The 2024 Active Burnley Awards will take place on 27th June at Burnley Mechanics Theatre.
View the 2023 event report and find out the winners here.
The Active Burnley Awards, formerly known as the Burnley Community Sports Awards, have been established to recognise and celebrate the contributions and achievements of local people and community to sport, physical activity, and community development. The awards pay tribute to those who show dedication at a range of levels or those who work tirelessly to support individuals or community clubs, for the love of the sport or their community.
Date: 27th June 2024
Location: Burnley Mechanics Theatre, BB11 1BH
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Our special guest host for the 2024 Awards will be Mike Bushell
Mike Bushell is a sports presenter for the BBC. He presents sport on BBC Breakfast, BBC News Channel, and BBC World News. With a unique style, Mike is best known for presenting the main sports bulletins of the day during which he has profiled and personally sampled nearly 400 different sports and activities during his Saturday morning slot on Breakfast.
Mike has a wealth of experience of covering big sporting events, having reported and presented on the Olympics, Paralympics, the Winter Games, Football World Cups, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games.
Mike has always been a keen sportsman, having played football, cricket, and hockey at school. He also represented the county of Hertfordshire at Chess, but it’s cross country running that he really excelled in, and in the 1980’s as a teenager, he ran 175 miles in 6 days, setting off from his new home in Yorkshire to his old one in Hertfordshire, to raise money for charity.
Mike’s other passion was in acting, after he was spotted by the National Youth Theatre. He spent four years there and a degree in theatre and television followed, but while trying to make ends meet as an actor, he broke into journalism on a local newspaper in Winchester and the rest is history.
Nominations
Nominations for the 2024 Active Burnley Awards are NOW OPEN and will close on 15th March 2024. View the categories below to find out more about each one.
If you have any questions, please call: 01282 664444 (ext. 3252).
This award is made to the coach or instructor who has selflessly given up their time and invested their expertise to help those interested in sport and active lifestyles to improve their skills, confidence and realise their full potential. They have acted as a role model for many and shown a real commitment to improving the ability of others, both within the activity and beyond.
Club of the year
This award is given to a thriving organisation who have showcased that they are proactive and well-governed, working hard to retain and attract new participants. Shown great impact within their community to help encourage more people to live active lifestyles.
Volunteer of the Year
This award is given to a volunteer (aged 14+) who has given up their free time to promote and support active lifestyles in a non-coaching capacity at a traditional sports club.
The Health and Wellbeing Award
This award shines a light on those supporting others with their physiological health, mental wellbeing, health management or any of the wider outcomes supported by physical activity and sport, emphasising the vital role that being physically active plays in supporting health outcomes.
Contribution to Active Communities (Individual)
This award is given to an individual that has gone above and beyond within their community to support others to participate in physical activity and benefit from all that this brings – socially interacting, improving health, connecting with others and increasing their overall wellbeing. Nominations are also encouraged from non-traditional sports clubs or backgrounds.
Contribution to Active Communities (Group)
This award is given to a group that has gone above and beyond within their community to support others to participate in physical activity and benefit from all that this brings – socially interacting, improving health, connecting with others and increasing their overall wellbeing. Nominations are also encouraged from non-traditional sports clubs or backgrounds.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is for an individual who has shown a consistent lifetime commitment (20+ years) and made a major contribution to community sport and active lifestyles within Burnley.
Primary School of the Year
This award is given to a Primary School that has gone above and beyond to support their pupils’ physical and mental wellbeing, providing varying opportunities for all young people to access PE, sport, and physical activity provision, regardless of their ability…….
When submitting your nomination please follow the guidance below when answering question 11 on the survey;
Level of Schools Games Mark Accreditation (most recent level awarded – Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum)
Delivering 30 active Minutes for at least 50% of your school population, including how you track this achievement and how you support additional minutes outside of school. What does your physical activity offer look like?
How have you have created positive experiences for your young people to take part in physical activity and competition provision? How do you select, prepare and support young people to take part?
How have you supported children to engage and develop a lifelong enjoyment of PESSPA, particularly in transition years. In particular early years to Year 1, Year 2 to Year 3 and Year 6 to Year 7?
How have you used PESSPA to support the character and personal development of young people within your school and how have you used pupil voice to shape your offer?
Demonstrate how you are working in partnership with other key stakeholders and parents to provide a wider offer?
Secondary School of the Year
This award is given to a Secondary School that has gone above and beyond to support their pupils’ physical and mental health, providing varying opportunities for all young people to access PE, sport and physical activity provision, regardless of their ability…….
When submitting your nomination please follow the guidance below when answering question 11 on the survey;
Level of Schools Games Mark Accreditation (most recent level awarded – Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum)
Demonstrate how your offer is inclusive to all young people and how you use the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles to contribute to daily physical activity targets.
How have you created positive experiences for young people to take part in physical activity and competition provision?
How have you supported children particularly in transition years? In particular years 7 into year 8 and how you are engaging with Schools Games Programme
How have you used PESSPA to support the character and personal development of young people within your school and how have you used pupil voice to shape your offer?
Demonstrate how you are working in partnership with other key stakeholders and parents to provide a wider offer?
Young Achiever of the Year
This award is for some of the most talented performers (21 years and under) who show exceptional dedication to their sport and have the potential to perform at the highest level.
Burnley Together Partnership Award
This award is given to a project which can showcase a true collaboration approach to meet its aims and objectives. This project will have a wide variety of partners all working seamlessly together to benefit the community of Burnley in their physical and or mental wellbeing.
Sponsor the 2024 Active Burnley Awards
The Active Burnley Awards is made possible through the kind support of local sponsors, and is organised each year by Burnley Leisure & Culture.
If you wish to become a sponsor of this prestigious event, please contact Andrea Pollard for more information on 01282 664444 (ext. 3252) or email apollard@blcgroup.co.uk.
Mike Bushell is a sports presenter for the BBC. He presents sport on BBC Breakfast, BBC News Channel, and BBC World News. With a unique style, Mike is best known for presenting the main sports bulletins of the day during which he has profiled and personally sampled nearly 400 different sports and activities during his Saturday morning slot on Breakfast.
