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Do you know of a person or group deserving recognition for their sporting achievements or support in South Kintyre? If you do then it is time to nominate and time to do it now!

South Kintyre Sports Council are hosting their inaugural Sports Awards Ceremony and Dinner Dance on Saturday 2nd October in Stronvaar Bowling Club, Campbeltown to recognise the great sporting achievements of individuals and clubs over the years in South Kintyre.

Prizes will be awarded under 5 categories and the Sports Council are looking for the public to vote. A shortlist of nominees will then be put forward to a mixed judging panel who will decide on the winner.

Perhaps you know an individual or a member of your club who deserves special recognition for their sporting achievements or for the support and time they give to your club.

South Kintyre has a thriving sporting community in arguably the remotest part of mainland Scotland. We have a huge disadvantage in terms of some of our facilities yet members of our community continue to travel hundreds if not thousands of miles each year to participate in their sport and to represent Kintyre - too often or not with little recognition from their club, members or the wider public. Now you have the chance to stand up and acknowledge these achievements – but hurry, nominations have to be in by the 17th September 2010.

Awards will be presented on the 2nd October 2010 at the Sports Council’s first ever Dinner Dance. It is anticipated that it will be a great night where club members and the south Kintyre people can come together to celebrate the sporting achievements of the area. Tickets are priced at £15 which will include a three course dinner and entertainment that will be provided on the night by local band The Twisted Melons.

There will be prizes awarded to winners. You can nominate for the following categories:

• Coach of the Year sponsored by Campbeltown Courier
• Team of the Year sponsored by http://www.kintyreforum.com
• Young Sports Person of the Year (under 18) sponsored by Active Schools
• Sports Person of the Year (over 18) sponsored by Mach Dunes
• Service to Sports Award sponsored by Springbank

To download a nomination form please click on the image below.

Nominations can be emailed to secretary@southkintyresportscouncil.com or handed in at Intersport, Main Street, Campbeltown.

Just a reminder that nominations close this Friday - see above for details.

Looking forward to a good night out!

Nominations for the Sports Council Awards evening have just been released at the Sports Council meeting tonight. Dinner Dance to be held this Saturday (2nd October 2010)

Club of the Year:

. JOG SCOTLAND CAMPBELTOWN
· KINTYRE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB
· CARRADALE CRICKET CLUB
· ARGYLL BOWLING CLUB PAIR JOHN MCLACHLAN AND BOBBY MATHIESON
· CAMPBELTOWN SOCCER CENTRE

Sports Person of the Year:

· KENNY CAMPBELL, CAMPBELTOWN RUNNING CLUB
· GEORGE MCMILLAN, GOLF CLUB

Young Sports Person of the Year:

· ISLA MCKINNON, ATHLETICS
· AIMEE MCGOUGAN, SWIMMING
· GARY TURNER, ATHLETICS

Coach of the Year:

· STUART MCQUAKER , SWIM CLUB, SAILING CLUB AND CANOE CLUB
· FIONA IRWIN, JOG SCOTLAND CAMPBELTOWN
· SID GALLAGHER, CANOE CLUB

Service to Sports Award:

· Malina MacAuley, SKSC, SKSC minibus and pupils
· Stuart McQuaker, SWIM CLUB, CANOE CLUB AND SAILING CLUB
· Alex McKinven, PUPILS AFC
· Sid Gallagher, CANOE CLUB

Some very well deserving people on that list!! Good luck everybody

Well done to Aimee McGougan on winning the Young Sportsperson Award.......these early mornings are paying off Aimee , and to Stuart McQuaker a very well deserving winner of coach of the year for all his hard work with KASC. Who won the other categories? Hope it was a good night, I was sorry not to be able to go.

Was a great night, touch of sore head today though.

Yes, congratulations goes to

Jog Scotland - Club of the year

Stuart McQuaker - Coach of the year

Aimee McGougan - Young Sports Person of the year

George McMillan, Sportsperson of the year

Alex McKinven - Service to sports award

Must have been a tough decision as all were worthy winners. Well done everyone.

Yes, well done to everyone who was nominated and those who won - thoroughly deserved. What a great night and well done to South Kintyre Sports Council for hosting their first ever awards ceremony.

Club of the Year:
. JOG SCOTLAND CAMPBELTOWN

Sports Person of the Year:
· GEORGE MCMILLAN, DUNAVERTY GOLF CLUB

Young Sports Person of the Year:
· AIMEE MCGOUGAN, KINTYRE SWIMMING CLUB

Coach of the Year:
· STUART MCQUAKER , SWIM CLUB, SAILING CLUB AND CANOE CLUB

Service to Sports Award:
· Alex McKinven, CAMPBELTOWN PUPILS AFC

Thanks for posting the results Katfer and KFN! All very worthy winners

Maybe a we bit biased but Well done George (it's about time you were recognised for what you have done) and also well done to all the other winners

Yes well done to all, totally brilliant night, managed to jig the night away despite having the killer heels on and having run 22 miles in the morning.

Shell of a woman left over today - wrecked - and nothing to do with the spicers

Well done to all the winners, and commiserations to the runners up. You're all winners in my book

Rab