And the winners are............. FIA & Matrix Flame Award Winners 2011

- David Stalker -

Following months of scrutiny from the judges, I was delighted to announce the Winners of the FIA & Matrix Flame Awards 2011 on Wednesday evening at the Ball of Fire in Telford, before an audience of over 800 people. I hope all that came enjoyed the evening.

The Awards celebrate excellence and honour those who make a profound contribution to the industry, both through their organisation and community.

Attracting a record number of submissions and with more awards up for grabs than ever before, this year’s entries were of a calibre that we should all be proud of. In some cases, the difference between winner and runner up was just a fraction of a percentage point. As well as endorsement of the industry’s representative, the award winners will now reap the rewards of what has become a great accolade. Well done to all the winners!

 

The winners were:

Club of the Year (Under 1000 Members)
WINNER: Breadsall Priory, a Marriott Hotel and Country Club

Club of the Year (1000-4000 Members)

WINNER: Chartham Park Golf & Country Club

Club of the Year (Over 4000 Members)

WINNER: Lichfield Golf & Country Club

Centre of the Year

WINNER: Rainbow Leisure Centre

Educational Club of the Year

WINNER: Ethos Sports Centre, Sport Imperial

Corporate Club of the Year

WINNER: Nuffield Health RBS Fitness & Wellbeing Centre

Health Club Operator of the Year

WINNER: LA Fitness

Leisure Centre Operator of the Year

WINNER: Everyone Active (formerly SLM)

Future of Flame

WINNER: Bob Halls

Spark of Innovation

WINNER: William Gregg VC Leisure Centre, DC Leisure

The Award Ceremony took place following our Annual Conference at the Telford International Centre around the theme of ‘Creating Connections’.

Great people, great event, great work. What a fantastic week! We should all be proud.