ukactive Awards winners announced as sector reunites to celebrate excellence

The best in the small business from across the physical exercise sector had been honoured final night time (30 June) as the winners of the ukactive Awards 2022 were announced at Birmingham’s ICC.

The awards ceremony took spot in particular person for the initially time considering that 2019 owing to the pandemic and saw the sector occur back again collectively with a bang, adhering to a working day of dialogue and mastering at the Active Rebellion meeting.

Parkwood Leisure was the big winner on the night, buying up four awards the Electronic Transformation Award Regional Club/Centre of the Yr for the Midlands region National Club/Centre of the Year Award for its Towcester Centre For Leisure facility and the Fantastic Organisation of the Calendar year Award.

The organisation was also remarkably recommended in the Business Continuity, Recovery & Success pursuing on from COVID-19 Award class.

The awards – supported by Active IQ – noticed Professor Greg Whyte OBE and award-winning PT Laura Hoggins announce the winners of 24 categories in front of extra than 900 people today.

The complete record of winners is out there underneath:

Regional Club/Centre of the 12 months

NorthClare’s Space Ltd

Midlands

Parkwood Leisure – Towcester Centre for Leisure

LondonThe Fore

South

Leisure Target – Braywick Leisure Centre

Northern Ireland & WalesAntrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Scotland

The Get rid of Wellbeing Club

National Club/Centre of the 12 monthsParkwood Leisure – Towcester Centre for Leisure

Provider of the Calendar year

Alliance Leisure

New Concept, Establish or Layout of the YrGLL, Britannia Leisure Centre

Era Lively Award

Northampton Leisure Rely on

Nutritious Communities AwardNuffield Health

Activation Award

Halo Leisure

Advertising and marketing Campaign AwardYour Area (BPL)

Diversity and Inclusion Award

Serco Leisure, Ladywood Leisure Centre

Electronic Transformation AwardParkwood Leisure

Enterprise Continuity, Restoration & Success next on from COVID-19

Hotpod Yoga

Building and Supporting Communities adhering to on from COVID-19Featherstone Large Faculty

BUCS – Actual physical Exercise Excellence Award

College of Nottingham Activity

Training Provider of the Calendar yearSwimming Teachers’ Affiliation

Actual physical Action Hero Award

Charmaine Daley, Active Nottingham

Exceptional Leadership AwardHolly Ainger, Nuffield Wellbeing

The Jan Spaticchia Specific Recognition Award

Andy Read through, formerly the Head of Safety, Spots Leisure

Superb Organisation of the 12 monthsParkwood Leisure

Active Faculty Hero Award

Nula Breen, from St Mary’s Principal School in Draperstown, Northern Eire

“This year’s finalists and winners are worthy of not only to be recognised as an inspiration to the sector but also to the entire country,” mentioned Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive.

“Congratulations to everyone who took section for showcasing the plain resilience, perseverance and creativeness that will guide our sector more than the coming several years.

“The ukactive Awards generate so a great deal vitality and positivity in just our sector, as effectively as a wholesome dose of level of competition.

“Thank you to just about every and just about every personal and organisation for your unrelenting determination and passion driving our mission to get a lot more people, extra active, a lot more usually.”

This year’s ukactive Awards observed nominations from throughout the breadth of the sector, with the judges praising the excellent and achievements shown by all finalists (click on below for the complete record).

Each individual entrant underwent a arduous impartial evaluation which was sent by ukactive’s process associate, ProInsight, and developed to select the best in every single classification from hundreds of entrants, as properly as to present worthwhile responses from the judges to support increase but also to boost achievements.

Jenny Patrickson, running director at Active IQ, included: “It was great to see the space entire of people today celebrating the achievements of our business jointly once yet again.

“After the awards evening, we had been left in no question that the bodily action sector is brimming with talent and dedication.”