Armchair Club

24/10/2025

Celebrate Mansfield’s Sporting Heroes – Join Us at the Sports Recognition Awards 2025!

You’re invited to join us for a special evening celebrating Mansfield’s outstanding sporting achievements at the Sports Recognition Awards 2025. With the support of More Leisure Community Trust and the News Journal

Date: Monday 1st December 2025

Venue: The Civic Centre, Mansfield

This year’s Awards will once again shine a spotlight on the individuals, teams, clubs, coaches, and volunteers who have made an incredible impact on sport in our community over the past year.

From rising stars to seasoned champions, we’ll be recognising talent and dedication across ten award categories – including Sportsperson of the Year, Team of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and more.

Get your FREE tickets here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mansfield-sports-recognition-awards-1st-december-tickets-1551453421949?aff=oddtdtcreator : available from 8th October 2025

And don’t forget – nominations are now open! If you know a deserving sportsperson, team, club, coach, or volunteer, we encourage you to put them forward.

Nomination deadline: 5.00pm, Monday 3rd November 2025

Download the editable nomination formhttps://www.armchairclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SportsRecognitionAwards-NomineeForm2025-1.pdf

Let’s come together to celebrate Mansfield’s sporting spirit and applaud the achievements of those who inspire us.

08/10/2025

Funding Opportunity for Local Sports Clubs – Apply Today!

CALLING ALL SPORTS CLUBS

Does your club have plans to:

Support and encourage talented young athletes?
Promote coach development?
Provide essential equipment?
Increase participation among girls and disabled athletes?
If your club is looking to the future and wants to grow through these and other initiatives, now is the perfect time to apply for support from the Armchair Club.

Formed in the 1980s by local business leaders, the Armchair Club has raised more than £350,000 over the past 45 years to support local sports clubs and talented young sportspeople across Mansfield, Sutton, Kirkby, and surrounding villages including Blidworth, Edwinstowe, Rainworth, and Ravenshead. Since gaining charitable status in 2015 as the Armchair Club Sports Foundation, we have also been able to seek support from additional charitable sources.

Our fundraising comes from popular community events such as the annual Swimathon, Golf Tournament, Question of Sport, and the Sports Recognition Awards.

We are proud to be working in partnership with the Mansfield Building Society to jointly support club applications for financial assistance. Successful applicants may receive awards ranging from £250 to £1,000 to help bring their development plans to life.

👉 Request your application form today and take the next step in building a stronger future for your club!

https://www.armchairclub.org/about-the-club/
https://www.armchairclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Armchair-Club-Grant-Application-August-2024.pdf

10/08/2025

https://www.news-journal.co.uk/swim-alongside-star-olympian-rebecca-adlington-at-charity-event/

Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington is again hoping to take part in Mansfield’s annual Charity Swimathon — which in September will be held for a seventh time. The event at the Water Meadows Swimming Complex, which is open to all, has so far raised more than £28,000 for local chariti...

12/01/2025

https://www.news-journal.co.uk/sports_news/armchair-club-reveals-star-signings/

The Armchair Club, a group of businesspeople created more than 40 years ago to raise funds to support aspiring athletes across Mansfield and Ashfield, is celebrating two major signings. Three times Paralympic gold medallist Charlotte Henshaw, of Mansfield – pictured receiving an award at December....

14/10/2024

Mansfield Sports Recognition Awards – Monday 2nd December

This year’s Awards are being held on Monday 2nd December at the Civic Centre. We are delighted to tell you that Charlotte Henshaw, who won two gold medals in the Paris Paralympics, has confirmed she will be attending and consequently we will be able to add our congratulations to her on another successful Paralympics.

Do you know a person, a team or a club deserving recognition for their sporting achievements this past twelve months? Maybe a relative or a neighbour? If you are involved in sport in any way perhaps you are aware of an individual or a team or a club that ought to be considered? If so, please consider making a nomination.
The hunt is now on to find Mansfield's next big sporting stars to follow in the footsteps of local sport heroes, Rebecca Adlington, Ollie Hynd, Sam Hynd, Charlotte Henshaw, Ben & Tom Birchall, Elliot Clogg, and the many others who have represented Mansfield nationally and internationally winning world titles and Commonwealth and Olympic medals.
The Armchair Club, with the support of More Leisure Community Trust and the News Journal is asking for nominations for this year's Mansfield Sports Recognition Awards.
The deadline for nominations is 5.00pm on Friday 1st November – just 3 weeks away, so please submit your nominations asap.
The awards are intended to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements by individual sports people, coaches, volunteers, teams, and clubs from our community between 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. Nominations are invited for ten categories:
• Junior team of the year
• Junior sportsperson of the year
• Junior Sports Leader of the year
• Junior disabled sportsperson of the year
• Club of the year
• Disabled sportsperson of the year
• Sportsperson of the year
• Coach of the year
• Team of the year
• Volunteer of the year (this also includes referees, officials, administrators etc.)
• Special Olympics – a new award this year, recognising those who participate in this category.

Further information and a nomination form to download are available here or by calling the Armchair Club on 07873 026009. Nominations for this year’s awards are only being accepted by e-mail with a scanned or photographed application form and must include a photograph of the nominee, and preferably a 30/45 second video of the nominee in sporting action. Postal applications are not being accepted.
Nominees must either live (or have lived) or pursue their sport within the District of Mansfield.