by Gráinne Connolly
The deadline to nominate local sporting talent to the 2017 Fermanagh and Omagh Sports Forum Sports Awards is approaching with all nominations to be received by 5.00 pm, Friday 5 January 2018.
The Awards, which are organised in partnership with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, recognise and celebrate local sports men and women, individuals and teams, for outstanding sporting performance in 2017.
Fermanagh and Omagh Sports Forum has issued a final call for nominations of local sporting talent from the district who have reached the highest achievements at County, Regional, National and International levels in 2017.
Award categories include Senior Sports Personality; Junior Sports Personality; Juvenile Sports Personality; Senior Sports Team; Junior Sports Team; Services to Sport; and Outstanding Achievement Award.
The Sports Awards will also recognise outstanding contribution and achievement in sports coaching talent in the district with awards for Coach of the Year and Disability Coach of the Year.
Nominations can be made by members of the public, sports governing bodies, clubs, schools, coaches and mentors.
A shortlist of nominations will be compiled by Fermanagh and Omagh Sports Forum with winners announced at the Fermanagh and Omagh Sports Forum Sports Awards on Friday 23 February 2018 in the Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh.
For further information and nomination forms visit www.fermanaghomagh.com.
Nomination forms are also available at The Grange and the Public Services Centre, Omagh; Omagh Leisure Complex; Fermanagh Lakeland Forum and the Townhall, Enniskillen; Bawnacre Centre, Irvinestown; and Castle Park Leisure Centre, Lisnaskea.
Nomination forms must be received by 5.00 pm, Friday 5 January 2018.