On Friday 18th May, South Lanarkshire Disability Sport (SLDS) celebrated 20 years of the organisation with their Awards Night at the Town House in Hamilton.
Ian Dunn, treasurer of SLDS, kicked off the evening welcoming everyone, before a delicious two-course meal was served.
Craig Brown CBE and Aileen Neilson were the guest speakers for the evening and were very inspirational with their talks. Craig is a South Lanarkshire Leisure sports coach and play worker, and wheelchair basketball player and Aileen is a Paralympic Curler having competed in three Winter Paralympic Games. Both talks were extremely motivational and SLDS thanks them for contributing to the success of the evening.
The Award Winners
- Junior Male Sports Performer – Alexander Thomson
- Junior Female Sports Performer – Shiona McClafferty
- Adult Male Sports Performer – Jack McComish
- Adult Female Sports Performer – Diane Gilan
- Coach of the Year – David Gilhespie
- Club of the Year – Blantyre Soccer Academy Disability
- School of the Year – Lanark Grammar
- Outstanding Contribution to Disability Sport – East Kilbride Youth Disability Sports Club
- Outstanding Sporting Achievement – Stephen McGuire
It was a great evening celebrating the success of disability sport in South Lanarkshire and honouring the 20 years that SLDS has been established. Special mention to two of the founders of SLDS, and the dedication, passion and commitment they have both put in to the organisation, and fittingly they won a special award.
Outstanding Service to Disability Sport – Ian Dunn & Millar Stoddart
Categories were nominated through schools, Active Schools, Sports Development, clubs, governing bodies and charity groups so thanks to everyone who took the time to nominate.
There were also twenty eight merit awards awarded throughout the categories so congratulations to all winners and merit winners, keep up the good work.
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