Archive: Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner 2014
The Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner 2014 took place on Friday 28th November 2014 at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. Over 300 people attended the evening to raise the profile of sporting achievements across Merseyside and in doing so raise money for local sports council bursary funds.Guest speaker for the evening was the legend Jan Mølby, with the host for the second consecutive year being Radio City presenter Steve Hothersall.
You can see highlights from the evening in our presentation:
Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner Presentation – Interactive Prezi format
Merseyside Sporting Champions Dinner Presentation – PDF Version (13MB)
As part of the evening the following awards were presented:
Community Sports Project of the year , Primary and Secondary School of the year , Young Sports Person of the year , Young Volunteer of the year , Volunteer of the Year , Coach of the year , Club of the Year and Lifetime Achiever of the Year. You can see full details of the winners and nominees further down this page.
Plus there was a special presentation to the England North West Satellite Club Member of the Year which was presented to Omar Mohammed, 14 Year old Omar attends the Weight Lifting satellite club at Toxteth Fire Fit Hub funded by Merseyside Sports Partnership. Omar’s Coach Martin Cooper said,
“He has shown a great deal of focus and commitment to learn the technique for the Olympic lifts and develop as a person. As a result of his enthusiasm for helping others he is now a key part of the coaching team. Working as a volunteer Omar has created a role for himself as a coach and mentor for new behaviour referrals from the youth team.”
Winners & Nominees
Lifetime Achiever
Sponsored by Decade of Health and Wellbeing
Winner – Gordon Dacre (Liverpool)
Nominees – Steve Vincent (St Helens), John Rourke (Sefton), Rob Adams (Knowsley), James Fallon (Halton), Master Xingbo Liu (Wirral), Gordon Dacre (Liverpool)
Coach of the Year
Sponsored by Sonex Publishing
Winner – Anthony McGuiness (Liverpool)
Nominees – Geoff Alford Thatto (St Helens), Gareth Roberts (Sefton), Matt Gotts (Knowsley), John Bazley (Halton), Lesley Ward (Wirral), Anthony McGuinness (Liverpool)
Young Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
Winner – Keiran Henry (Halton)
Nominees – Jessica Hunter (St Helens), Zac Nicholson (Sefton), Jack Foster (Knowsley), Keiran Henry (Halton), Ashley Williams (Wirral), Ella Robinson (Liverpool)
Young Sports Person of the Year
Sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University
Winner – Elizabeth Tolman (Sefton)
Nominees – Kyran Knapper (St Helens), Elizabeth Tolman (Sefton), Melissa Hall (Knowsley), Thomas Roberts (Halton), Andrew Morris (Wirral), Erin McBride (Liverpool)
Club of the Year
Winner – Sefton Stars Basketball Club (Sefton)
Nominees – St Helens Town Junior Football Club (St Helens), Sefton Stars Basketball Club (Sefton), West Derby Hockey Club (Knowsley), Halton Swimming Club (Halton), Acro Nova Gymnastics Club (Wirral), Marshalls Football Club (Liverpool)
Volunteer of the Year
Winner – Colin Dolan (Liverpool)
Nominees – Peter Whitfield (St Helens), Tommy Walsh (Sefton), David Edwards (Knowsley), Glyn Lightfoot (Halton), Bernadette O’Connor (Wirral), Colin Dolan (Liverpool)
Community Sports Project of the Year
Winner – Break the Boredom (Active Sefton)
Nominees – Liverpool Watersports Centre, Firefit Weightlifting Club, Everton In The Community ‘Imagine Your Goals’ Project, Archery at Dutch Farm (Mind Body Spirit), Liverpool Basketball, Speke Hall ‘Sporty Speke’ Project, Sefton Active Sports ‘Break The Boredom’ Project, Aspiring Instructors Project
Primary School of the Year
Winner – New Park Primary School (Liverpool)
Nominees – New Park Primary School (Liverpool), Billinge St Aidan’s C of E School (St Helens), Bleak Hill School (St Helens), Churchtown Primary School (Sefton)
Secondary School of the Year
Winner – Clare Mount Specialist School College(Wirral)
Nominees – Bebington High Sports College (Wirral), Clare Mount Specialist Sports College (Wirral), Formby High School (Sefton), Greenbank High School (Sefton)
