New venue announced for Club Awards

Time to shine!

It’s the 2022 Club Awards

Join us at an exciting new venue as we celebrate clubs across the UK and beyond at the 2022 Club Awards within the Festival of Clubs. The Club Awards recognise the commitment of clubs, committees and individuals who work to ensure a healthy future for their clubs. Could that be you?

We are excited to announce that the 2022 Club Awards are being held at a sparkling new venue – the Athena in

Leicester.

The Club Awards Gala Dinner celebrates clubs across the UK and provides the perfect opportunity tomeetupwithfellowclubstoshareideasandissues while having a lot of fun along the way.

Asin2021,wewillalsobepresentingRecognition Awards to applaud individuals, community heroes, long-servingofficials,youngambassadors,outstanding contributions and clubs who ’ ve reached their 100th year between 2019 and 2022. (Turn to the next page for full details).

JOIN THE JOURNEY – WHY ENTER?

In addition to a great night out with two free tickets for finalists (more tickets will be available to purchase) and after dinner entertainment, clubs use their success to: • Raise the club’ s profile • Gain coverage in the local press and media • Encourage new members • Thank existing members for their support

Turn the page now to nominate yourself, your colleagues and/or your club.

Deadline for entries: September 9, 2022. Join us!

THE VENUE

Originally designed in 1936 as an Odeon Cinema, Athenaisrecognisedasoneofthemostextravagant buildings in Leicester, restored to its original art deco splendour and enjoying a reputation for being the leading venue within the region.

GETTING THERE

Athena is centrally located within reach of all major road, rail and air networks. • Bus and train stations are within walking distance • Easily accessible from Leicester ’ s road with convenient parking facilities.

Accommodation

There is a large selection of accommodation nearby to suit all needs and all budgets, from Ibis (all.accor.com/united-kingdom/ ), Premier Inn (https://www.premierinn.com) and the Campanile (https://leicester.campanile.com) to an extensive range of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels, searchable at booking.com and www.tripadvisor.co.uk amongst many others.