Sheffield and District celebrated its Annual Awards Evening on 13th November at Baldwins Omega in the South of Sheffield.
There were 227 attendees, the highest number in recent history, and they were not disappointed. The guest of honour was John Crowther, current Chairman of the YLTA and past Chief Executive of the LTA, and his wife Lorraine. The evening started with a minute's silence in memory of Andy Foster, who was President until his sudden death in February. Baldwin's then provided the usual high quality meal. John Crowther then gave a short speech in which he set out the main aims of the LTA for the following year and thanked all the volunteers on the Management Committee and the clubs who keep the Association running. President Kay Rollings also thanked all the people who helped keep the Association running. In particular, she thanked Jess Redfearn for organising the event. Kay made particular reference to the disparity between the number of boys/men playing tennis as opposed to girls/women. She asked all clubs to encourage more young girls to play the game. The league trophies and Rowlinson Cup were then presented by Kay. A new award, Coach of the Year, was then presented to Ben Howarth for his work at Brentwood Tennis Club. The winner of Club of the Year award went to Abbeydale. The final award, the May Medal, which is given to someone who has made a significant contribution to tennis in Sheffield, was presented to Vicky Lowther of Dore and Totley, a very popular winner. Before the raffle was drawn a gift of a silver teaspoon was made to John Crowther and a bouquet of flowers to his wife Lorraine. The raffle was then drawn and the dancing commenced.
Thanks also go to John Andrews for acting as MC for the evening in place our usual MC Martin Gilmour who couldn't attend this year.
An excellent night celebrating another successful year for the Association.
League Winners:
Rowlinson Cup - Abbeydale
Ladies Late Summer -
Div 3. - Chesterfield B
Div 2. - Bradfield A
Div 1. - Fulwood
Men’s Late Summer -
Div 2. - Welbeck
Div 1. - Stocksbridge A
Midweek Mixed Doubles -
Div 3. - Brentwood B
Div 2. - Millhouses
Div 1. - Dore & Totley A
Mixed Doubles -
Div 4. - Moorgate B
Div 3. - Barnsley A
Div 2. - Moorgate A
Div 1. - Beauchief A
Ladies -
Div 5. - Doncaster B
Div 4. - Fulwood B
Div 3. - Hallamshire C
Div 2. - Fulwood A
Div 1. - Doncaster A
Mens -
Div 7. - Hallamshire D
Div 6. - Moorgate C
Div 5. - Ecclesall C
Div 4. - Abbeydale B
Div 3. - Stocksbridge A
Div 2. - Barnsley A
Div 1. - Abbeydale A