Now is the time for you to nominate your local sporting heroes for a prestigious accolade.

The Lancashire Sports Awards are a celebration of local sporting achievement. These pay tribute to those, young and old, who show dedication to perform at the highest level or those who work tirelessly to support individuals or clubs week in, week out, for the love of sport.

West Lancashire Borough Council is inviting local clubs, individuals and schools to put forward their nominations for the following categories:

· Active Workplace

· Adult Volunteer of the Year

· Coach of the Year

· Community Club of the Year

· Community Project of the Year

· Contribution to Wormen’s Participation

· Lifetime achievement

· Primary School of the Year

· Secondary School of the Year

· Service to Disability Sport

· Young Achiever of the Year

· Young Volunteer of the Year

Dave Tilleray, Director of Leisure and Wellbeing, said: “West Lancashire has sporting heroes who compete or give up their time to help others compete. They deserve recognition for their efforts, so please send us your nominations.”
Nominees must come from or represent the West Lancashire area. Successful nominees will be invited to represent the borough at the Lancashire Sports Awards, where the overall regional winners will be crowned.

Closing date for West Lancashire nominations is Friday 24 August 2017. The local winners of each category are automatically put forward to represent West Lancashire at the Lancashire Sports Awards on Friday 24 November at The Hilton Hotel, Blackpool.

For more information or to nominate, please visit www.westlancs.gov.uk/sportsawards.