Date: 23/10/2007
High Peak's sports achievers attended a special awards ceremony at Chinley council offices last week.
The awards, which celebrate the success of sports champions and volunteers of all ages and disciplines from around the borough, precede the county ceremony and the national awards.
Councillor Andrew Bingham, High Peak Borough Council's Executive Member for Social and Community Development, presented to the awards to the winners who were selected from nominations made to a sports selection panel.
Paralympic cyclist, Anthony Kappes scooped both the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year award and the Sportsperson of the Year award.
Swimmer, Alan Bamber - aged 15 - from Glossop Amateur Swimming Club, picked up the Junior Disabled Sportsperson of the Year prize, and 17 year-old Hannah Shaw from the Nottingham Wildcats won the Junior Sportswoman of the Year category for basketball.
County and national runner, Andy Wilton from Staffordshire Moorlands AC, was named Veteran Sportsperson of the Year, and the Young Sports Leader title was awarded to 16-year-old Tim Dobson from Glossop Sailing Club.
Members of Glossop Judo Club received 3 awards: Club of the Year; Performance Coach of the Year, which went to Steven Phillips; and 10-year-old Eric Ham (the youngest individual achiever) won the Junior Sportsman of the Year accolade.
Glossopdale Devils under 10s hockey team picked up the awards for Team of the Year and Junior team of the Year.
The Football Association's Coach of the Year, Jan Melland - from Buxton Girls' Football Club - won the High Peak Community Coach of the Year award and Sue Danson from Derbyshire Netball Club won the Service to Sport award. The Contribution to School Sport accolade was presented to St Philip Howard's Head of PE, Melanie Greenwood.
Councillor Bingham said: "These awards confirm that we have a diverse wealth of sporting talent in the High Peak. On behalf of the council, I congratulate all of the award-winners and wish them luck in the county and national stages."