Unsung sporting heroes will be honoured at an awards ceremony this week.
The Sport and Physical Activity Awards 2013 will recognise the achievements of local sports clubs, coaches, volunteers and schools.
They are organised by Durham County Council and County Durham Sport and will include a series of local awards followed by a county-wide final.
Each set of awards will include the following categories:
• Coach of the year;
• Contribution to physical activity;
• Contribution to sport;
• Junior sports club of the year
• Physical Activity Achievement of the year;
• Primary school contribution to PE and school sport;
• Secondary school contribution to PE and school sport;
• Sporting achievement of the year;
• Sports club of the year;
• Volunteer of the year;
• Young coach of the year;
• Young sporting achievement of the year; and
• Young volunteer of the year.
The Sedgefield awards will take place at Spennymoor Leisure Centre on Friday 20th September between 7pm and 11pm.
Winners from each of the local awards events will go forward to the final county-wide event which will be held in October.
Shildon & District's local community newspaper.
