Sylvans’ community effort recognised by top award

Tuesday 3rd November 2009, 2:29PM GMT.

Sylvans mini Sam Oliver-Provost, 7, shows of the community award presented to the club by GFA chairman Mark Le Tissier. Paul Mooney, the island’s football development officer, is on the left. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0865293)

SYLVANS’ and Rovers’ work in the community has been recognised with prestigious awards.

The St Peter’s club received the Community Club award last Saturday and Rovers will collect theirs at a separate presentation this coming weekend.

The two clubs join 350 other recognised community clubs in England including the latest to receive it, League One side Leyton Orient.

Peter Roberts, president of Sylvans, said it was a feather in their cap.

‘It’s very nice to have been recognised for all the hard work that we have put in. We are a place in the community.

‘Awards like these don’t grow on trees and it is the outcome of a lot of hard work and we will continue to look now at how we can take the club forward and make even more progress.’

He said all the coaches showed commitment to the club and had been prepared to give up a lot of their own time to take up coaching and first aid courses.