West Cheshire win the Sport England-sponsored BBC North West Community Sport Club of the Year award.

Club chairman Dennis Wall and coaches Ellen Molloy and Jill Gore represented West Cheshire AC at the prestigious awards ceremony held at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel.

The BBC award crowns an outstanding year for the club having already won the Club of the Year prize at the Cheshire and Warrington Sport Partnership awards in October, as well as winning plenty of plaudits at the recent UK Athletics North West awards, including: Club of the Year and awards for its club development, club volunteers, as well as individual awards.
West Cheshire was also runner-up in the categories: Best Junior Club and Best Track and Field Club.

Dennis collected the BBC award on behalf of West Cheshire AC and admitted he was stunned with the announcement, I’m very honoured and proud to receive the prestigious award on West Cheshire AC’s behalf.

In the England Athletics NW Regional awards West Cheshire were the winners of the Best Club- Inclusivity award. In addition two West Cheshire members received awards – Mike Lamb is the NW Volunteer of the Year and Eddie Gore received the Services to Club Development Award.We were also Runners Up in the Best Track & Field Club and Best Junior Club categories. The NW Region selects the best 5 award winners to go forward to the UK Athletics annual awards to be announced on 1st December.

West Cheshire AC have won the Cheshire and Warrington Sport Partnership Sports Club Of The Year Award.
Chairman, Dennis Wall, and club committee members, Eddie and Jill Gore, attended the presentation evening at Cranage Hall, Holmes Chapel.
West Cheshire AC now go forward to the BBC North West Sports Awards event to be held later in the year.