British Orienteering Awards - Who Will You Be Nominating?

British Orienteering wants to acknowledge, recognise and reward some of the great work being done across the sport of orienteering by our clubs, coaches, mappers and volunteers of all ages.

Who do you think deserves to be congratulated for their particular hard work and efforts they have given to the sport in 2019? 

Orienteers within all of our clubs up and down the country give endless hours of their time to our sport. Often very quietly and behind the scenes and they don't make a fuss about what they regularly do.  Many orienteers spend hours mapping and planning for a specific club or national event or have put in hard graft over the year and have developed new club initiatives and activities in 2019. 

Together let's recognise this fact and put our heads together and nominate the people within your club who you think deserves national recognition for their contributions given to our sport.  British Orienteering is looking for nominations from members and clubs. 

There are many Annual Award Categories up for grabs, and they include:  

• Club of the Year Award
  Club Of The Year Nomination Form

• University Club of the Year Award
  This award recognises the efforts of University Clubs in the development of participants as well as coaches and volunteers. The award is also to show appreciation for the University introducing and providing a gateway to the sport to their students. 
  University Club Of The Year Nomination Form
• Young Volunteer of the Year Award

  This award is for a volunteer, under the age of 25, who has demonstrated a commitment to supporting delivery of orienteering activity with passion, energy and enthusiasm.  

  Young Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form
   
• Coach of the Year Award

  Coach of the Year award is looking for coaches who demonstrate success in one or more of the following areas:
  1. engaging new people in orienteering; 2. improving the performance of orienteers; 3. mentoring and developing other coaches. 

  Coach of the Year Nomination Form
• Volunteer of the Year Award
  This award is for a volunteer who has demonstrated a commitment to supporting the delivery of orienteering activity with passion, energy, and enthusiasm. 
  Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form
• SILVA Award
  All members can nominate someone they believe has made a significant contribution to orienteering through ‘field’ activities.
• SILVA Award Nomination Form

As well as the following Mapping Award Categories:

• Chichester Trophy - for the best map produced by an amateur mapper
  Mapping Award Nomination Form
• SILVA Trophy - for the best professionally produced map.
  Mapping Award Nomination Form
• Walsh Trophy - best urban or sprint map drawn to ISSOM specification.
  Mapping Award Nomination Form
• Bonington Trophy - for the 'best contribution to mapping'.
  Bonington Trophy Nomination Form

ALL Award Nominations need to be sent into the National Office by 17:00 on Friday 6 March 2020. 
Please email through ALL nominations to info@britishorienteering.org.uk 

All awards will be presented at the 2020 British Orienteering Annual General Meeting on Friday 10 April 2020 at 5pm (on Day 1 of the JK 2020).  

For more information on all the awards, please email:  info@britishorienteering.org.uk