Nominate your Peterborough sporting heroes for the Peterborough Telegraph Sports Awards

Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey team celebrate one of their three trophy wins in 2019.

From goal machines and top athletes to unsung heroes and stars of the future - The Peterborough Telegraph wants to hear your views on who should make our shortlist.

This week we want to hear your nominations. Simply fill in the form in today’s Peterborough Telegraph (February 27). Alternatively you can email your nominations to us at [email protected] with a brief explanation as to why they would be a worthy winner.

Based on your nominations and the views of our judging adjudicators we will then draw up a final shortlist in each category.

Successful Peterborough Sports manager Jimmy Dean.

Your votes will then decide the winners from that shortlist.

The winners can come from professional or amateur sports.

Nominations for Posh, Panthers and Phantoms personalities will be treated the same as votes for martial artists, local swimmers and the best of the junior talent in the area.

There are 12 categories this year including a new community award.

The new look Peterborough Telegraph Annual Sports Awards will take place on 30th March at the Key Theatre.

Guests will be able to enjoy mingling with friends, family and colleagues at the Theatre with access to several bars and buffet style hot food will be served.

The awards ceremony will take place in the theatre itself (guests will be allowed to take drinks into the auditorium) and there will be further opportunity to purchase drinks from the bar during a short intermission and after the ceremony itself.

All shortlisted nominees will receive 1 complimentary ticket to the awards event (teams will receive 2 complimentary tickets per team) and further tickets can be purchased on our dedicated Eventbrite site - further details to follow. Tickets will cost £20 + VAT and Eventbrite booking fee.

This year’s categories are:

Sports Personality of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award - For the individual who has dedicated themselves to a sport or club for many years.

Sportsman of the Year - For the overall top male competitor in any sport from the Peterborough region.

Sportswoman of the Year - For the overall top female competitor in any sport from the Peterborough region.

Team of the Year - For the top team from any sport.

Junior sporting star - For the youngster that has achieved most in the year.

Coach of the Year - For the top coach from any sport.

Unsung Hero Award - For the individual whose dedication is crucial, but often goes under the radar.

Footballer of the Year - For the overall most outstanding performer.

Junior Footballer of the Year - For the young player who has accomplished most during the year.

Disabled Achiever - For the sports person, of any age, who has achieved most.

A new category for this year is the Community Sports Award - Open to anyone who has made a difference to your community through sport.

To be eligible for one of the junior awards you must be under 16 on January 1, 2019.

The PT are grateful to awards night sponsors Vivacity, Sports Aid Peterborough, Motorpoint, Mercedes, ChromaSport, Moore Steel, Muscle Finesse, Sportsground Development, Peterborough Football & Sports Development Foundation.