Macclesfield Express

Awards celebrate town’s sport stars

- KAREN BRITTON

THE pride of the Macclesfie­ld sports community have been named on the shortlist for the borough’s leisure awards.

Sports stars and volunteers from leisure organisati­ons in the town are on the shortlist for the 2017 Everybody Awards.

Those shortliste­d include Sian Heslop from Macclesfie­ld Harriers in the Young Sports Achiever of the Year category, with Rick Simpson from Space4Auti­sm in Macclesfie­ld and Andy Martin from Poynton’s swimming club in the Volunteer of the Year category.

There are two Macclesfie­ld nominees in the Young Volunteer of the Year category - Yasmin Crawford from Kings School for trampolini­ng and cheerleadi­ng and Jas- mine Wrenn from Sylk Dance Academy.

Pauline Lynch from Macclesfie­ld Harriers is in the running for the Coach of the Year award and Macclesfie­ld Boys Boxing Club is up for Club of the Year.

Sylk Dance Academy and the South and East Macmillan Informatio­n and Support Service are listed in the Health & Wellbeing Award category.

Amy Mayers, from Sylk Dance Academy, said: “I am very excited for Sylk Dance Academy to be nominated and thank everyone for their support in getting us to where we are today.”

Everybody Sport and Recreation, a charitable trust establishe­d to run public leisure facilities in Cheshire East including leisure centres, received more nomination­s than ever before, with 140 nomination­s across 37 sports.

The awards evening will take place on Friday, October 6 at Wrenbury Hall in Nantwich. They will be presented by Jon Winkle, head of marketing at Everybody Sport and Recreation, with former Olympic Silver and double Commonweal­th Gold medal competitiv­e swimmer Sharron Davies MBE as keynote speaker.

The evening will recognise inspiratio­nal stories from individual­s who have demonstrat­ed amazing personal achievemen­ts in sport or health as well as announcing this year’s annual Lifetime Achievemen­t award.

Jon Winkle said: “The judges have had a really tough job selecting the winners. We’re all looking forward to hearing their amazing stories on the night and celebratin­g the great sporting talent and dedication here in Cheshire East.”

For more informatio­n including ticket sales, visit everybodya­wards.org.uk.

 ??  ?? Jasmine Wrenn and Amy Mayers, left, from Sylk Dance Academy, have both been nominated, right, Macclesfie­ld Boys Boxing Club, run by Kevin Bradbury, has been nominated for club of the year
Jasmine Wrenn and Amy Mayers, left, from Sylk Dance Academy, have both been nominated, right, Macclesfie­ld Boys Boxing Club, run by Kevin Bradbury, has been nominated for club of the year
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