Press Release

National Award for Newark Indoor Bowls and Boccia Club

John Hope (Pictured below) of Newark Indoor Bowls and Boccia Club who won the 2014 Newark and Sherwood Sports Volunteer Award and Nottinghamshire County Award for 2014 to complete a hat trick by winning Boccia England’s National Volunteer Award for 2014.

Club Director Colin Moore quotes
‘This is the final accolade for John’s efforts in introducing and developing the Paralympic sport of Boccia in the club by being rewarded by the national body of the sport.
It is less than eighteen months since John travelled across to Lancashire to attend a Boccia Leaders course having persuaded the directors of the club that Boccia could play an important part in our development. Since that time we have run a leaders course here in Newark with four of our own members qualifying; been recognised as an Inspired Facility by Sport England together with a £47K grant;, run a Boccia tournament; have three groups playing the game regularly and won four awards in Newark & Sherwood Sports awards with two other finalists.'

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