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Sport & Recreation Alliance: Community Sport and Recreation Awards

Open or will open again Active citizenship Community and neighbourhood development Community development Health promotion Health, wellbeing and sport Social inclusion Social welfare and poverty Sport and physical recreation volunteering Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Micro (up to £1,000)

Overview

The Community Sport and Recreation Awards are looking for those clubs, organisations and initiatives who are doing truly great work in their local communities.

Each category winner receives £1,000 to help boost their work.

Submitting an entry is simple and free, and they are keen to hear about projects and initiatives that work with people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

Award Categories

The eight categories that featured in the Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2023 are returning for 2024, with each winning project picking up a £1,000 prize at our awards ceremony next year – location and date to be confirmed soon. The eight categories are:

  • Community Club of the Year
  • Diversity and Inclusion Award
  • Going Green Award
  • Inspiration of the Year
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing Award
  • Resilience in Adversity Award
  • Volunteer of the Year
  • Youth Development Award

Find out more about each of their finalists on their award pages.

Key dates

Closing Date 30/04/2017
2018/19 awards due to launch in September 01/09/2018
Check details for 2019/20 awards - due to open in September 02/09/2019
Application deadline 07/11/2022
Application deadline 24/11/2023
Check if awards are opening for 2025 11/11/2024