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Q RADIO COMMUNITY AWARDS
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.
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!
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.
COMMUNITY AWARDS