England's Big Night Out lived up to its name with a galaxy of hockey stars and volunteers gathered together for hockey's own Oscars. The full list of winners is given below but a very special mention must be given to the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Ros Marsh (pictured). Ros from the Chelmsford Club has given 30 years to hockey, most recently as a Slazenger League match official. The announcement of her award brought a standing ovation from the packed room at Nottingham's Crown Plaza Hotel. A full report and pictures from the evening will appear in the next edition of our on-line magazine, HockeyTalk, available to download from our site at www.talkhockeyradio.co.uk from 28 May 2009.
The winners:
MALE PERFORMANCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Glenn Kirkham
FEMALE PERFORMANCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Crista Cullen
YOUNG MALE PERFORMANCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ashley Jackson
YOUNG FEMALE PERFORMANCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Charlotte Craddock
PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR: John Bell (Brooklands MU)
YOUNG PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Moss
PERFORMANCE UMPIRE OF THE YEAR: Any Mair
YOUNG PERFORMANCE UMPIRE OF THE YEAR: Paul Walker
CLUB OF THE YEAR: East Grinstead
CLUB MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Lynn Hall (Longbridge)
CLUB COACH OF THE YEAR: Jenny Nunneley (Banbury)
CLUB UMPIRE OF THE YEAR: Jean Levy (Cheltenham Civil Service)
ASSOCIATION OR LEAGUE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Margaret McLoughlin (Leicester Hockey Development Group)
FEMALE CLUB TEAM OF THE YEAR: East Grinstead Ladies 1st Xl
MALE CLUB TEAM OF THE YEAR: Milton Keynes Men's 1st Xl
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Jean Levy, Cheltenham Civil Service
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Ros Marsh
