Sports Awards Deadline Approaching

The deadline for nominations for the Orkney Sports Awards 2024 is fast approaching.  

The Orkney Sports Awards give people living in Orkney the opportunity to shine a light on outstanding individuals or teams who have demonstrated remarkable dedication and success in their respective sports. 

Nominations opened at the end of October with a steady stream coming since then 

The Orkney Sports Awards, organised by Orkney Islands Council’s Active Schools team and sponsored by Stagecoach, celebrate and recognise the county’s vast sporting achievement over the past year. 

Nominations can now be made up until midnight on Sunday, November 17th, with the public urged to get their vote in for the nine categories, including sportsperson, team, coach, official and volunteer, as soon as possible. 

To nominate through the Council website please go to: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/our-services/leisure-and-culture/sport-and-leisure/orkney-sports-awards/ 

In addition, The Orcadian will run nomination forms for the next three editions, which can be sent by email to the Active Schools team, by private message to the Active Schools Orkney Facebook page or by post to Education, Leisure and Housing, Orkney Islands Council, Kirkwall, KW15 1NY. 

The awards night will take place on Friday 24 January 2025. 

One of the organisers, Catherine Johnson, of Active Schools, said: “There’s less than a week to go to put in your nominations for the Orkney Sports Awards 

“Celebrating and recognising achievement and success is essential, and Orkney has an abundance of deserving athletes, teams, officials, coaches and volunteers who deserve to see their names and achievements highlighted on a grand stage. 

“I’d urge folk not to miss their chance to recognise one of these folk by losing track of time – get your nominations in as soon as you can.” 

The full list of categories are as follows: ‘Sportsperson of the Year’, ‘Young Sportsperson of the Year (18 and under)’, ‘Team of the Year’, ‘Young Team of the Year (18 and under)’, ‘Coach of the Year’, ‘Young Volunteer of the Year (25 years and under)’, ‘Official of the Year’, ‘Volunteer of the Year’ ‘School Sports Volunteer of the Year’ and ‘Performance of the Year’. 

The closing date for nominations is: 12 midnight on Sunday 17th November 2024.