THE Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards again saw a number of scholarships awarded.

This year’s scholarship awards given out by the Basingstoke Sports Trust based at the Sports Centre in Festival Place which gives the recipients the chance to use the facility free of charge went to Mair Edwards, Evangeline Wilcox, Cairus Joseph, James Beeks, Harry Richardson (athletics), Nicole Rogers (bowls), Alex Stock (taekwondo), Cristy Nash, Max Antonowicz, Ed Van Meerkerk (karate) and Liam Hignett (tennis).

The scholarships awarded by the Basingstoke and Deane Community Leisure Trust which allows free use of the Aquadrome, Tadley Swimming Pool and Basingstoke Golf Centre was given to Kaitlin Lafferty (gymnastics), Toni Shering (karate), Jessica Sutton (modern pentathlon), Odette Hornby (fencing), Jessica Gill (figure skating), Fleur Parker, Spencer Turner, Samantha Girle (swimming), Bradley Sutton (modern pentathlon) and Owen Richardson (athletics).