Shortlists for county sports awards announced

2:17pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008

GRASSROOTS sports clubs are to be honoured at an awards dinner taking place next month.

Clubs, coaches, volunteers and schools are to be honoured at the County Durham Sport Awards Dinner, which is to take place at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon on October 10.

Each of the seven districts in County Durham has now announced their district winners, who will compete for the county title at the ceremony.

The awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the successes across the region and say thank you to those who contribute to the development of sport in each district.

Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton will be the guest speaker, which will be compered by BBC Look North sports reporter Jeff Brown.

For ticket information, contact Jeanette Turner on 0191-301-8826.

The nominees are as follows:

MALE COMMUNITY COACH
Phil Lightburn (Chester-le-Street)
Michael Hume (Derwentside)
Mark Bell (Durham City)
Chris Hood (Easington)
Malcolm Dawes (Sedgefield)
Graham Tomaszko (Wear Valley)

FEMALE COMMUNITY COACH
Abigail Milnes (Chester-le-Street)
Zoe Gooch (Derwentside)
Pat Fergusson (Durham City)
Kellie Cogdon (Easington)
Cathy Osborne (Sedgefield)
Angela Hedley (Teesdale)
Angela Hedley & Sue Carr (Wear Valley)

MALE VOLUNTEER COACH
Steven Thompson (Chester-le-Street)
Peter Blackwell (Derwentside)
Peter Coates (Durham City)
Arthur Armstrong (Easington)
Norman Grimmer (Sedgefield)
Robert Lee (Wear Valley)

FEMALE VOLUNTEER COACH
Jennifer Cooksey (Chester-le-Street)
Barbara Sullivan (Derwentside)
Lynne Dobison (Durham City)
Samantha Dent (Easington)
Amy Kelsey (Sedgefield)
Jennie Lee (Teesdale)
Paula Jo Barker (Wear Valley)

MALE VOLUNTEER
Andrew Mullen (Chester-le-Street)
Dennis Laycock (Derwentside)
Roger Parkin (Durham City)
John Davison (Easington)
Peter Niblett (Sedgefield)
John Raw (Wear Valley)

FEMALE VOLUNTEER
Toni Walton (Chester-le-Street)
Sarah Scott (Derwentside)
Diane Facey (Durham City)
Anne Williams (Easington)
Rita Foster & Lillian Weston (Sedgefield)
Alison Mounter (Teesdale)
Lyn Collishaw (Wear Valley)

YOUNG VOLUNTEER
Tony McDermott (Chester-le-Street)
Mark Rowles (Derwentside)
Karl Stephenson (Durham City)
Michael Bradford (Easington)
Sophie Elliott (Sedgefield)
Charlotte Morley (Wear Valley)

SPORTS CLUB
Chester-le-Street ARA Rowing Club (Chester-le-Street)
Consett AFC (Derwentside)
Durham Amateur Rowing Club (Durham City)
Murton Cricket Club (Easington)
Sedgefield Squash Club (Sedgefield)
Bishop Auckland Rugby Club (Wear Valley)

JUNIOR SPORTS CLUB
Chester-le-Street Junior ARA Rowing Club(Chester-le-Street)
Derwentside Athletics Club (Derwentside)
Howletch Girls U11 Football Team (Easington)
Newton Aycliffe Junior Football Club (Sedgefield)
Staindrop Gym Club (Teesdale)
Bishop Auckland St Mary's Junior Football Club (Wear Valley)

PRIMARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT
Pelton Community Primary School (Chester-le-Street)
St Patrick's RCVA Primary School (Derwentside)
St Godric's RC Primary School (Durham City)
Easington Church of England Primary School (Easington)
Rosa St Primary School (Sedgefield)
Toft Hill Primary School (Teesdale)
Etherley Lane Primary School (Wear Valley)

SECONDARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION TO SPORT
Hermitage School (Chester-le-Street)
Greencroft Business & Enterprise College (Derwentside)
Easington Community Science College (Easington) Parkside School (Wear Valley)

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