British Triathlon Coach Recognised at Wiltshire Sports Awards

Tuesday September 14, 2010 saw the presentations of the inaugural Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Awards at the Corn Exchange in Devizes with British Triathlon Level 2 coach, Jon Fearne winning the Participation Coach of the Year award.

This is the first year of the Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Awards, organised in partnership by Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire and Swindon Activity and Sports Partnership, Swindon Borough Council, and NHS Wiltshire. The awards recognise and honour the work and achievements of sports clubs, volunteers, coaches and schools across the whole of Wiltshire and Swindon.

Phil de Glanville commented:

“I am extremely impressed by the quality and standard of coaches, volunteers and athletes in Wiltshire. Support and dedication at a local level are extremely important for the sustainability of sport in this country and events such as this demonstrate how much our volunteer workforce are valued.”

The exciting evening saw over 100 people attend. The first part of the evening heard speakers including Councillor Stuart Wheeler, Cabinet Member for Sport, Leisure and Culture, Wiltshire Council, Councillor Keith Williams, former Lead Member for Leisure from Swindon Borough Council, Maggie Rae, Joint Director of Public Health and Well-being of NHS Wiltshire and Wiltshire Council, Andrew Kerr, Chief Executive of Wiltshire Council and former England Rugby International Phil de Glanville who then hosted the awards section. The winners in a total of 12 categories were announced and presented with their awards including:

Participation Coach of the Year – Jon Fearne, Salisbury Tri Club.
Jon is a British Triathlon Level 2 Head Coach of Salisbury Tri Club whose training programmes for all levels has led to a growth in clubs membership from 20 to over 150 in two years.