England Hockey Awards - East Winners

The England Hockey Awards for 2026 is underway and for the first time this year, awards will have Area level winners, allowing greater recognition of more individuals, volunteers, teams and clubs than ever before. We have seen more nominations than ever being submitted for the Awards which is fantastic and look to develop this over the coming years.

Please see below list of awards and winners for the Area.

Area/County Volunteer

Winner – Karen Wells

Club of the Year

Winner – Blueharts HC

Coach of the Year

Winner – Grant Homann

Lifetime Achievement

Winner – Norman Hart

Official of the year

Winner – Barry Anderson

Open/Mens Team of the Year

Winner – Blueharts HC Mens 3s

Outstanding School Engagement of the Year

Winner – Richard Temple

Unsung Hero

Winner – Daphne Beckett

Womens Team of the Year

Winner – Braintree HC Ladies 1s

Congratulations to all those who have won awards and will make up the national shortlist for the England Hockey Awards 2026. Winners will be contacted in due course regarding the England Hockey Awards 2026 event on Saturday 6^th June at the Athena in Leicester.

For more information about the Awards, please check out the link below:

https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/england-hockey-awards