The Community Leisure UK Awards aim to champion and showcase the outstanding achievements of member trusts throughout the 2018/19 year. Although this year’s event was unfortunately cancelled, judging had already taken place prior to Covid-19. The quality of Award applications was very high, and the judges had hard decisions to make.
The winners are:
Community Impact Award – Physical Activity
Winner – Halo Leisure
Finalists: Falkirk Community Trust, Fusion and Northampton Leisure Trust
Community Impact Award – Arts, Culture and Libraries
Winner – Mytime Active, ArtsTrain programme
Finalists: Falkirk Community Trust, Live Borders and Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure Trust
Workforce Development Award
Winner – Abbeycroft Leisure
Finalists: Halo Leisure, Kirklees Active Leisure and Rossendale Leisure Trust
Capital Investment Award
Winner – Kirklees Active Leisure
Finalists: Aura Wales, LiveWire’s Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub and LiveWire’s Stockton Heath Library
Outstanding Volunteer(s) Award
Winner – Yashmin Harun, Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure
Finalists: Falkirk Community Trust, Halo Leisure, Sport Aberdeen
Outstanding Employee Achievement Award
Winner – Karen Ferguson, Enjoy Leisure
Finalists from: Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure Trust
Strategic Partnership
Winner – East Lancs Active Network (Rossendale, Pendle, Hyndburn and Burnley Leisure Trusts)
Finalists: Everybody Sport & Recreation, Highlife Highland and Sandwell Leisure Trust
Demonstrating Social Impact Award
Winner – Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles
Finalists: Active Stirling, Active Tameside and Pendle Leisure Trust
Environmental Impact Award
Winner – Edinburgh Leisure
Finalists: Tees Active
Huge congratulations to all the winners and finalists this year.