NOMINATIONS are now open for this year’s Wirral Sports Awards.

The Wirral Sports Awards are given annually in recognition of the achievements of Wirral's dedicated sports people and are open to anybody who lives on Wirral.

This year the awards are celebrating its 60th anniversary and will take place on Tuesday, October 22 at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton.

Members of the public, schools, sports clubs, leagues, associations and other sporting organisations are now able to make nominations in any of the listed categories which are:

  • Club of the Year
  • Coach of the Year
  • Volunteer of the Year
  • Young Volunteer of the Year
  • Young Sports Person of the Year
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Special Recognition Awards (for Forum members)
  • School Sports Team of the Year (girls)
  • School Sports Team of the Year (boys)
  • School Sports Department of the Year
  • Primary School Team of the Year (years 5 & 6)
  • Active Wirral Organisation of the Year
  • Active Wirral Individual of the Year
  • Junior Sports Team of the Year
  • Senior Sports Team of the Year

Two other awards, the Wirral Sports Personality of the Year and Outstanding Achievement Award, are selected by the Sports Forum’s judging committee.

A new award will also be presented in recognition of it being Olympic year and also the 60th anniversary of the awards – the Merseyside Olympian of the Year Award.

All short-listed candidates will be invited to the presentation awards evening to collect their awards and the winners will be announced on the night.

To make a nomination in the above categories via the online entry forms, please visit the Forum’s website at https://wirralsportsforum.org/wirral-sports-awards-2/sports-awards-2024/ .