WAMDSAD, the Maidenhead based sports club for the disabled, celebrated the achievements of last year with their Annual Awards Dinner recently at their Braywick clubhouse. Always a popular event in the WAMDSAD calendar, over 125 members and guests enjoyed a three course dinner and the presentation of awards recognising members’ achievements in 2008.

Guest of honour, Councillor Dorothy Kemp, Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, was joined by guests from Berkshire Sport and local businesses, plus club members Kathy Critchlow-Smith and Dr Chris Meaden. Chairman Bryan Hedley gave a brief review of the year, including the Beijing Paralympics in which two club members competed, and the successes of other junior and senior members in events both at home and abroad. Ray Fields, Deputy Chairman, presided over the presentations to the deserving winners who received their awards from the Mayor who generously congratulated them and the club on their endeavours.

The principal award recipients were:
The Wilkinson Sword – Club member excelled in the highest level in competitive sport during the year: Kathy Critchlow-Smith

Junior Cup - Awarded to the best overall Junior Member
Lucie Bouron (age 13)
The Giles Wallage Trophy – Awarded to the disabled member who best helps other disabled members: Brian Salmon

The Jenkins Trophy for Fundraising excellence – Janet Jeffery

The Walker Trophy - for the family who has supported WAMDSAD most throughout the year - The Montague Family
Meaden Profiling Trophy - the professional who best helps the club
Dr Christine Meaden

Other results were as follows:

From the Archery section:
Katie Amblin (most notable endeavour);
Steve West (most improved);
Stephanie Smallbone (notable blind archer)
David Haynes (coaches trophy)
Kathy Critchlow-Smith (aggregate Portsmouth Score)
Andy Small ( Archery Pro most contributing helper)

From the Air Weapons:
Oric Williamson (pistol 60 shot competition)
Bob Barlow (prone rifle competition)
Terry Gibson (best improved pistol or rifle shooter)
Dave Cuthbert (best newcomer)
Rupert Lunnon (commitment to rifle shooting)
Alex Win ( special achievement)

From the Athletics/Away Games
Melissa Ruel – (contributed most to the away games team)
Dean Ruel – most notable performance in field events
Georgina Callingham – most notable junior endeavour
Lucie Bouron (age 13) – individual and best all rounder

From the Ten Pin Bowling Section
Vivienne Davies – bowler who scored most points in the league
Ian Donovan – runner up in the league

From the New Age Kurling Section
Jennifer Brown – most notable performance/endeavour

From the Boccia Section
Simon Clare – most notable Senior Performance in Boccia
Scott Denton (age 10) – most notable male Junior Performance in Boccia
Tia Ruel ( age 12) – most notable female junior performance in Boccia

From the Swimming Section
Damian Ng – most notable male performance in swimming
Marc Fance (age 16) – most notable junior performance in swimming
Melanie Havelock – Pool personality
Lesley Fance – Swimming Helper who has contributed most
Ailsa McIlwaine – young swimming helper who contributed most

From the Table Tennis Section
Ian Donovan – most notable male performance in Table tennis
Helen Johnson – most notable female performance
Andy Spratt - displayed characteristics of tenacity and competitiveness
Phil Davies & David Owen – Winners of Handicap summer league (doubles)

From the Dry Sports Section
Mick Dandridge – helper contributed most to non wet sports
Vivienne Davies – Sports personality of the year
Mary Adams – club member who best helps others – leisure section
Marc Fance (age 16) – member made maximum use of the opportunities presented by WAMDSAD.
Greg Airth – individual best helped themselves through service to WAMDSAD

Award winners collecting trophies on the night were:

Archery
Phyllis James Cup - Alex Win

Ron Dyason Cup - Marc Fance

Air Weapons
Sharpshooter Plaque Don Herring

Special Award Plate - Bob Barlow

Alan Kenny Trophy - Alex Win

Swimming
Biggs & Norris Cup - Damien Ng

Derek Richard Rose Bowl - Jennie Bouron

Table Tennis
Chris Ball Cup - Helen Bigg

Other awards
Sports Personality Cup - Vivienne Davis

Jane & Bryan Hedley Cup - Jennie Bouron

Brian Galloway Cup - Dean Ruel

Surinder Benawra Memorial Cup - Tia Ruel

Colin Bance Cup - Bob Barlow

Walker Family Plate - The Gibbs Family

The SGT Award - Eileen Taylor

The Kairos Trophy - Lucie Bouron

The Jenkins Rose - Janet Jeffery

The Giles Wallage Trophy - David Mileham

The Junior Cup - Georgina Callingham

Congratulations to all of our winners!