Vote for YOUR sports stars
Stars and volunteers to be hailed at awards show
Nominations are being sought for the 27th annual Perth and Kinross Sports Awards.
Clubs, individuals, teams and events will all be celebrated on what is set to be a night to remember in March.
Organisers at Perth and Kinross Sports Council and Live Active Leisure are looking for nominations across 11 different categories including the prestigious Perth and Kinross Sports Person of the Year – sponsored by the Herald’s sister title, the Perthshire Advertiser.
Nominations are being sought for the 27th annual Perth and Kinross Sports Awards.
Clubs, individuals, teams and events will all be celebrated on what is set to be a night to remember in March.
Organisers at Perth and Kinross Sports Council and Live Active Leisure are looking for nominations across 11 different categories including the prestigious Perth and Kinross Sports Person of the Year – sponsored by the Herald’s sister title, the Perthshire Advertiser.
Previous winners include Perth Olympic silver medallist Stephen Milne, Kinross-shire European Indoor Championships gold medallist Laura Muir and Crieff canoe star Fiona Pennie.
The event will be held at Dewars Centre in Perth on Friday, March 16, with sports broadcaster and journalist Jim Spence hosting the evening which will celebrate the achievements of the area’s sports scene.
One of the year’s standout achievements saw British longdistance cyclist Mark Beaumont – a former Strath capital resident – break the world record for cycling around the world, a feat which saw him complete an 18,000-mile journey on September 18 in less than 79 days.
From local school teams to Olympians, individual coaches to volunteers, the Perth and Kinross Sports of the Awards recognises the huge wealth of sporting talent that the region has to offer.
And local residents can now put forward their suggestions across 11 different categories, with the closing date set for January 26.
Perthshire Advertiser and former Herald Editor Johnathon Menzies said: “Everyone at the PA is proud to sponsor such a wide-ranging showcase of sporting talent.
“Athletes from the length and breadth of the region have flown the flag for Perth and Kinross at a multitude of high-profile events across the world within the last 12 months and it is right that their achievements are recognised.
“But one of the things which makes ceremonies such as the Perth and Kinross Sports Awards so special is that they are designed to give those who wouldn’t necessarily seek the limelight off their own back some well-deserved praise too.
“Volunteers are the lifeblood of the local sporting scene and I’d encourage as many people as possible to send in their nominations.”
Eligible nominees require to have either resided in Perth and Kinross for at least the six months prior to the event or be affiliated to a club or sport in the region.
The sport must also be officially recognised by governing body sportscotland.
Entries will be judged on their merits from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
Other categories include: School Team of the Year (sponsored by Active Schools); Club of the Year ( Steve Brown Electrical); Coach of the Year (Sprinterz: Digital Print & Embroidery Specialists); George Mortimer Lifetime Achievement Award (Perth and Kinross Sports Council); Volunteer of the Year ( Perth Trophy Shop); Junior Sports Personalities of the Year ( Alison Wilson); Disability Sports Person of the Year (Small City, Big Personality sports section); Young Coach of the Year (The Lovat Hotel); Official of the Year (Thorntons Solicitors); Team of the Year (Springfield Properties).
● To nominate, visit www.liveactive. co.uk/Events/sports-awards or pick up a nomination form from any Live Active Leisure venue.