Meet Our 2026 Award Judges

The finalists and winners of the Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards are chosen by an independent panel of experts from across the sport, physical activity, and health and wellbeing and education and other sectors. These passionate professionals bring their knowledge and experience to the judging process, carefully reviewing all shortlisted nominations to select the finalists - and ultimately, the winners - for each award category.

This year our judges are:

Charley Blythe
Director of Communications & Engagement, NHS

Ellie Broome
Lincolnshire Young Voices, Lincolnshire County Council

Alice Carter
Community Manager, Lincoln City Foundation

Claire Edwards
Head of Communications, Marketing & External Affairs, Lincolnshire Community Foundation

Mike Gilbert
Deputy Leader - Boston Borough Council

Tony Mabbott
Assistant Director of Economy, North Kesteven District Council

Roxanne Warrick
Healthy Communities Group Manager, East Lindsey District Council

Brodie West
Final Year BSc (Hons) Physical Education & Sport Student, University of Lincoln, and EDI advocate

We'd like to thank all this year's judges for giving up their time to help us select the deserving winners of the 2026 Awards.

We will be announcing the finalists for our 2026 Awards in September - keep your eyes on our social channels for updates!