Nominations open now for 2025 Inverclyde Sports Personality awards
Nominations are now open for the Inverclyde Sports Personality of the Year awards. (Image: Inverclyde Sports Personality of the Year.)
The Inverclyde Sports Personality Awards are back - and nominations are open now.
The search is on for the Inverclyde sports people who have made the headlines in the year from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.
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There is also now an additional category for these awards, with the return of the Lifetime Achievement award, making 10 awards in all.
The categories for 2025 are junior sports personality of the year, senior sports personality of the year, disabled sports personality of the year, impact club of the year, team of the year, sporting school of the year, coach of the year, young volunteer recognition award (up to 25 years), adult volunteer recognition, and lifetime achievement.
A spokesperson for the organisers said: "Anyone can nominate, with the nominee's permission, for any of these awards, in one or more categories and all Inverclyde's sports clubs and sportspeople are encouraged to nominate successful athletes, players, coaches and volunteers.
Nominations are now open for the Inverclyde Sports Personality of the Year awards. (Image: Inverclyde Sports Personality of the Year.) "Family members and colleagues should not be shy in nominating a family member or friend they know has done particularly well. Certificates will be issued this year in the volunteering awards."
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Nomination forms are available at www.inverclydesportspersonality.co.uk and should be completed and submitted online.
Nominations should be submitted by July 14. The winners will be announced at an awards event at Greenock Town Hall on Friday, October 3, with revised catering to allow more young people to be present.
The awards are being organised by Inverclyde Council's Active Schools team, Inverclyde Leisure, West College Scotland and New Horizons Marketing.
The awards' spokesperson added: "We hope the somewhat revised format will attract additional sponsors.
"We are actively seeking new sponsors and would be delighted to speak with anyone considering sponsoring a category award or some other element of these awards."
Anyone keen to get involved as a sponsor, or simply looking to find out more, can contact any of the organising team direct or by email to ispagreenock@gmail.com or by telephone to Chris Jewell from New Horizons Marketing on 07932 154515.
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