PRESS RELEASE: Hull and East Riding Disability Sports Awards 2015

The local business community has come together once again to support the 2015 Hull and East Riding Disability Sports Awards.

The inaugural awards were held earlier this year and proved to be a big success with over 200 people turning out to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of those involved in local disability sport.

Over a dozen local businesses have pledged their backing to the event which will be jointly sponsored by Yorkshire Staffing Services and Neil Hudgell Solicitors and held on Friday 27^th February 2015 at the KC Stadium.

Hull is one of only three cities in the UK which holds its own Disability Sports awards and as well as celebrating the achievements of disabled sports athletes, the evening also offers a chance to pay tribute to the ‘unsung heroes’ who help to make the disability sports community in Hull so strong.

There are 14 awards up for grabs on the night with the winners being selected by the public via an open vote.

Nominations can be made by emailing the name, chosen sport/team and contact details of the person you’re nominating to awards@wheelchairsportshull.co.uk . Don’t forget to include your name and contact details, as well as a brief summary on why you think the person you’re nominating deserves to win that particular award.

Voting opens on Friday 24th October and closes on 11th December.

Tickets for the evening are priced at £30 adults and £22.50 concessions and can be purchased via email at wheelsporthull@hotmail.co.uk and also online at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk

Each award is sponsored by a local business and the categories are as follows:

Yorkshire Staffing Services Lifetime Achievement Award

This award recognises somebody who has put over five years’ work into disability sports and has helped to change peoples’ lives through it.

Neil Hudgell Solicitors Player of the Year Award

This award is open to anyone who is part of a disability sports team or has a disability and is part of an inclusive sports club.

Ideal Heating Club of the Year Award

This award recognises an inclusive or disability sports club that has shown improvement over the past year.

Cobus Communications New Player of the Year Award

This award is open to anyone who has taken up disability sport in the past 12 months, either with a team or at an inclusive sports club.

Reece Brocklesby Friends Forever Young Player of the Year

Open to anyone aged 18 or under, this award recognises somebody who has a disability and takes part in an inclusive sports club or is a member of a sports team

St Stephen’s Unsung Hero Award

This award recognises the contribution of somebody who works hard behind the scenes in any type of disability sport. It could be a parent, friend or relative who makes sure that somebody gets to and from their club/sports session each week. Alternatively it could be somebody who helps with the running of a club, raises funds or generally just pitches in to make sure that disability sport is there for those who want to make the most of it.

NHS Hull CCG Community Engagement Award

This award recognises the person/club/charity that has engaged with the local community at any level. This could be through school visits or promoting disability sport in other ways.

G.F Smith Fundraiser of the Year Award

This award recognises the efforts of a person or a club who has helped raise funds for disability sport in the past 12 months.

William Jackson Food Group Female Player of the Year

This award is open to any female who plays for a disability sports team or has a disability and takes part in an inclusive sports club.

PBS Construction Services to Disability Sports Awards

This award recognises a group or a person that helps to promote or fund disability sport without actively taking part or being part of a club.

KC Coach of the Year Award

This award recognises the coach who keeps things fun whilst also improving his/her players or athletes.

Napoleons Hull Trustee of the Year Award

This award recognises somebody who is involved in disability sport as a Trustee and goes above and beyond the call of duty.

Cyclone Technologies Special Moment of the Year

This award recognises the one special moment from the calendar year.

Humber Sports Partnership Ltd School of the Year Award

This award recognises a local school which has promoted inclusive sport  for everyone.

Launch of lets raise £1000 in 10 days to help buy sports chair

Today  we launch the massive task of trying to raise over £1000 in 10 days.With the average cost of sports wheelchair costing over £1000 tomorrow we launch our £1000 goal to fund one .

 

Here we are asking businesses and people of Hull to fund raise to get £1000 raised in 10 days – you can help in many different ways.

 

You can make a one off donation at :

http://www.wheelchairsportshull.co.uk/donate.php

 

Get down to St Stephens on Saturday 19th July and come meet us at the stall.

You can also fund raise for us and come donate to us in person here too. Please help us fund more chairs so we can get more people into sport.

 

If you would like more info contact d.jones@wheelchairsportshull.co.uk

brand new award for Hull and East Riding disability sports awards 2015 –

brand new award for Hull and East Riding disability sports awards 2015 –

Fundraiser of the year – for groups
Has a thank you to groups and businesses that fundraise for wheelchair sports Hull we have picked to add extra award to Hull and East Riding disability sports awards 2015. The awards is in February so why would you be interested in getting involved in trying to get the award ?

As a way to say thank you than we are going to offer 2 tickets per £100 raised to each club/business that fundraise for us for the awards. We see this as a thank you for helping us out. You will also be put up for winning award – we have over 200 guests from MP’s,lords and every walk of life come to the awards. If you want any more info please let me know : )

Have a look below at wheelchair sports Hull facebook if you want more info what there do : )

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hull-Wheelchair-sports-fundraisers-page/550773911656317?ref=hl

Become a sponsor of Hull and East Riding disability sports award 2015

After holding Hull and East Riding disability sports awards 2014 for the first ever time. We are already planning on 2015 to make it bigger and even better than our first year. We have already set a new venue up with the awards moving from Lazaats to KC Stadium with many sponsors of last year already resigned up but we have some places to fill. 

You can ask everyone that came last year (over 200 people ) how many awards are. Please look at our facebook, twitter and website to see what we do. 

 

What do you get in sponsorship packages : 

You get award named after your business 

10 tickets to the event which includes 3 course meal 

Banners with your logo on at the awards 

and so much more 

If you want more info please contact us at d.jones@wheelchairsportshull.co.uk

Why we planning ahead already ?? Once all sponsors are in place we can than put all our efforts over summer into our teach program teaching about disability sports in groups in Hull and Riding area

Website : http://www.wheelchairsportshull.co.uk/

Twitter: wheelsporthull

Facebook : wheelchair sports hull

Join team 100 and keep disability sports in Hull going

So Hull disability sports is finding it harder than ever to keep clubs running. We have launch team 100, the hope of the campaign is to get 100 people signed up to give just £2 a month to try keep a little funding coming into the clubs. Disability sports is not just for people with disabilities but for everyone. It allows a all inclusive game – we support sports from wheelchair basketball/wheelchair rugby and even sledge hockey.  

The first 50 people to sign up to donate £2 a month will give a wheelchair sports Hull wristband free of charge. 

 

How do you sign up ???

Go to our website here : 

1) http://www.wheelchairsportshull.co.uk/donate.php

2) Click donate 

3) top of the page you can put amount in and click Make this recurring (monthly

 

Thank you for looking

News letter March

 

What can you get involved with ??

5 a side with a difference :

 

In July we will be launching Hull and East Riding first ever ( I know we like making history ) 5 a side wheelchair basketball for businesses and groups that want to try it out and get involved.

 

It only costs £125 to join that includes 2 hours training in the chairs at a date before July to get your team ready. Think you can be the winners of the first Hull and East Riding 5 a side wheelchair basketball ?? Than email us on d.jones@wheelchairsportshull.co.uk

 

Become a supporter.

You can also become a supporter of Wheelchair Sports Hull – join businesses like St Stephens Hull and Yorkshire staffing services. Check our blog below to find out more details

 

Save Friday the 6^th June

 

In June we turn one and we are having a party/fundraiser. Tickets will be £10 and will include food, guest speakers and so much more. Venue to be confirmed as we have been given a few to pick from but seen as we found the best one than we let you know. If you want tickets let us know .

Become a supporter of wheelchair sports Hull today

From : http://www.wheelchairsportshull.co.uk/

Thank you for taking your time to read the following blog post from Wheelchair sports Hull. If you wanted to know who we are than please do look at our website above but for short we are a charity that makes sure everyone can access sport. Only 18% of disabled sport enter weekly sport with many saying too much blocks in the way to take part. We get them block and rip them down, sport should be for everyone and not just for a few. 

 

We already have a number of supporters to make Hull and East riding a heartland for disability sports in the area and show that we really do care about sport in the area. We also go into work places and schools to teach about disability sports and show that it is not just for disabled people but for everyone. 

 

For more info how to become a supporter or more info how to get involved than please email me on 

 

wheelsporthull@hotmail.co.uk or call 07769152719 

 

Thanks from the wheelchair sports Hull Team

 

Hull and East Riding first disability sports awards

Check out our new website at : http://www.wheelchairsportshull.co.uk

On 21st of February 2014 we made some history by bringing Hull and East Riding first disability sports awards. With over 200 people coming to support the awards it was amazing night and one that we hope many will remember for a long time. Thank you to everyone that supported the event and especially our main event sponsor Yorkshire staffing services who helped by coming on board with the idea first and help bring it together. On the night we made over £4000 that will be put back into disability sport in the area at some point .

Thank you again to everyone.

Daryl Jones, of Wheelchair Sports Hull, organised the event.

“We made history and brought Hull and East Riding’s first disability sports awards,” he said.

“It was a night to say thank you to all the unsung heroes of disability sport in the area and all the money raised will go straight back into disability sports in Hull and the East Riding.

“I think it’s massively important we recognise our disabled athletes and even people behind clubs who have put their life into sport without anyone really seeing.

“I would like to thank everyone that came, sponsors and so many other people that helped make this happen.

“This is only the first and will not be the last. Next year will be bigger and better than before.

Read more: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Bionic-man-Mike-Swainger-wins-wheelchair-rugby/story-20696449-detail/story.html#ixzz2uXexsVfz

THE winners of the Hull and East Riding Disability Sport Awards at the Lazaat in Cottingham were:

• Yorkshire Staffing Services Lifetime Achievement Award – Mike Swainger.

• Ideal Heating Club of the Year – Hull Stingers In Motion.

• Scruffy Little Cat Player of the Year – Matt Clarkson.

• Cobus New Player Award – Luke Brennan.

• Reece Brocklesby Friends Forever Young Player of the Year – Kizzy Blue Wade.

• KC Coach of the Year – Chris Wilson.

• William Jackson Food Group Female Player of the Year – Victoria Rumary.

• St Stephen’s Unsung Hero – Matt Burke.

• Irwin Mitchell Best Trustee of the Year – Ian Crichton.

• Special Award for Services to Disability Sport – Neil Hudgell.