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Q RADIO COMMUNITY AWARDS

COMMUNITY AWARDS

Q Radio teamed up with Ulster Rugby to give a youth, sporting or community group the chance to win an amazing VIP trip to tonight’s match with a pre-match tour of The Nevin Spence Centre, goody bags and a meet and greet with members of the Ulster squad.

The club is for both boys and girls and we have approximately 50 - 65 children attending training each Wednesday night. “We believe that sport should be fun, whilst encouraging the children to respect each other, make new friends and build relationships with other children that they maybe would not have met otherwise. Members attend from as far away as Omagh, Newtownstewart, Kesh, Castlederg, Sion Mills and Drumquin to attend training. We play matches against our local clubs in the Western Junior Hockey League, such as Omagh, Foyle, Priorians, Enniskillen and Raphoe. We have a good network of parents who actively help out with volunteering at training and we have developed and integrated ourselves well as a part of the community. “The children and coaches are delighted to have collected this community award from Q Radio and we are extremely excited to visit the home of Ulster Rugby on Friday to enjoy a night out together.” Congratulations to all those at Derg Valley Junior Hockey Club – we hope you enjoy your night!

Seven finalists from across the Province were shortlisted and won a tour of Kingspan Stadium and The Nevin Spence Centre before Ulster player Robbie Diack announced that Derg Valley Junior Hockey Club had won the overall competition live on the Q Radio Breakfast Show with Stephen and Cate. Finalists included: Armagh-Clogher Valley U18 Girls Rugby Team, Raloo & Magheramorne Youth Fellowship, Coleraine Chargers Tag Rugby Team, Ballynahinch RFC U14, Hi-Five Deaf Children’s Group and Naomh Gall U14 Gaelic Football Team. Anne Robinson was delighted when her club, Derg Valley Junior Hockey Club, was selected as the overall winner: “Our club was established approximately eight years ago, when we identified that younger players were needed to sustain the senior club. The junior club, which is now run independently from the seniors has been going from strength to strength, which is evident in the increase in the young membership now attending. We received our Junior Clubmark Accreditation Award in April 2014, presented by Sport NI and Ulster Hockey.

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