The Oldham Sports Awards 2019- get ready

Date published: 12 September 2019


Get ready for the glitzy presentation evening at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldhamers are now being urged not to miss out on their chance to celebrate with their local sporting heroes at the 2019 Oldham Sports Awards.

The great and the good of the borough's sporting fraternity will converge at the QE Hall on Friday, September 20th 2019.

This year marks the 17th annual award ceremony.

The event allows people from different sporting backgrounds to unite as a community and appreciate each other's efforts in order to help improve the local area, while also congratulating and celebrating the accomplishments of the borough's biggest sporting heroes.

Winners from the Sport's Awards - there are eight categories - will go on to represent the borough at the Greater Manchester Sports Awards later in the year.

The award categories this year are Unsung Hero, Club of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Workforce Advocate of the Year, School Commitment to PE Award, Sports Achiever of the Year, Community Initiative Award and the Changing Lifestyle Award.

Today the Chronicle features the fifth of our eight looks at the award nominees with a focus on the Workforce Advocate award.

Three candidates have been nominated:

Claire Timms

Claire is a midwife, she has constantly tried to help her peers by participating in events such as the coach to 5k-in her own time.

She strives to support the women and children’s department- above and beyond being a midwife.

She helps to improve physical and mental health, as well as doing her bit for the community.

Helen Grochowina

Helen is the Vice Chairman at Chadderton Sports Club, she is involved in everything including setting up a walking group to joining the welfare team.

She works with Manchester FA to help improve the club and constantly strives to create good community links.

She puts the hours in, while also running a small business.

Helen has been on a mental health course linking the walking club with TOG mind.

Samantha Goodwin

Sam delivers chair-based exercises to the community and sheltered housing accommodation in the Oldham area.

When funding for the group ended, class members were willing to pay more to keep Sam and the class going.

Sam was then head-hunted to deliver a class in Chadderton that is growing and adding to the chair-based exercises delivered by Age UK Oldham.

She goes above and beyond by dropping members of the class off home after the session and bakes them cakes on their birthday.


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