Bury Sports Awards

Reporter: Ask Bury
Date online: 28/02/2008

The annual Bury Sports Awards were held at the Elizabethan Suite on Friday 8 February with over 140 people gathering to celebrate the successes and achievements of coaches, volunteers, clubs, teams and individual sports people.

Prior to the presentation of the awards, vocalist and tribute artist Ray Godwin provided superb live entertainment and veteran athlete Marie Caldwell pleased the crowd as guest speaker.

Sylvia Davenport from Bury Sports Advisory Service hosted the event and trophies were presented to winners by The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Farook Chaudhry.  All nominees received a plaque presented by Marie Caldwell. 

,Bury Council’s executive member for Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Beverly Sullivan said; "On behalf of the organising committee I would like to congratulate all the nominees for their contribution to sport throughout 2007, as well as say a special thank you to all the sponsors of the evening including; Groundwork Bury, Northern Institute of Massage, Bury and District Rounders League, The Rotary Club of Radcliffe and Ainsworth Road Garage.

The awards were as follows:

Young Sports Person of the Year       

Nicole Short

International Sports Person of the Year   

Shannon Priestly

Veteran Sports Person of the Year    

Marie Caldwell

Young Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year 
     
Zoe Robinson

Club of the Year   
                                 
Black Lane Bowling Club

Official of the Year  
                              
Kieran Goldsborough

Coach of the Year   
                              
Barbara Glover

Team of the year     
                              
LAC 'Team Bury' Football team

Special Recognition in Sport              

Vivien Makin

Dorothy Counter Volunteer of the Year Award 
   
Matthew Metcalfe

Geoff Preston Awards (Primary School) 

Our Lady Of Lourdes

Gerald Barrett Award (Secondary School)  
        
Elms Bank

Joe Moon Award (Prestwich)              

Prestwich Cricket Club

Ronald Morris Award (Radcliffe)        

Sheila McNutly

Community award 
                               
Bury Gymnastics Club

Nicole Short, Zoe Robinson, Black Lane Bowling Club, Barbara Glover, Vivien Makin and Matthew Metcalfe will all go on to represent Bury at the Greater Manchester Sports Awards at the City of Manchester Stadium on Friday 11 April.  
Following the presentations, a charity raffle raised £65 for Macmillan cancer support and £65 for Bury Heart Foundation.