The 2008 awards have been booked at the Rugby Club on Friday 28th November.
The annual club dinner and presentation night was held at The Legionnaires Club. Many awards were presented with endeavour going to Linda Melloy, female athlete to Jane James, Male Athlete to Ian Hanks and Club person of the year for a second and well deserved time to Julie Hanks. The Simon Close memorial trophy was awarded for the first time to the junior that best represented the ethos of the club in terms of determination and commitment. The first recipient of this perpetual award was Alfie Ledbetter.
The 2006 Club Awards took place on Friday 8th December at the Legionnaires Club. The attendance of around 70 was well up on last year with many juniors also able to make it.
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There was a good attendance in late January at the Rugby Club for the Sleaford Striders annual Awards Presentation. Club Chairman Pete Nadin gave an excellent performance as the master of ceremonies and Club President John Holderness was on hand to present the trophies.
Graham Potter was first up to accept his reward for overall winner of the summer handicap series with Alex Heatherington the winner of the female category.
The winners of the cross country athletes of the year went to Ted Preston and Emma Lord.
Club Person of the year had some worthwhile nominees in Paul Freemantle, Steve Jackson and Julie Hanks but it went to Clive Holden for alongside his sterling work as Club Secretary his work in helping to organise the Sleaford Half Marathon and recent Loch Ness trip proved his worth to the club. He passed his Level 1 coaching qualification and worked with the juniors. His attendance at various courses has helped the Club in preparation for their Clubmark application.
Another close call was the task of finding the winner in the Endeavour category. Di Aubrey, Jo Aubrey, Pat Riches, Julie Porter and Peter Hayward all just behind Steve Jackson, winning it for working tirelessly to encourage orher club members to reach their potential but mainly for his efforts with the juniors.
Female athlete of the year went to Alex Heatherington for her brilliant 3 hours 27 minutes in the London Marathon and her splendid Triathlon achievements. Also nominated were: Pat Riches, Julie Hanks, Julie Porter and Angie Harvey. Male Athlete of the year went to Paul Freemantle for his comeback after his latest knee operation to retain his previous level of fitness and race times. His general attitude to helping others achieve their targets by training with them, giving support and telling jokes proving his character would be sorely missed.
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This event is held Annually to reward Club members for their achievements during the previous year. There are many categories reflecting the varied aspects of running on offer to Club members.The 2004 Prize Presentation was held at the Barge & Bottle, Carre Street, Sleaford and after an enjoyable dinner the Chairman welcomed the Club members and their guests, also thanking our hosts for an excellent meal.
The history of the Club was outlined and the importance of having an event such of this was essential to the continued success of the Club. The Guest of Honour was Sally Reddin, who spoke about her experiences at the ParaOlympics in Athens and previous years; and showed the Club members her Olympic Gold medal from the Sydney Olympics. After answering many questions from those present she was asked to present the trophies on behalf of the Club.
Clive Holden & Pat Riches
Overall 1st - Pat Riches Overall 2nd= - Denis Tindel / Paul Maslem Overall 4th= - Julie Hanks / Matt Balantyne Female 1st - Pat Riches Female 2nd= - Julie Hanks / Emma Lord Female 4th - Julie Porter Female 5th - Louise Hayward Male 1st - Paul Maslem Male 2nd - Matt Ballantyne Male 3rd - Denis Tindel Male 4th - Ted Preston Male 5th - Clive Holden
Steve Jackson - has given up a lot of persnal time to achieve level 1 and level 2 Coaching qualification. Steve has been at front of making the Club vision of a Junior Section become a reality; his commitment to this area has earned him respect from within the Club and more importantly the Community who are suddenly seeing the Club has something to offer youngsters in Ahletics.
Pat Riches - her enjoyment of running was never in doubt, as was her enthusiasm, however Pat's real level of ability was un-discovered mainly because of the time devoted to encouraging other Club members and accompanying them around races. When Pat decided to run a race on her own, I think her finish times surprised even herself, and the efforts put into competing the Senior Handicap drew deserved rewards when she won the overall title; and proved to other Club members that she hid something special. A long overdue trophy appeared after the Boston Poppy 5 in a truely superb time; Pat's excursions over the longer 10 mile and half Marathon distances will pale as she talks about Folksworth 15 and London Marathon.
Alan Buckberry - a long-standing Club member who travels around the UK entering races of all distances; his times over the various distances defy his age, but his encouragement of other Club members shows his dedication to athletics and Sleaford Striders AC.