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 NEW EARSWICK INDOOR BOWLS CLUB WINS AWARD
On Tuesday night, New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls
Club won the coveted Community Amateur Sport Club of the Year Award Award at
the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s national awards ceremony. Awarded by the
Alliance to sports clubs who have made an outstanding contribution to their
community, New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club received their trophy
and £2,500 cheque from cricketing legend and Strictly Come Dancing star Mark
Ramprakash.
The Sport and Recreation Alliance, in association with the
Foundation for Sports and the Arts (FSA), is proud to host the ceremony,
held last night in St Paul’s, London, to celebrate the outstanding
commitment and dedication of the finalists in making sport accessible to
all.
Tim Lamb, chief executive of the Alliance said:
“The
Sports Club of the Year Award is something that we have hosted for many
years to congratulate and celebrate our community sports clubs. The nominees
and winners just keep getting better and better, and it is inspiring to see,
in these straightened economic times, clubs run by volunteers going from
strength to strength. We hear a lot about the Big Society - you need to look
no further New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club to see the very
definition of it.
“New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club
welcomes competitive players, social members and offers a range of
activities for players with physical or learning disabilities. They open
their club to the community offering not only bowls but also a range of
indoor sports. They also support 18 athletes at the Special Olympics and
encourage all to play at the highest level that they wish to. They are a
shining example of a club continually striving to provide the best for its
members and the wider community ”
Mark Ramprakash said:
“As a professional sportsman I
know that getting paid to do something you love is easy. Doing the day job
and then giving up evenings and weekends to volunteer at your sports club is
truly admirable. It is thanks to the volunteers that this country has such a
love for participating in sports. Without them, there would be no clubs, and
there would be no sporting stars of the future.
“New Earswick and
District Indoor Bowls Club is a club which makes provision for everyone to
enjoy their sport, with full and social members. With 18 athletes
participating in the Special Olympics as well as members having access to
other sessions in order to keep fit and healthy they truly do provide
something for everyone.”
Notes to Editors:
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is the umbrella
organisation for the governing and representative bodies of sport
and recreation in the UK and represents more than 320 members –
organisations like the FA, the Rugby Football Union, UK Athletics,
the Ramblers, British Rowing and the Royal Academy of Dance. Our
role, like every trade association, is to speak up on their behalf,
represent their views and to provide them with services which make
their life easier.
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The Sports Club of the Year Award is voted for by
a panel of independent judges drawn from across the sports world. It
is sponsored by the Foundation for Sports and the Arts (FSA). The
top award wins a cheque for £5,000, and the category winners receive
£2,500.
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Until December 2010, the Sport and Recreation
Alliance was known as CCPR.
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Contact Rachel Hudson on 020 7976 3933 /
rhudson@sportandrecreation.org.uk
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