CLUB AWARDS OPEN FOR ENTRIES!

The Club Awards are now open for entries! Take a look at just some of the outstanding success stories at last year's Awards below. Could you and your club become a 2026 title holder? 

WHAT MAKES A WINNER?

Take a look at the 2025 Hall of Fame!

MANAGER / STEWARD OF THE YEAR

Nigel Arnold - Haydock Reading Room & David Bellamy - Midland Band Social Club  

BOWLS CLUB OF THE YEAR
Ilminster Bowling & Tennis Club – Southern winner; Pack Horse Bowling and Social Club – Northern winner

BUSINESS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Carlisle Cricket Club & Lindley Liberal Club

CAMRA CLUB OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Appleton Thorn Village Hall; Billingham Catholic Club; Cheltenham Motor Club; Orpington Liberal Club

CATERING CLUB OF THE YEAR

Cobham Sports and Social Club

CHARITY CLUBS OF THE YEAR
Beechwood Easterside & District Social Club; Hallamshire RUFC; Skegness Ex-Services 

CIU CLUB OF THE YEAR
High Green Club – Northern; Sheerness East Working Men’s Club – Southern

COMMITTEE OF THE YEAR
Scotland - Royal Air Forces Association Ayr & Prestwick Branch Club; England -  Coombs Wood Sports & Social Club

COMMUNITY CLUB OF THE YEAR
New Eltham Social Club

CRICKET CLUB OF THE YEAR
Thornham Cricket Club, Northern  & Finchley Cricket Club, Southern

DARTS CLUB OF THE YEAR
Clacton Railway Club & Denbigh Hall Sports and Social Club

ENTERTAINMENT CLUB OF THE YEAR
Stansted Mountfitchet Social Club

FAMILY CLUB OF THE YEAR
Groby Ex-Servicemen’s Club & Sport Tattenhall

FOOTBALL CLUB OF THE YEAR
Macclesfield FC – Overall Football Club of the Year; Community Football Club (joint) - Chasetown FC & Kings Lynn Town FC Academy

GOLF CLUB OF THE YEAR
Royal Ascot GC - over £2.5m turnover; Bush Hill Park GC & Honiton GC – under £2.5m turnover

MANAGER / SECRETARY OF THE YEAR
The Oatlands - Lucy Hague

REFURBISHMENT CLUB OF THE YEAR
Wales - Cardiff Bay Yacht Club; England - Roehampton Club – England

RUGBY CLUB OF THE YEAR
Canterbury RC – overall winner; - Community Rugby Clubs -Cheltenham Tigers RC & Crawley RC

SOCIAL MEDIA

Luctonians Sports Club

SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB OF THE YEAR
Beccles Caxton Sports & Social Club & Cobham Sports and Social Club

SPORTS CLUB OF THE YEAR
Luctonians Sports Club & Southwater Sports Club

TURNAROUND CLUB OF THE YEAR
Scotland - Elgin and District Ex Servicemen’s Club; England - Brookside Commercial Social Club

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Bush Hill Golf Club

KING OF CLUBS
Cardiff Bay Yacht Club 

CLUBS AND CLUB PEOPLE 

Clubs rely on members, volunteers, and advocates to thrive. From Community Heroes and Long Service Awards to Volunteers and Young Ambassadors. Let's celebrate those outstanding individuals who make a difference, and recognise their dedication and impact.

ARE YOU CELEBRATING 100 YEARS?

The longevity of clubs never fails to amaze. Every single one of the clubs on stage pictured left have reached their Centenary - and quite a number their 200th anniversary. Long live clubs! Celebrating 100 years? Drop us a line.

JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS!

 Enter now

Closing date for Entries

30 June, 2026

The  Club Awards take place on 25th November at the Athena, Leicester

Any questions? email Cindy at cindy@clubmirror.com