Netball simply wouldn’t happen without the time, talent and expertise of an estimated 26,000 incredible volunteers at every level of the game. We want to celebrate the outstanding work that all our volunteers do to make Netball happen across the country, and to thank you for the time, effort, and energy that each and every volunteer gives to make our sport bigger and better.
Each year, regions host a local volunteer event called Regional Goalden Globe Volunteer Awards, where volunteers are nominated by their local club, school, league, county or region across various categories. The Regional Winners, along with Honorary Life Members and Long Service Award Winners, gather with other great names in netball to come together and celebrate the contributions and achievements of our unsung heroes at the National Vitality Goalden Globe Netball Volunteer Awards. There are 8 categories across each region, and 3 categories for national nominations only.
More information on the nomination categories, including the nomination forms themselves, can be found on the National England Netball website. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Goalden Globe Awards will be taking place virtually on Thursday 10th December, 7.45pm.
The 2020 awards looked very different from previous years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and took place virtually on Friday 30th October. Social distancing may have prevented us from celebrating in person, but it did not stop us from coming together as a region to acknowledge the extraordinary commitment and dedication to our sport. With speeches from netball legends Sheelagh Redpath and Joan Mills MBE, over 60 volunteers and England Netball staff tuned in to the virtual awards to celebrate.
A huge congratulations to all of our nominees, and best of luck to our winners in the National Goalden Globe Awards.
Previous Goalden Globes Winners can be found here:
On Friday 3rd May, the London & South East Regional Goalden Globe Awards 2019 took place to celebrate and acknowledge all of the volunteers in netball in the region. The event was hosted at The Union Jack Club in Waterloo with a 3 course sit down meal followed by the presentation of the awards by Maureen Clark. Over 40 people attended the event including key volunteers in the region and England Netball President, Lindsay Sartori.
2018 Regional Goalden Globe Award Winners:
On Saturday 14th July 2018 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre the Region held a festival celebrating netball from all across the Region. Examples of the game in various forms and at different levels were showcased along with the 2018 annual Goalden Globe awards highlighting the tremendous work of volunteers making netball happen in London and the South East.
2018 Regional Goalden Globe Award Winners:
On Saturday 1st July 2017 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre the Region held a festival celebrating netball from all across the Region. Examples of the game in various forms and at different levels were showcased along with the 2017 annual Goalden Globe awards highlighting the tremendous work of volunteers making netball happen in London and the South East.The day was attended by over 400 people and plans are already underway for 2018's celebration. Watch this space for more information soon.
2017 Regional Goalden Globe Award Winners:
Grassroots Coach Award: Anna Harris
Grassroots Officials Award: Elz Eve
Muriel McNally Award: Jackie Rowland
Mary Bulloch Administrator Award: Jenny Harrold
Outstanding Netball Club Award: Cumberland Netball Club
Teachers Award: Carol Duffy
Unsung Hero Award: Eileen Brandrick and Clare Nicholls (Joint winners)
Young Volunteer Award: Hannah Rowell and Justine McAvoy (Joint winners)
The 2017 National Goalden Globe Awards took place on Saturday16th September 2017 in Birmingham. England Netball recognised and celebrated our incredible army of volunteers.
The London and South East National winners were:
National Young Volunteer Award: Hannah Rowell
Hannah has gone above and beyond, including organising one of the most successfully run Guildford league seasons.
Teachers Award: Carol Duffy
Carol was rewarded for her fabulous work after delivering three training sessions for 70+ girls in addition to her normal responsibilities each week.
Outstanding Netball Club Award: Cumberland Netball Club
Cumberland Netball Club is commitmented to providing outstanding netball opportunities to all. In their junior section alone, they increased attendance from 84 members to 111 in the last year and in 2017 they achieved their Gold CAPS accreditation.
New Honorary Life Member: Jane Kelloe
Jane Kelloe has held many club management positions since the 1980s. She has been her County’s Umpiring secretary since 1984, is a key member of the London and South East Region Management Board and has chaired it's very successful Officiating TSG since its inception in 2010.