Immediate release Friday 15th November

Living Sport Sports Awards winners announced

Talented sportsmen and women, coaches, volunteers, organisations and clubs from across

the county were celebrated yesterday evening at the prestigious Living Sport Sports Awards

attended by over 230 people. Awards were presented to 10 individuals and organisations in

recognition of their sporting successes and dedication to grassroots sport in Cambridgeshire

and Peterborough.

Winners this year include Rob Huff, British Racing Car Driver and 2012 FIA World Touring

Car Champion who was awarded the coveted Sports Performer of the Year sponsored by

Magenta Coaching Solutions. Lauren Steadman, Para Triathlete and Paralympian, was

recognised with the award for Sports Performer with a Disability sponsored by Anglia Ruskin

University for her successful switch to triathlon from swimming, achieving a gold medal in

the 2013 ETU Paratriathlon European Championships.

The evening provided an important focal point for community sport and other winners on the

night included Tony Fagelman Head Coach at Cambridge Cangaroos Trampolining Club,

winner of Coach of the Year, sponsored by Stagecoach for his role in the growth of his club

and its’ members. Sharyn Bord Cambridge Diving Club Coach received the prestigious

Services to Sport award for dedication to diving, sponsored by Living Sport and Harston and

Newton Primary School were recognised as School of the Year not only for the success of

their sporting teams but also for the varied and numerous sporting activities available to their

pupils.

A full list of award recipients is available at http://www.livingsport.co.uk/our-projects/living-

sport-sports-awards/2013-winners/

Simon Fairhall, Chief Executive of LIVING SPORT said, ‘The evening was a fantastic

celebration of community sport and it was great to see so many individuals involved in sport

from the entire county come together to recognise the achievements of our winners. I’d

particularly like to thank all of the sponsors for their support in helping us deliver another

memorable awards ceremony this year’.

The 8th LIVING SPORT Awards Ceremony took place at Burgess Hall, St Ives on the

evening of 14th November 2013.

**ENDS**

Editors Notes:

LIVING SPORT is the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Sports Partnership, a charity established in 2007.

LIVING SPORT is part of the County Sports Partnerships Network, one of 49 County Sports Partnerships (CSP’s) across England, formed to raise the profile, and engagement, of sport with local strategic partnerships, and to increase community participation in sport.

For more information on the LIVING SPORT Sports Awards contact Carla Brown on 01487 849926 or by emailing carla.brown@livingsport.co.uk.

Award Categories and Winners for 2013

Award Name Winner

Sports Performer of the Year 2013Sponsored by Magenta Coaching Solutions

Rob HuffBritish Racing Car Driver World Touring Car Championships

Sports Performer with a Disability of the Year 2013Sponsored by Anglia Ruskin University

Lauren SteadmanPara Triathlon - Paralympian

Young Sports Performer of the Year 2013Sponsored by Cambridge Commodities

Georgina SchwieningCambridge Tri Club/Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club

Young Community Volunteer of the Year 2013Sponsored by Alconbury Weald

Samuel CarringtonFootball

Coach of the Year 2013Sponsored by Stagecoach

Tony FagelmanCambridge Cangaroos Trampolining Club

Team of the Year 2013Sponsored by Ruddocks Anglia Ruskin University Judo Team

Club of the Year 2013Sponsored by Oaks Consultancy Cambridge Triathlon Club

Services to Sport 2013Sponsored by Living Sport

Sharyn BordCambridge Diving Club

MATTHEW WARN Power of Sport You Can Bike Too

School of the Year 2013Sponsored by Core Cambridge Harston & Newton Primary School