Grassroots football servants Bob Bullamore, Bob Morrison and Barry Spall, honoured at Suffolk FA awards ceremony in Ipswich
Special awards have been presented to three 50-year servants of grassroots football following their decades of service.
Bob Bullamore, Bob Morrison and Barry Spall, were among those honoured at the Suffolk FA awards ceremony at Venue 16 in Ipswich on Tuesday.
Bullamore, a Level 5 Referee from Ipswich, received the 50-Year Referee Long Service Award.
Morrison, 77, who has been a stalwart at Capel Plough FC for many years, was the recipient of the Bobby Moore Award for the volunteer that represents the best of grassroots football in the county.
There was also a special presentation to Spall to recognise his 50-plus years of service as a Suffolk FA Council member.
The other grassroots football awards included:
Bobby Moore Award
Winner - Bob Morrison (Capel Plough FC)
Highly Commended - John Beer (Kirton Kestrels FC)
Club of the Year
Winner - Lakenheath Youth FC
Highly Commended – Chantry Grasshoppers FC
Coach of the Year Disability
Winner - Sharon Wilson (Lavenham All Stars Pan Disability)
Highly Commended - Alex Wilson (Lavenham All Stars Pan Disability)
Coach of the Year Female
Winner - David Sutton (Kirkley & Pakefield FC)
Highly Commended - Si Stewart (Woodbridge Town Youth FC)
Coach of the Year Male
Winner - Lewis Arlow (Corton Youth FC)
Highly Commended - Bruno Cabral (Ipswich Athletic FC) & Karl Orton (Honington Foxes Youth FC)
Keeping Football Positive Award
Winner - Mags Fortune (Wot’s Up Disability League)
Highly Commended - Stuart Buckle & Mark Burgess (both Debenham Hornets FC)
League of the Year
Winner - Suffolk FA Wot’s Up Disability League
Match Official of the Year
Winner - Stephen Gray
Highly Commended - Reg Barker
New Volunteer of the Year
Winner - Liz Baalham (Brantham Athletic FC)
Highly Commended - Harrison Mayhew-Kemp (ITFC Foundation)
Young Volunteer of the Year
Winner - Edward Rolls (Coplestonians FC)
Grounds Team of the Year
Step 3-6 (NLS clubs)
Needham Market FC – Ken Thorpe
Framlingham Town FC – Kevin Able
Bury Town FC – Paul Arnold
Step 7 & Below (Non-NLS clubs)
Beccles Town FC – Shaun Soloman
Bacton United 89 FC – Bryan Symonds
Halesworth Town FC – Trevor Chenery
Referee Long Service Awards
50 Years
Bob Bullamore
25 Years
Ollie Morris-Sanders
Les King
Ady Sannerude
Julian Gibbons
