Celebrating Champions at the Let’s Get Moving Melton Awards

The 2025 Let’s Get Moving Melton Awards brought the community together for an inspiring evening of recognition and celebration. 

Now in its third year, the awards continue to shine a spotlight on the individuals, teams and organisations who champion sport, physical activity, and healthy living across the borough. 

Held on Friday 23 January at Stockyard Melton Mowbray, the event was hosted by Adam Whitty from BBC Radio Leicester and featured an outstanding performance by Trevonne Stage School, alongside the presentation of 15 awards. 

This year’s awards attracted an impressive 118 nominations, which were carefully reviewed by the Melton Sport and Health Alliance to create a shortlist of exceptional finalists. The winners showcased a diverse range of achievements—from sporting excellence to initiatives that make physical activity accessible for everyone. 

The Let’s Get Moving Outstanding Contribution Award is dedicated this year to the memory of Yvonne Makins, founder of Trevonne Stage School and previous winner of this award. Since her passing in November 2024, she has been remembered for inspiring thousands of local children over five decades and fostering a welcoming love of dance. Her passion and commitment shaped both the school and generations of young dancers, with her daughters continuing her legacy. Through countless shows and pantomimes, Yvonne’s influence reached far beyond the studio, leaving a lasting impact. 

The winners who took home awards this year were: 

The evening was filled with powerful stories from local champions and nominees who work to ensure sport and physical activity is an everyday part of life in the Melton borough. 

Beyond the awards themselves, the evening highlighted how physical activity is more than sport, it’s a cornerstone of wellbeing. From boosting mental health and resilience to fostering social connections, the benefits ripple across our communities, helping people of all ages to live healthier, happier lives. 

Penny Morris, winner of the Let’s Get Moving for Health Award, said:  "I have just won the Let’s Get Moving for Health Award, which is really exciting. I would like to accept the award on behalf of all the slow people and all the people who just get out and do something, which is definitely the way forward"   

The celebrations continued throughout the evening as nominees and winners took to the stage to share their heartfelt speeches. 

Hattie and Hayley from Trevonne Stage School, winners of the Junior Club of the Year Award, added that they wanted to give ‘a huge thank you to the people who nominated us- we are really grateful for the award. We also want to recognise all the other junior clubs of the year who were nominated this year, and just say thank you; it means so much"  

Additional details about the winners can be found at https://www.meltonsportandhealth.org.uk/lets-get-moving-melton-awards and more information about the Let’s Get Moving Melton Champions can be found at: www.active-together.org/letsgetmovingchampions 

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For more information please contact: communications@melton.gov.uk

For photos of the event, visit: Soar Photo

Thank you to those who sponsored the Let’s Get Moving Melton Awards:

Melton Belvoir School Sport Physical Activity Network: https://www.meltonsportandhealth.org.uk/school-sport-partnership-and-net  

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe: porkpie.co.uk