Latest Sport: Stand on ceremony
Jules Breach has all the behind-the-scenes gossip from Latest Sport
Hello sports fans! Well, November has been and gone, and if you read this article every week, you’ll be glad to know that I have just woken up from my first run since what feels like 1976. Legs feel a bit stiff, slight ache in the abdominal area … but I tell you what, I do feel good for it! I know I said one run a week, so I’ve slightly failed with that one, but at least I still pushed myself to get out the door. Once. Baby steps, and all that. Plus I did LOADS of Christmas shopping last week, so that counts as exercise right?
Something we are very proud of this November is that the Latest Sport boys, Jay, Joseph and Tim, accomplished their Growvember challenge, with flying colours! At the start of the month they all picked a famous sportsman out of a hat and had to grow their beards in the same design as that person’s facial hair. Bearing in mind the lads are on the telly every single day, they did a pretty awesome job of not breaking or bending any of the rules whatsoever, so well done to them! Jay was Pires, Tim was Hulk Hogan, and Joseph enjoyed being wrestler Sheamus far too much for the month, but it’s now time for a good old shave! The boys raised over £100 for their efforts and you can still donate now, on the Latest Sport ‘Just Giving’ page.
November was a month full of pride, and we are extremely proud to have been part of this year’s Sussex Sports awards. Not only were we there filming the entire event, but we also sponsored the award for the Young Volunteer of The Year. Ashley Edwards was such a deserving winner after all the hard work over the last year, and countless hours working unpaid as a volunteer. We say this all the time when we recognise volunteers, but it really does hit home when you hear their individual stories just how important it is for the county to have volunteers like Ashley around, and especially at such a young age. We salute you, Ashley! Keep up all the amazing work, you are a true inspiration to many.
And so are all the other award winners. I haven’t got room to mention them all, but these are just some of the worthy winners of the Sussex Sports Awards this year:
Albion in the Community Primary School of the Year:
Shoreham Beach Primary School
Young Coach of the Year:
Heather Wallace
BBC Sussex Unsung Hero:
Reg Hook
The Grand Hotel Club of the Year:
Shiverers Swimming Club
Team of the Year:
Bexhill Swimming Club Disability Team
Juice 107.2 Young Team of the Year:
Sussex Tennis U12 Girls
University of Brighton Disabled Sports Personality of the Year:
Jordan Okonta
Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award:
Alison Larkin
The awards ceremony itself was rather la dee dah! Suits and ties and gorgeous dresses were seen around the room at The Grand Hotel in Brighton, and this was the awards ceremony’s 12th year running – there was a brilliant turn out. It was hosted by BBC Sussex DJ Danny Pike, who regularly hosts the event, and this year he was joined on stage by a special guest, former freestyle and butterfly swimmer Mark Foster, who provided attendees with inspirational tales of his own sporting success.
The Latest Sport team also interviewed Mark, which provided the most humorous moment of the night … he’s quite a tall chap, so we had to get Mark to bend his legs in a rather awkward fashion so that he’d fit into our interview area! He took it rather well, even though he looked like he was half-straddling an invisible horse, bless him.
December will be another busy month for us, so stay tuned for more fun sports stories to come from the area.
‘Til next week sports fans!
Jules xx
