Winners announced at annual Haslemere Sports Awards

Talented sportsmen and women and the people who make grassroots sports tick behind the scenes gathered to honour the latest winners of the Haslemere Sports Awards.

Worthy winners in 12 categories received an award, and a number of up-and-coming stars of the future were invited on to the stage to receive cash bursaries to help their development.

Haslemere Hockey Club’s men’s first team were named Sports Team of the Year, Grayshott Cricket Club’s girls’ under-11 Jaguars were named Junior Sports Team of the Year and Kim Davies won the Sport Award for the Disabled.

Scarlet Hunt was named Young Volunteer of the Year, Will Milner-Smith from Undershaw School won the Sporting Impact in Schools award and Thalya Ambroziak from Sailability at Frensham Ponds won the Young Coach of the Year award.

Helen Foulds of Grayshott Cricket Club won the Sports Coach of the Year award, Sarah Palmer of Camelsdale School won the Sports Initiative award and Bugs Netball Club won the Sports Club of the Year award.

Evi Clague from Woolmer Hill School won the Junior Sports Personality of the Year award, Sam Cartwright won the Special Services to Sport award and Neil McWilliams won the Sports Personality of the Year award.

Create a Star bursaries were presented to Tristan Ahlheid, Adrienne Johnson, Ellie Cassford, Amelia Kent, Tom Probert, Will Stratton-Brown, Phoebe Potter and Isabella Edgington.

Chris Grimes, the chairman of Sport Haslemere and Haslemere Sports Association, hosted the event – while Melanie Odell, the president of Sport Haslemere, presided over the awards ceremony.

Chris said: “It was great to be back and to know that sport in Haslemere continues to thrive.

“We must always remember our awards night would not be possible without the mums and dads who ferry their youngsters around, the people who run the clubs and, of course, the athletes we recognised throughout the evening.”