Community and Sports Awards 2024

The Newark and Sherwood Community and Sports Awards 2024, organised by Newark and Sherwood District Council in partnership with Radio Newark, concluded with resounding success on Friday 20 September at The Renaissance at Kelham Hall in Newark. The event honoured incredible individuals who have gone above and beyond to support the community and champion the growth of sports.

This year, 14 worthy winners were awarded for their exceptional contributions in various categories, with a total of 300 guests in attendance. This marks the second year that the awards were extended to cover the whole of the district and thanks to the District Council's collaboration with Active4Today, the awards were extended to recognise more sporting success through additional sport categories.

The event also featured a Special Recognition Award presented to a community member who demonstrated remarkable dedication to achieving positive change in the district. Tom Marsden, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Lincoln College, received this accolade for his vital work in bringing the Air and Space Institute in Newark to life. The site is set to officially open later this week.

Councillor Jean Hall, Chair of Newark and Sherwood District Council also awarded Newark Dementia Carers with a cheque of £750 as her chosen charity.

Gold sponsors for the awards were Murphy Group, Active4Today, the Renaissance at Kelham Hall and Radio Newark. Without their support, the awards could not have taken place. Photography on the night was also taken by Teressa Martin. The awards presented on the night were crafted by students from Newark College.

Below are 14 winners of the awards:

Terms and Conditions

1. Nominations for the Newark and Sherwood Community Awards 2024 opened on Monday 10 June 2024 and closed on Saturday 6 July.
2. Nominations could only be made through the website www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk by completing the specific award category webforms. Nominations send in via any other medium/format will not be accepted.
3. Individuals, teams, groups, clubs, businesses etc. nominated for an award must all reside/operate from within the district of Newark and Sherwood in order to be eligible for consideration. Entries from outside of this area will not be accepted.
4. If you are nominating an individual under the age of 18, we will require contact details for their parent or legal guardian.
5. Following the closure of the nominating period, all entries were collated and formatted. Should we require further information from you, we will contact you via the contact details you provided.
6. Newark and Sherwood District Council reserves the right to disqualify any nomination that does not meet eligibility criteria.
7. All eligible nominations will be presented to the Newark and Sherwood Community and Sports Awards 2024 Judging Panel for their consideration.
8. The Judging Panel will decide upon a winner for each category and at their discretion, a maximum of two runner-up nominations per category.
9. The decision of the Judging Panel is final.
10. Should your nomination be successful in winning a category, you agree to take part in any promotional interviews, photography and filming that may be required for the awards event to take place.
11. The winner of each award category received one complementary ticket to the awards event, which took place on Friday 20 September at Renaissance at Kelham Hall.
12. Runners up in each category will receive a certificate through the post, along with verbal recognition at the awards event and a listing on the Newark and Sherwood District Council website.
13. Unless the winner notifies us otherwise in writing within a week of being informed that they have won, Newark and Sherwood District Council reserve the right to use and feature the names of the artwork winner for publicity purposes and the winner agrees that they will participate in any reasonable publicity.