The This Girl Can Nottingham Awards 2024

Winners

The winners of the This Girl Can Nottingham 2024 Awards were revealed during a celebratory evening that recognised the achievements of women in the physical activity sector within the Nottingham community.

The top achievers were honoured during the awards ceremony, which took place at the Nottingham Council House on 21 November 2024, with over 120 finalists, guests and community partners in attendance.

The awards, sponsored by Reward With An Award Medals & Trophies by Matt Bradbury Sports, were hosted by Charmaine Daley, the Workforce Development Officer for This Girl Can Nottingham, who kicked off the evening with a lively conga to lift everyone’s spirits and highlighted the impressive nominees selected across eight different categories. The full list of winners is available below.

This year’s This Girl Can Nottingham Awards saw an impressive total of 154 nominees, with judges commending the exceptional quality of the applicants and the remarkable accomplishments showcased by all the finalists.

The This Girl Can Nottingham 2024 Award Winners:

• Annie Bridgewater – Get Out Get Active Inclusion Award
• Maryam Noufal – This Girl Can Volunteer Award (pictured below)

• Michaela Castillo-Williams – Coaching Award
• Renae Atkinson – Personal Trainer Award (pictured below)

• Swim Sita Swim – Physical Activity Group Award (pictured below)

• Zonia Qaiser – Group Fitness Instructor Award
• Giner Grocock – Unsung Hero Award (pictured below)

• Mphatso Chamangwana – This Girl Can Award (pictured below)

• Susan Wheatcroft and Janet Rose – Special Recognition Awards (pictured below)

A full list of finalists can be found on our dedicated page.

Project Background

This Girl Can is a national movement, created by Sport England in 2015. The focus is on tackling the physical inactivity gap between men and women. At a national level, we know that 59.8% of women aged 16 and over are active (more than 150 minutes of exercise a week), compared to 63.1% of men. In Nottingham, 58% of women do more than 150% of exercise a week, compared to 63% of men. This Girl Can look at how women can move more in a way that suits them and the movement can be celebrated.

No one gets to choose how you exercise other than you. Your body, your call and whatever that looks like we think it’s worth celebrating. This Girl Can, funded by the National Lottery, believes that there’s no “right” way to get active. However you jiggle, kick, lift, stretch or sprint, it’s time to get moving how you please.

This Girl Can Awards 2024, Sponsored by Reward With an Award Medals & Trophies by Matt Bradbury Sports