New Earswick bowls club wins national award film

New Earswick bowls club wins national award

OFFICIALS at New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club are celebrating after winning the Sport and Recreation Alliance's Community Amateur Sport Club of the Year Award.

The Alliance's national awards ceremony recognises sports clubs who have made an outstanding contribution to their community and those who strive to make sport accessible to all.

Tim Lamb, chief executive of the Alliance, paid tribute to Huntington Road-based New Earswick at the presentation night in London.

He said: "The Sports Club of the Year Award is something that we have hosted for many years to congratulate and celebrate our community sports clubs. "We hear a lot about the Big Society -- you need to look no further than New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club to see the very definition of it.

"New Earswick and District Indoor Bowls Club welcomes competitive players, social members and offers a range of activities for players with physical or learning disabilities. "They open their club to the community, offering not only bowls but also a range of indoor sports. "They also support 18 athletes at the Special Olympics and encourage all to play at the highest level that they wish to.

"They are a shining example of a club continually striving to provide the best for its members and the wider community."

New Earswick received their trophy and £2,500 cheque from ex- England cricketer and Strictly Come Dancing star Mark Ramprakash.

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