Forth Valley Disability Sport Awards Night 2019
Forth Valley Disability Sport held their Awards night at the Stirling Albert Halls on Monday 24th February 2020. The event was a great success with over 120 in attendance. The purpose of this award ceremony is to reward and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of athletes, coaches and volunteers in the year of 2019.
Angus Whyte, FVDS Chair Person, welcomed all the guests and conducted the AGM. Our buffet was then followed by speaker Aileen Neilson, Paralympic Wheelchair Curler, and Get Out Get Active project update from Lead Officer Eva Finlayson. Graham Harvey, FVDS Branch Coordinator, then presented the awards ceremony which briefly highlighted each of the achievements of the nominees from 11 categories of awards.
“This awards evening was one of the best, credit to Forth Valley Disability Sport and all those involved” Angus Whyte, FVDS Chair.
A big thank you goes to all our award sponsors listed below and a special thank you must go to Sheridan Property Consultants and Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils provosts who sponsored the evening by providing the excellent venue and buffet for all attendees.
Thanks to speaker Aileen Neilson for her inspirational and inspiring speech.
Many thanks once again to Catherine Goodfellow, Scottish Disability Sport Chair, for presenting the closing remarks.
If you or anyone else would like to know more information about Forth Valley Disability Sport please contact us by email, visit www.fvds.org or visit us on Facebook or Twitter.
Awards
| Award Category | Sponsor/Presenter | Winner | Club/Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Coach – Participation 2019 | Active Stirling Dave Roxby (Chair of Active Stirling Board) |
Ian Anderson | Riverside Powerchair Football Club |
| Community Coach – Development 2019 | Sheridan Property Consultants Aileen Neilson (Paralympic Wheelchair Curler) |
Beau Bissett | Forth Valley Flyers Club |
| Volunteer of the Year 2019 | Falkirk Council Provest William Buchannan (Falkirk Council) |
Caitlyn Ross | Forth Valley Flyers Club |
| Young Volunteer of the Year 2019 | Co-op Community Fund Maureen Campbell (Falkirk Community Trust) |
Cameron Joyce | FVDS Youth Committee |
| The Blair Forbes Junior Sports Person of the Year 2019 | Clackmannanshire Sports Council Kenny Cook (Clacks Council) & Provest Tina Murphy (Clacks Council) |
Lewis Walls | Central Swimming Squad |
| Senior Sports Person of the Year 2019 | Stirling Council Baillie Alistair Tollmache (Stirling Council) |
Charlie McKenna | Stirling Wheelchair Curling Squad |
| Newcomer Award 2019 | Castleview Management Services Martin Bell |
Logan Scobbie | Clackmannanshire Adaptive Ski |
| Achievement Award 2019 | Forth Valley Disability Sport Hillary Templeton (Sports Scotland) |
Zach Apedaile | Arian Swimming Club |
| David Lawrie Service to Sport 2019 | 2e-volve Catherine Goodfellow (Scottish Disability Sport Chair) |
Wendy Lumsden | FVDS Committee |
| Team of the Year 2019 | Get Out Get Active Forth Valley John Brown (Volunteering Matters) |
Clackmannanshire Adapted Skiing Team | Clackmannanshire Adapted Skiing Team |
| Club of the Year 2019 | Cameron Trophies George Cameron |
Riverside Powerchair Football Club | Riverside Powerchair Football Club |
