Who will win this year’s Sefton Sportsperson Of The Year trophy?
You’re invited to nominate the sportspeople, coaches or teams who you think should be honoured at the 2024 Grand Pride Of Sefton Awards.
The Sefton Sportsperson Of The Year Award is sponsored by SolarCown Commercial, which is looking forward to nominations being submitted.
Please enter via the Pride Of Sefton Awards website: prideofseftonawards.co.uk or email your nominations to: standupforsouthport@gmail.com
The winners and finalists will be honoured at the Grand on Lord Street in Southport on Friday, 26th April 2024.
Submissions are being sought from Southport, Bootle, Crosby, Formby, Maghull, Aintree, and across the borough.
Organisers are inviting people to nominate anyone who you think has achieved highly this year in any sport played locally – whether it’s football, Taekwondo, judo, netball, kickboxing, rugby, cricket, swimming, squash, hockey, gymnastics, or anything else.
A Solarecrown commercial spokesperson said: “We are proud to sponsor this year’s Sefton Sportsperson Of The Year are are looking forward to seeing who you think deserves to be honoured.
“Whose achievements in the sporting arena have been the brightest over the past year?
“We would love to see nominations from all sporting fields – from amateurs to professionals, and from coaches to players.”
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Mia Smith won the 2023 Sefton Sportsperson Of The Year Award, sponsored by Westcoast Workwear & Embroidery. Photo by Kevin Brown Photography
Last year’s winner, an inspiration to women’s sport, bowled the audience over when she won the 2023 Sefton Sportsperson Of The Year Award.
Mia Smith was a prodigious swimmer when she was younger but then turned her undoubted talent to cricket.
Not only did she progress through Southport & Birkdale Women’s Junior and Senior Teams but the former Head Girl at Scarisbrick Hall School was selected for the Men’s Third Eleven several times where she excelled and played in games where she was the only girl.
That then led to promotion to the Second Team where she opened the bowling away at Sefton Park in a full Liverpool Competition match again where she was the only girl in the match.
Mia fully justified her selections and performed so well and had now received recognition also for Sefton and representative cricket.
Alex Rigby after his Postcode run 54 miles and raised over £3000 for new nets for Ainsdale cricket club. Photo by Ray Hibbs
Alex Rigby was one of two Finalists.
He is a member of numerous sports clubs including Liverpool Running Club and Ainsdale Cricket Club.
Alex had helped contribute to Ainsdale’s second team, winning the league and cup double by taking 66 wickets and breaking into the first team.
Last year Alex created a route for a postcode ultra marathon (55 miles) through every L postcode in the Liverpool and West Lancashire area which he completed in 10 hours 30 minutes to help raise money for Ainsdale Cricket Club’s new training facility.
Southport Rugby Club Ladies in action
Also Highly Commended was the invincible Southport Senior Ladies Rugby Team, which has been undefeated in the league for two full seasons in a row.
They won the league and promotion and then won the league again with another unbeaten run.
The Pride Of Sefton Awards sponsored by The Grand Southport and organised by Mikhail Hotel and Leisure Group and Stand Up For Southport, is an unmissable fixture in the Liverpool City Region events calendar, in association with In Demand Radio.
The ceremony will be presented by In Demand Radio presenter Claire Simmo and former Sky Sports News presenter Fraser Dainton.
All those on the shortlist will be invited to a special celebratory meal in the beautiful surroundings of The Princess Grace Suite at The Grand in Southport while the awards are presented, with a stunning night of entertainment planned.
Nominations are still being invited across all 13 categories ahead of the closing date on 22nd March 2024.
For more details please visit: www.prideofseftonawards.co.uk
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