The 2025 South One Awards presentation took place on 22nd June.
Having decided that nothing brings together a community better than "a good old brew" a repeat of the 2024-style Afternoon Tea was deployed. This time, however, trading a "bijou Bloom Room" (otherwise known as a Garden Centre) for the Garden Suite at Gorse Hill Country House Hotel in leafy Surrey. Adorned in the South region's "team colour" orange, and the sun dutifully shining, the stage was set for our guests.
The ONE Awards are a series of events delivered by Regional Netball Boards (groups of volunteers who support the delivery of community netball) and England Netball to recognise and celebrate the amazing people who volunteer and make netball happen, through varying roles like officiating, coaching, administration, supporting school netball activity, clubs and local leagues, or helping drive inclusion and reaching new audiences in netball.There are 10 categories that will be considered at a regional level* with nominees required to be an individual member of England Netball for all awards apart from the Inclusion Award:
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Coach of the Year – Children & Young People
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Coach of the Year – Adults
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Community Official of the Year (in honour of Sheelagh Redpath)
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Outstanding Contribution of the Year (in memory of Mary Bulloch)
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Pioneer(s) of the Year (in memory of Muriel McNally)
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Unsung Hero of the Year (in a Club or League)
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Community Club of the Year
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Young Volunteer of the Year
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Teacher of the Year
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Inclusion Award
Netball South also presented additional awards and recognition such as the President's award - chosed by the Netball South President, Phyllis Avery MBE. The Netball South Long Service and Netball South Honorary Life Membership.
Following these events, winners from each category across the nine regions will be reviewed by a national panel, led by EN President Joan Mills, and invited to a national event that will take place on 18th October 2025 (venue TBC).
This year 82 individual were nominated for one, or more awards, with good representation across all 10 categories. After all nominees and guests were invited we had a total of 138 guests to the event.
Your 2025 Nominees:
Club of the year
Chichester NC
Sussex NRG
Clan NC
Falcons NC
Boost Netball Heathfield
Footloose Netball Club
Rushmoor
Coach of the Year – Adults
Claire Cobden
Niki Mostran
Penny Jeffreys
Rachel Marley
Rachel Cunliffe
Sammy Vine
Coach of the Year – Children and Young People
Alison Stamp
Claire Cobden
Freya Ingham
Georgie Maxfield
Hayley Davey
Helen Keet
Holly Spittles
Jessica Heusser
Kelly Higgins
Leah Tribe
Lisa Wayman
Melissa Arnold
Niki Mostran
Nikki Dunning
Rachel Marley
Rachel Cunliffe
Sammy Vine
Young Volunteer of the Year
Amelia Milner
Chloe Fudge
Ella Smith
Jasmine Waller
Leah Green
Lottie Patterson
Lucy Adams
Saskia Lane
Sophie Arnold
Official of the Year
Angie Osborne
Sam Roots & Carol Williams
Claire Hawkes
Jay Harbottle Joyce
Suzanne Haley
Inclusion Award
Amy Brinkworth
Karen Harrie
Sammy Vine
Tracey Vincent
Wokingham Netball Club
Outstanding Contribution Award
Carol Cross
Carolyn Davies
Claire Long
Sammy Vine
Sarah Wilcox
Pioneer of the Year
Carolyn Davies
Debbie Laycock
Niki Mostran
Sammy Vine & Niki Mostran
Teacher of the Year
Claire Rider
Julie Parkinson
Lucy Adams
Naomi Wilcock
Paige Mudge
Sarah Wilcox
Unsung Hero
Alison Armstrong
Antonia Thomas
Beccy Ford
Claire Weaver
Claire Van Spall
Diane Butler
Elaine Brinkworth
Felicity Watson
Helen Keet
Holly Jeremy
Kayleigh Higson
Kelly Higgins
Maggie Fisher
Sammy Vine
Sarah Morgan
Sarah Wilcox
Your 2025 Winners:
Club of the Year - Clan Netball Club
Coach of the Year – adults - Sammy Vine
Coach of the Year – children and young people - Georgie Maxfield
Young Volunteer - Lottie Patterson
Official of the Year - Angie Osborne
Inclusion Award - Amy Brinkworth
Outstanding Contribution Award - Sammy Vine
Pioneer of the Year - Debbie Laycock
Teacher of the year - Julie Parkinson
Unsung Hero - Antonia Thomas
President's Award - Eagles Netball Club
Long Service - Belinda Grimsey, Denise MacBride, Dianne Dunn, Jen Luyten-Hawkins, Kathy Hambridge, Maggie Fisher, Sue Blackshaw, Sue Roe
The room was full of many incredible people with inspirational stories. A new "loveable rogue" emerged from the day; Sammy Vine. Her crime - just being too fabulous! She was nominated across 5 of the award categories, managing to rise victorious for two (we will note at this point, that all nomations are anonymised and reviewed by a panel of 7 judges)!
There was another special story over on Table 9. They had a "threemendous" success with three members of the same family all winner their respective categories!
Sammy Vine with Boost Netball Club Debbie Laycock, Julie Parkinson and Angie Osborne
Thank you to everyone involved in making the event a success. From everyone who took the time to nominated someone, all the volunteers that inspired us to recognise them. The Gorse Hill staff, our fantastics host duo of Lindsay Sartori and Phyllis Avery MBE and the Netbal South Regional Management Board. It was a privilege to organise this event for the incredible volunteers in the Region. Not only do they facilitate netball in all aspects, but they invest their time, energy and enthusiasm to ensure that the sport is enjoyable and accessible to all. THANK YOU!
I'm sure you will join us in congratulating all the nominees and sending best wishes to our Regional winners who will all be invited to attend the National One Awards on 18th October (venue tbc).
If you attended the event, we would love to hear your feedback to help us plan the best possible event for 2026! We invite you to complete this survey by 31st July.
