NewsgalleryYour Champions 2016 gala ceremony at Crowne Plaza Hotel in ChesterBookmarkShareNewsByMichael GreenEditor, Chester, Crewe and Nantwich Chronicles19:49, 14 NOV 2016Updated19:54, 14 NOV 2016The Appeal of the Year award was presented to Sarah and Antony Cross, parents of Erin Cross, by Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony1 of 34The overall Champion Person of the Year Roz Tranfield from Wirral receives her award from Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony2 of 34Peter Fuller with his Champion of Champions award at the Your Champions 2016 gala ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Chester3 of 34The overall Champion Volunteer of the Year Olwen Roose Jones from Wirral receives her award from Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony4 of 34The overall Champion Young Persons of the Year Kate Rugg and Jessica Leathwaite from Chester receive their awards from Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony5 of 34British Olympic hero Roger Black with Flintshire Sporting Champion Sabrina Fortune at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony6 of 34Aidan Jackson, the Runcorn and Widnes Young Person of the Year, with guest of honour Roger Black7 of 34Guest of honour Roger Black with Ellesmere Port Young Person of the Year Michael Fowler8 of 34The 2016 Your Champions Champion of Champions Peter Fuller of Flintshire9 of 34Olympic silver medallist Roger Blacon with Flintshire Young Person of the Year Leighton Davies and his parents Keiron and Tara10 of 34Jan Melia and Kamila Kufinska from the Matrix Cheerleading Squad, the South Cheshire Champion Team of the Year, with Roger Black11 of 34Obi Curry, the Wirral Young Person of the Year, with Roger Black12 of 34Chris Riley and David Ash from Team 1 Step, the Wirral Champion Team of the Year, with Ann Loughrey of ScottishPower13 of 34Michael-John Parkin from the Nantwich Show, the South Cheshire Volunteers of the Year, with Huw Thomas of ScottishPower14 of 34Alan Forrester and Rachael McCarthy from Flint RNI, the Flintshire Champion Volunteers of the Year, with Neil Avery of Trinity Mirror15 of 34Michael Green, Executive Editor Cheshire Weeklies, with Sarah and Antony Cross, parents of Erin Cross, winners of the Appeal of the Year at the 2016 Your Champions awards16 of 34The overall Sporting Champion of the Year, Mark Allen of Runcorn and Widnes, with Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony17 of 34Carmella De Lucia of Trinity Mirror with Chester Sporting Champion of the Year, Bernard Concannon18 of 34Rosemarie Williams, the Wrexham Champion Person of the Year, receives her award from Wayne Jones of ScottishPower19 of 34Flintshire Person of the Year Jacqueline Jepson with Enya Maguire and Neil Avery from Trinity Mirror20 of 34South Cheshire Young Person of the Year Elle Grace Morris with Huw Thomas of ScottishPower21 of 34The Share Shop from Chester was declared the overall Champion Team of the Year. Volunteers are pictured receiving their award from Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony22 of 34Paula Walker and Carol Davies from Wirral Foodbank, the Wirral Champion Team of the Year, with Jane Wilkie of ScottishPower23 of 34The Champion of Champions Peter Fuller receives his award from Stephen Stewart, Director SP Manweb, ScottishPower, guest of honour Roger Black and Carl Wood, Regional Managing Director for Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales at the 2016 Your Champions gala ceremony24 of 34Aidan Jackson, the Runcorn and Widnes Young Person of the Year, with Sallie Ehlen of Trinity Mirror25 of 34Ellesmere Port Remembers the 96, the Ellesmere Port Champion Team of the Year, with Leanne Palin of Trinity Mirror26 of 34John Selwyn Jones, the Wrexham Champion Volunteer of the Year, with his wife Barbara and Roy Jones of ScottishPower27 of 34Karen Green, the Chester Champion Volunteer of the Year, with Sallie Ehlen of Trinity Mirror28 of 34Sue Yates, the Ellesmere Port Champion Volunteer of the Year, with Ian Cooper of Trinity Mirror29 of 34Martin Beddis, the Runcorn and Widnes Volunteer of the Year, with Sarah Beddis and Nia Lowe of ScottishPower30 of 34Bryony Page, South Cheshire Sporting Champion of the Year, with Steve Page and Barry Ellams of Trinity Mirror31 of 34Kim and Susan Leedham receive the Ellesmere Port Sporting Champion award for Johanna Leedham from Leanne Palin of Trinity Mirror32 of 34Gill Pleavin and Paula Walsh from the Wirral Sporting Champions the Oldershaw Diamonds Touch Rugby Team, with Heather McDonald of ScottishPower33 of 34Tom Baker, the South Cheshire Champion Person of the Year, with Barry Ellams of Trinity Mirror34 of 34