the Year- Hinckley Academy
Adult Volunteer of the Year – John Denore (Market Bosworth FC)
Active Lifestyle Award – Anne and David Platt
Active Lifestyle Business Award – Hinckley Leisure Centre (Places for People)
Unsung Hero – Denise Larrad
Lifetime Achievement –Robert Harding (Market Bosworth RFC) Dominic Skeat