Essex Sports Awards

Entrance for Essex Sports and TEA Awards

The Essex Sports awards have been celebrating the achievements of the best of sport in Essex since 2006.

These awards celebrate and congratulate the talented athletes of Essex and the people in Essex who help make sporting success happen.

2011 was this first year that the Essex Sports Awards were presented at a joint prize giving ceremony with the Team Essex Ambassadors' Award 2012. This was a fantastic moment that really celebrated the abundance of sporting inspiration and potential in Essex, many of which will compete on the World stage just a few months later at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Nominations and winners

Essex Outdoors School of the Year

Anglia Ruskin Coach of the Year

Essex and Suffolk Water Young Community Volunteer

Colchester Institute Community Club of the Year

Essex Life Young Sports Personality of the Year

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Disabled Sports Personality of the Year

MRL Productions Unsung Hero

The Colchester United Sports Personality of the Year

Essex Outdoors School of the Year

Winner: William De Ferrers School

Highly Recommended: Chelmer Valley High School and The Eastwood School

Anglia Ruskin Coach of the Year

Winner: John Horrigan, Judo

Highly Recommended: Dean Walker (Swimming), and Jeremy Freeman (Athletics)

Essex and Suffolk Water Young Community Volunteer

Winner: Louise Pannell

Highly Recommended: Matthew Cummings (Canoeing), Josh Mann (Athletics) and Louise Pannell (Gymnastics)

Colchester Institute Community Club of the Year

Winner: Witham Cricket Club.

Highly Recommended: Rochford Disability Football Academy, Rayleigh Town Archery Club

Essex Life Young Sports Personality of the Year

Winner: Joshua Olawore (Athletics)

Highly Recommended: Laura Stephens (Swimming) and Michael Moloney (Boxing)

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Disabled Sports Personality of the Year

Winner: Hannah Stodel (Sailing)

Highly Recommended: Hannah Stodel (Sailing), Emma Hollis (Swimming) and James Hollis (Swimming)

MRL Productions Unsung Hero

Winner: Dawn Barnard (Football)

Highly Recommended: Pearl Watcham (Swimming) and Brian Rowlen (Table Tennis)

The Colchester United Sports Personality of the Year

Winner: James Huckle (Shooting)

Highly Recommended: Alex Dowsett (Cycling), Sam Brearey (Sailing)

The Essex Sports Awards, hosted by sportessex, celebrates and recognises the very best in sport within the county and the people, who participate, support its provision and invest personally in its ongoing development.

The Essex Sports Awards has been recognising talent across community and professional sport since the 1990s.

Since 2006 when the BBC came on board, winners have automatically been nominated for the BBC East Regional Sports Personality of the Year Awards.