Awards & Accreditations
Sport Aberdeen is an award-winning registered charity committed to creating opportunities, inspiring people and changing lives through sport and physical activity.
We are proud to share the recognition that we have received for our outstanding staff, volunteers, venues and programmes.
2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Making the Difference (Winner)
Northern Star Business Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Community Impact (Winner)
Elevator Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Bob Thow, Volunteer of the Year (Winner)
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] WeToo! and Sport Aberdeen, Team of the Year (Winner)
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Best Community Sports & Leisure Provider (Winner)
SME News – UK Enterprise Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Healthy Communities (Highly Commended)
ukactive Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] The Best Children and Young People Social Prescribing Project (Finalist) – SPACE Project
Social Prescribing Network Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Diversity in Sport (Finalist)
The Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Health & Wellbeing Award (Finalist)
The Society Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Facility of the Year – Get active @ Northfield (Finalist)
Scottish Leisure Network Awards 2022
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Rising Star – Craig Roberts (Finalist)
Northern Star Business Awards 2022
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award
Ministry of Defence
2020 / 2021
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Team Aberdeen (Winner) – Active Lifestyles Team
ACHSCP Heart Awards 2020
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Outstanding Volunteer (Finalist) – Alex Soaris
Community Leisure UK Awards 2020
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Fitness, Health & Wellbeing Award of the Year (Finalist)
The Society Awards 2020
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Developing and Supporting Communities during Covid-19 (Winner)
ukactive Awards 2021
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Making the Difference (Highly Commended)
Northern Star Business Awards 2021
2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Capital Investment Award (Winner) – Get active @ Sheddocksley
The Community Leisure UK Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Outstanding Volunteer (Winner) – Aimee Work, Active Girls Committee Chair
The Community Leisure UK Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Enterprising Communities Award (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen
Elevator Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Staff Matter (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen
Northern Star Business Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Leisure / Fitness Facility of the Year (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen (Get active @ Sheddocksley)
Society Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Young Volunteer of the Year (Winner) – Aimee Work, Active Girls Committee Chair
sportscotland Coaching, Officiating and Volunteering Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – Sport Aberdeen
QAV’s
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Large Organisation of the Year (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Corporate Partnership of the Year (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen and MeToo!
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Workforce Development (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen
The Community Leisure UK Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Exceptional Employee Engagement (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen
The Cherries Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Mike Reid Community Award (Finalist) – Nickie Scorgie, Sport Aberdeen
The Cherries Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Scottish Water Learn to Swim Provider of the Year (Finalist) – Aquatics Aberdeen
Scottish Swimming Awards 2019
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Leisure Centre of the Year (Regional Finalist) – Get active @ Sheddocksley
ukactive Awards 2019
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award
Ministry of Defence
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Certificate of School Engagement
Developing the Young Workforce of North East Scotland (DYW)
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Disability Confident Committed Employer
Disability Confident (HM Government)
2018
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] The Community Award (Winner) – Active Lifestyles/Active Schools
TREND Life with Style Awards 2018
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Scottish Centre of the Year Award (Winner) – Get active @ Jesmond
UK Active Uprising Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Corporate Partnership of the Year (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen/BHGE
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Community Sports Project of the Year (Winner) – Food and Fun
Aberdeen’s Sports Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Junior Sports Achiever of the Year (Winner) – Kirsty Muir (Aberdeen Snowsports)
Aberdeen’s Sports Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Fitness Award (Finalist) – Get active @ Jesmond
TREND Life with Style Awards 2018
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Making the Difference Award (Finalist) – Active Lifestyles/Looked After Project
Northern Star 2018
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Pioneering Project (Finalist) – Move More Aberdeen
Scottish Charity Awards 2018
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] SwimMark Plus Accreditation – Aquatics Aberdeen
Scottish Swimming
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Dementia Friendly Walking Accreditation – Walk Aberdeen
Paths for All / Life Changes Trust
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Snowsports Scotland Training Centre – Aberdeen Snowsports
Snowsports Scotland
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Autism Friendly Accreditation – Aberdeen Snowsports
National Autistic Society
2017
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Connecting and Collaborating – Move More Aberdeen
ACV0 (Aberdeen’s 3rd Sector Interface Awards)
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Volunteer of the Year – Move More Aberdeen
Cally Smith took the Highly Commended Award for her work with the Sport Aberdeen programme – Sparta Awards UK
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Best Community Support Initiative – Boogie in the Bar
Scotland’s Dementia Awards 2017
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Learn to Swim Service Provider of the Year – Aquatics Aberdeen
Scottish Swimming Awards 2017
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Championing Diversity – Looked After Project
Sparta Awards Scotland
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Integration Excellence Award – Move More Aberdeen
Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Connecting and Collaborating (Finalist) – Active Aberdeen Partnership
ACV0 (Aberdeen’s 3rd Sector Interface Awards)
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Fitness Award (Finalist) – Get Active @ Jesmond
Trend Life with Style Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Championing Diversity Award (Finalist) – Look After Project
Sparta Awards UK
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Best Sporting Event (Finalist) – Baker Hughes 1Ok Running Festival
Aberdeen City and Shire Tourism Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Empowering People (Finalist) – Carers Exercise and Information Group
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) HEART Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Hearing Others: Communication and Inclusion (Finalist) – Fit 2 Care Programme Planning Group
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) HEART Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Health and Social Care Integration Award (Finalist) – Move More Aberdeen
Herald Society Awards
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] National Award for Environmental Excellence (Bronze Level) – Sport Aberdeen
Beautiful Scotland
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] ECO Starts Fleet Recognition Scheme (efficient and cleaner operations)
Sport Aberdeen
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Tennis Mark Plus Accreditation – Westburn Tennis Centre
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
2016
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Best Sporting Event (Finalist) – Baker Hughes 1Ok Running Festival
Aberdeen City and Shire Tourism Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Leisure Trust Gym of the Year (Finalist) – Beach Leisure Centre
National Fitness Awards
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Connecting and Collaborating (Finalist) – Move More Aberdeen
ACV0 (Aberdeen’s 3rd Sector Interface Awards)
[icon name=”award” prefix=”fa”] Tennis Mark Plus Accreditation – Westburn Tennis Centre
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
[icon name=”file-certificate” prefix=”far”] Tennis Mark Plus Accreditation – Westburn Tennis Centre
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)