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Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 - Senior...
Sylvia Collingwood, Redhill Bowling Club
Sylvia was introduced to Redhill Bowling Club by her late husband and she first became a Social Member in 1977. Having enjoyed watching the bowls that year, she decided she would like to join in and learnt to play in 1978.
Since then she has been a very active Member in the Club for many years becoming a Committee Member for the Ladies Section, following which she was voted in as Ladies Captain and held this post... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Coach...
Kate Holah, Earlswood Running Club
After gaining an athletics qualification in 2018 Kate guided a small group of family and friends through a beginners' running programme. Buoyed by their weekly improvement and enthusiasm she established a running club and offered an open structured Couch to 5k schedule designed for new runners to gradually increase their running time and reduce their walking time over 9 weeks to prepare them to run 5k non-stop. Upon graduation she awards them certificates recording their achievement... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Club...
Merstham Cricket Club
2019 has seen this club reach new heights having nearly collapsed at the end of the 1990. The effort put into encouraging local people to get involved has seen it field 5 Saturday sides, 3 Sunday sides, over 250 juniors, including two girls’ sides and a disability squad all playing competitive cricket within the Surrey leagues.
The club also works hard with the Greenspaces section of the Council to keep cricket alive on Earlswood Common, where cricket has been... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Team...
Reigate Rhinos, Reigate Lawn Tennis Club
Team Tennis is a national league event with county, regional and national level tiers and this team has won through from the regional tier to the national level of the LTA Team Tennis Competition. This is equivalent to a football club who has won promotion to the Premier League.
The team included home grown players, Andrew Watson, Adam Skalsky and Josh Wilson, all of whom have grown up and learnt their tennis at Reigate LTC and... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Club...
Sam Cates, Redhill Bowling Club
Sam started bowling at the age of 13 and began to play Club matches and competitions in his second season.
He reached his first final in 2012 and in 2014 joined the Committee as Junior Representative. He remains a Committee Member to date. Also in 2014 he became a Green Steward which involves opening and closing the club, preparing the green equipment and helping to run the bar.
In 2016 whilst studying for his degree, he became Vice-Captain... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Young...
Alleke Allum, Basketball
Alleke has been playing Basketball since she decided she wanted to play ball aged 5. She started with after school basketball club at her primary school and was quickly picked by her school club to start playing in the Surrey CVL local league when she was just 8 playing in a mixed team. She has always worked tirelessly to better herself as a player and was then picked to play for her county (U13 girls) team aged just... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Volunteer...
Arthur Cumings, Reigate Squash Club
The membership at Reigate Squash Club is so thankful for the key role that Arthur has played over so many years in inspiring so many young players through his high energy, positivity and kindness.
He is 85 years young, and has been a member of the Club for some 50 years. His daughter Alison was a national squash champion and one of the highest ranked players in the world.
Over the last 15 years he has selflessly given... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 – Inclusive Sport Award...
Matthew Labbett, Surrey Choices
Matthew has made a significant impact on disability sport in Reigate and Banstead. He has completely changed the lives of disabled people through his commitment, determination and perseverance to the people that he supports.
He works with disabled adults to help them to improve their fitness, health and wellbeing, He works with each disabled person and designs a fitness plan with them and then supports them to put this plan in place with the end goal being for... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 - Young...
Benjamin Turrington, Reigate Football Club
Benjamin has been one of the U6 coaches for Reigate Football Club for the past 4 seasons. The Club’s 32 U6s train every Saturday in Priory Park and he is there every week in all weathers. The children love his enthusiasm and he makes even the coldest or wettest days fun. We are seeing record attendances and a large part of this is due to the children wanting to see their Coach.
The Club uses the U6s... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 - Young...
Reigate Priory Cricket Club u14 Surrey Junior Invitation League Team
Playing at the highest level for their age of club cricket in Surrey, this team went through the entire season unbeaten, finishing top of their league with 30 points, 6 points clear of second place. This was a true team effort by a group of talented players capable of making big scores and with a string of excellent bowlers to call upon.
All players were given the chance to participate and the... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 - Young...
Old Reigatians u13 Girls Rugby ‘A’ Team
This team has won every cup match over the 2018-19 season and won the Waterfall Cup in April 2019 to become under 13 girls Surrey Champions.
This is the first time since the club was formed in 1927 that one of its girls' teams has won a County Championship Cup.
The team of girls, made up from 11-13 (years 7&8) at a range of local schools won every cup match played over the year and did... Read More
Reigate & Banstead District Sports Council Awards 2020 - Junior...
East Surrey Acrobatics Competitive Squad
This team, who run in partnership with the YMCA East Surrey have had a very successful year, with the Competitive Squad competing regionally & nationally within the Sports Acrobatics discipline.
The competitive squad comprises of 19 members who vary in age between 5 & 12 years. Within their specific partnerships over the season the club has won an impressive total of 18 medals, leading to the club representing the South East region at the National Acrobatic Finals... Read More
AFFILIATED CLUBS
Affiliation to the District Sports Council is open to any sports club or other organisation in the Borough with a substantial sporting interest. Annual fee - £10 due by 1st April.
The District Sports Council encourages clubs to attain Sport England's Clubmark accreditation and Active Surreys Gold, Silver or Bronze awards. Clubs with one of these awards have the appropriate badge shown in their entry on the list below.
Information about these accreditation awards may be found by clicking on Sport England's Clubmark, Active Surreys Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.