Awards Lunch

Awards Lunch

Celebrity guests make the award presentations

The Presidents Sporting Club/ Essex Disabled Sports Foundation has held its 38th Children’s Sports Awards Lunch at the ‘Best Parties Ever’ venue at Barleylands, Billericay.

680 children with disabilities together with their teachers (980 were seated for the lunch) from special schools, throughout Essex and East Hertfordshire attended.

The children and teachers had a traditional lunch served by 70 students from Harlow College. The children enjoyed Children’s entertainer Skittleman, had the opportunity to meet a host of celebrities, a cabaret, disco and a visit from Father Christmas. There were Clowns, Christmas Costume Characters, Frozen Princesses and Face Painters.

Early in the morning 700 bags of presents were assembled for the children.

The highlight of the Sports Awards Lunch was an award ceremony to some of the children who have made significant achievements in sport. This is to recognise endeavour rather than elitism and can vary from swimming two or three strokes to taking part in an outward bound type course. There were 23 individual award winners.

The awards were presented by: Sir Trevor Brooking CBE, Frank Bruno MBE, Graham Gooch OBE, Ellis Challis, Tony Cottee, Colin McMillan BEM and the Deputy Lieutenant of Essex, Charles Anderson.

Star of Strictly Come Dancing, Ellie Goldstein, and Lydia Lucy (finalist on The Voice) also assisted with presentation of the awards and also appeared on stage to entertain the children.

 

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Celebrity guests make the award presentations
Celebrity guests make the award presentations
Sir Trevor Brooking and Ellie Goldstein with Mike Jackson
Sir Trevor Brooking, Tony Cottee and Graham Gooch
Deputy Lord Lieutenant Charles Anderson with one of the clowns
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Ellie Challis and Lydia Lucy with the Clowns
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Ellie Challis and Ellie Goldstein
Tony Cottee, Frank Bruno and Lydia Lucy present an award
Molly Beddall and Ellie Goldstein
Lydia Lucy
Lydia Lucy
Ellie Goldstein with Molly and Lily Beddall
Tony Cottee, Tim Dulley and Sir Trevor Brooking
Ellie Goldstein with some of the students from Harlow College
Colin McMillan and Frank Bruno
Colin McMillan and Frank Bruno
Lydia Lucy and Ellie Challis

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