Volunteers and communities make sport happen and without dedicated coaches, team managers, scorers and kit washers thousands of people wouldn’t feel the benefits of taking part in sport.

Here at Leap (The Sport and Activity Partnership for Bucks & MK) we think those people deserve a thank you. So we are appealing to you to help us identify the people and organisations who make sport happen in order that we can recognise and celebrate them.

We welcome nominations across 10 categories:

•    Active Workplace of the year
•    Club of the year
•    Volunteer of the year
•    Young Leader of the year
•    Community Coach of the year
•    Performance Coach of the year
•    Project of the year
•    Primary School of the year
•    Secondary School of the year
•    Unsung Hero of the year (The Terry Cook Award)

If you know of a person, group or organisation within your Parish who deserve to be recognised and celebrated then please nominate them. Nominations are open now, until 16th August. www.leapwithus.org.uk/sportawards

Shortlisted nominees from each category will be invited to the county Sport Awards presentation evening at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 18th November.

You can find out more about the awards and previous winners by visiting our website. www.leapwithus.org.uk/sportawards