Talented sportsmen and women and the people who make grassroots sports tick behind the scenes gathered to honour the latest winners of the Haslemere Sports Awards.

Worthy winners in 13 categories received an award, and a number of up-and-coming stars of the future were invited on to the stage to receive cash bursaries to help their development.

Chris Grimes, the chairman of Sport Haslemere and Haslemere Sports Association, hosted the event – and received a services to sport award of his own – while Melanie Odell, the president of Sport Haslemere, presided over the awards ceremony.

Chris said: “It was great to be back and to know that sport in Haslemere continues to thrive.

“During the event people saw what a fantastic array of talent we have in our locality.

“We have had some real inspirational events in the past few months – the Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, the revitalisation of the England cricket team at Test match level and, of course, the fantastic achievement of our women’s football team in winning the European Championship.

“There is more to come for cricket and football fans with the T20 World Cup in Australia and the World Cup in Qatar. All of this must surely inspire our youngsters to get involved in sport.”

Chris also thanked the event sponsors which have supported the evening.

“A special thank you goes to St Edmund’s School, our main sponsors, but we were indebted to all of our supporters for their support. But we must always remember our awards night would not be possible without the mums and dads who ferry their youngsters around, the people who run the clubs and, of course, the athletes we recognised throughout the evening.”

Among the special guests were the mayors of Waverley and Haslemere.