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Right photo: Team Essex Ambassadors 2010 at launch 1 February 2010
Team Essex Ambassador's Award
The Team Essex Ambassador's Award has been established by Essex County Council to provide meaningful grant aid aimed at top level athletes in the county who have the recognised potential to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. In return they become sporting ambassadors for the county, and will work with a School Sports Partnership within Essex to inspire Olympic and Paralympic values in schools in the community. Some of the athletes are also be involved in the Journey to the Podium a Cultural Olympiad project that involves artists and heritage professionals using our Team Essex Ambassadors as a subject for a piece of art work that's uniquely inspired by the London 2012 Games and will represent a legacy in Essex from the Games.
Awards 2010/11
(download application form)
Applications are now open for Team Essex Ambassador's Award 2010/11. Please click here to download an application form.
If you have any questions in the meantime please email us
Awards 2009/10
The 2010 Team Essex Ambassadors were presented with their awards in February 2010. Athletes range from many sports disciplines with eight potential Olympians and 4 potential Paralympians. Ahletes will be undertaking ambassadorial duties which will include working with schools and the community. Some of them will also be involved in theJourney to the Podium project 2010 that involves artists and heritage professionals creating works or art and hertiage based on a London 2012 hopeful.
The 2010 Team Essex Ambassadors are:
Adam Alderman – Powerlifting Disability
Sarah Claxton – Athletics 100m Hurdles
Emma Hollis – Swimming Disability
Hannah Stodel – Sailing Disability
Anne Wafula – Strike - Athletics – Disability – Wheelchair Racing
We will still continue to work with our 2009 Team Essex Ambassadors and they will be included in our Hall of Fame. Some of these athletes have recently been involved in the Essex County Council Hertiage and Arts project 'Journey to the Podium' inspired by London 2012. More information about theses athletes will posted to these pages shortly. In the meantime, please read below about last year's successful applicants.
Team Essex Hall of Fame
From Awards 2008/09
In 2008 the Team Essex Ambassador's Award was launched. Some of these athletes have been awarded a small reward from Essex County Council to be be included in the Team Essex Hall of Fame and will continue to support the Essex Legacy from the 2012 Games and help us to inspire Olympic and Paralympic values throughout Essex. The latest Team Essex Hall of Fame Athletes are:
Ryan Crouch - Disability Swimming
Daniel King - Athletics Racewalking
Dominic King - Athletics Racewalking
Jo Jo Cranfield - Disability Swimming
Click here to view the 2008/09 Team Essex Ambassadors
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