Local successes at Gymnast of the Year awards night

Among the prize recipients at the Gymnast of the Year 2009 event at the Long Gallery, Stormont, were Carrick’s Jennifer Bennett, who was presented with the Gymnastics and Movement for People with Disabilities Award and Glengormley’s Holly Hamill, who received the Rhythmic Gymnastics Award

A Lifetime Contribution to Northern Ireland Gymnastics Honorary Award was presented to Bob Black, Larne

The management board and staff of GNI worked hard to make the evening special and highlight the success of their modernisation programme that is resulting in extended and improved services to its long-standing affiliated clubs.

Special guests included representatives from British Gymnastics, Paul Garber, President; Mark Gannon, Director of Development, and Sport Northern Ireland representatives, Alan Moneypenny, Vice Chair and Brian McCargo, Council Member.

GNI extended thanks to the following Sponsors:

Carrickfergus Borough Council – Cllr Darin Ferguson, Deputy Mayor

Milano Pro-Sport - Neil Fox, Managing Director

University of Ulster – Nigel Dobson, Director of Sport Development Services

Podium 4 Sport – Paul Rothwell, Managing Director

Wilsons Auctions Mallusk - Peter Johnston,

Newry & Mourne District Council – Ciara Lowe, Sports Development & Disability Services

DE Photo-Event Photography – Georgie Huston.