ukactive is delighted to announce the return of the ukactive Awards for 2021, celebrating the very best of the physical activity sector following a year of unparalleled disruption.<\/p>\n
The ukactive Awards, in partnership with Active IQ, will see judging recommence for entries made in 2020, following the postponement of the awards due to the pandemic last year.<\/p>\n
Three categories have re-opened for new entries and two new COVID-19-related awards have also been announced to recognise the incredible efforts of the past year \u2013 \u2018Delivering Business Continuity and Success during Covid-19\u2019 and \u2018Developing and Supporting Communities during Covid-19\u2019.<\/p>\n
The ukactive Awards represent the biggest celebration of excellence in the sector\u2019s calendar and this year marks an opportunity to celebrate the sector and recognise success, both prior to and during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Alongside the new awards, the three categories that will be re-opened for submissions are: Regional & National Club\/Centre of the Year, the Physical Activity Hero Award, and the Outstanding Leadership Award.<\/p>\n
Entries will be rated by Proinsight and Active IQ, before being reviewed by the judging panel, while the Physical Activity Hero Award and the Outstanding Leadership Award will be put to a public vote.<\/p>\n
The ukactive Awards ceremony will be delivered online in August, with details to be revealed over the coming months.<\/p>\n
Jenny Patrickson, Managing Director of Active IQ, said: <\/strong>\u201cWe are delighted to see the ukactive Awards going ahead this year as a digital event after last year\u2019s postponement.<\/p>\n \u201cAs first round judges, we formed a panel of six adjudicators from across our quality assurance and qualification development teams who have extensive experience in making professional judgements and assessing submissions against set criteria.<\/p>\n \u201cOur team has spent over 140 hours evaluating 50 entries so far and it\u2019s been a fascinating process. We have seen some exemplary examples of business acumen, skill, ingenuity and creativity in delivering high standard work across our sector.<\/p>\n \u201cAdded to this, the community spirit, resilience and empathy shown by our industry over the last 12 months has been outstanding.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have proudly supported the ukactive Awards from the very first year, and been a headline partner for the last three years.\u00a0 We\u2019re looking forward to celebrating the diverse talents and achievements within our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n