Awards 2024 | Winners celebrated in Stirling
The winners of the Scottish Gymnastics Awards 2024 sponsored by Gymdata were revealed at a celebration in Stirling.
The winners across the sport were selected for their achievements during September 2023 and August 2024 at the at Stirling Court Hotel on Saturday 2 November.
East Kilbride Gymnastics Club was named club of the year, with two of their members Kirsty Ross and Jill Watt jointly winning the volunteer award for their role as floor managers in acrobatic gymnastics.
Other clubs honoured were Sapphire who won the inclusion award, with members Michelle Bowman, Robert MacMillan, Chloe McKay, and Sophia Mckean particularly mentioned for their work. Orkney Gymnastics Club won the wellbeing award with Jocelyn Tulloch and Aneisha Rendall-Welsh collecting the award for their contribution to the club’s holistic approach to wellbeing.
Lifetime Achievement
It was not only those who were recognised for activity in the past year. Three members were honoured for decades of dedication with lifetime achievement awards. Jean Callahan, Robert Callahan OBE and Mike McGhee have more than 140 years of experience and service within gymnastics.
The evening was hosted by TV and radio presenter, Arlene Stuart. The chair of the Scottish Gymnastics board, Brian Ewing OBE, welcomed everyone, and spoke passionately about the power of sport, which the winners brought to life when speaking to Arlene after each award presentation.
Congratulations to the winners and well done to all the finalists. Thank you to our guests and sponsors for making it such a great celebration of gymnastics!
Scottish Gymnastics Awards 2024 Winners
Volunteer sponsored by Creatomatic
Jill Watt & Kirsty Ross
Runners up: Jim Jardine, Kerry Swinburne
Inclusion Award sponsored by Kukri
Sapphire Gymnastics Club
Official sponsored by PSB Photography
Lynn Simpson BEM
Runners up: Ruth Griffin, Stephen Tonge
Wellbeing champion sponsored by Grant McGregor
Orkney Gymnastics Club
Spirit of gymnastics sponsored by ClassForKids
Katie Coull
Wendy Lucas
Young coach sponsored by Gymnova
Charlotte Hamilton
Runners up: Claire Ferguson, Karla Hillcoat
Community club coach sponsored by AON
Gale Scott
Runners up: Sheryl Hansen, Georgina Duffy
Coach sponsored by WUKA
Melanie Stewart-Wills
Runners up: Susan Bruce, Mandy Gorst
Junior gymnast sponsored by AAB People
Ava Fettes
Runners up: Paige Russell, and Khloe Cameron, Imara Beattie & Lily McHale
Senior gymnast sponsored by Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Emma Logan & Gemma Russell
Runners up: Ethan Cunningham, Cameron Lynn
Club sponsored by Quatro
East Kilbride Gymnastics Club
Runners up: Flyers Trampoline Club, North Apex Gymnastics Club
Lifetime achievement
Jean Callahan
Robert Callahan MBE
Mike McGhee