Waveney Valley Athletic Club were rewarded at the 2016 Suffolk Sports Awards for their hard
work and dedication. The club, and its longest serving member Brian Boardley, were amongst several high calibre nominations, which led to an assessment panel, which included local authorities, Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Sport, having to make some very hard decisions. 
The event was sponsored by Archant, Harrod UK, Radio Suffolk and Suffolk Sport and the ceremony was held at the Trinity Park Conference Centre in Ipswich. Waveney Valley A.C had been shortlisted in the club of the year category and Brian for the Unsung Hero Award. 
To the delight of club members present, Brian won the Unsung Hero Award, for the volunteer who has made the most outstanding contribution to local sport . His service to athletics in Lowestoft and the Waveney area has spanned almost 50 years and he is well respected by his colleagues and athletes. 
From the eight awards presented at the event, the very next was for the Club of the Year, for clubs which hold a
Clubmark or equivalent NGB accreditation and have worked hard to encourage members of the community into their sport.
Waveney Valley received the runners-up award, second to Ipswich Harriers Athletics Club. 
On the recent road racing scene, twenty members competed in the Southwold 10k, results: 20 Lloyd Scriven 40:03, 32 James Drake 41:23, 43 Steve Carruthers 42:33, 54 Peter Andrews 43:12, 56 Bob Milner 43:23, 112 Matt Baldry 46:26, 197 Rob Knights 49:46, 229 Lindsay Howlett 50:49, 234 Ray Knights 50:51, 239 Suzy Knights 51:06 pb, 294 Laura Cotton 52:49, 340 Louise Adamson 54:21, 352 Alan Varle 54:42, 364 Chris Mills 55:18 pb, 395 Jo Fisk 56:38, 477 Amanda Scarff 1-00.04, 545 Beth Bell 1-02.43, 580 Nicky Illingsworth 1-04.06, 625 Claire Green 1-06.38, 680 Donna Milner 1-14.37.
Other results: Lincoln Half Marathon – Karle Howard 1-55.23, Rockingham 10k (Corby) – Rob Knights 48:38, Karle Howard 53:23 pb, Stowmarket Scenic 7 – Louise Adamson 1-00.54, Alan Varle 1-02.06, Hadleigh 10m – Alan Richardson 1-27.00. 
5k parkrun personal bests: Olivia Gelston 36:38, Emma Branch 36:53, Colin Galer 20:33, Rebecca Harris 23:47, Sarah Norman 25:20, Lee Roth 27:00, Lisa Cone 30:41, Harriet Lyman 19:23,
Andy Ayers 22:15, Simon Stevens 24:18, Daniel Critoph 26:46
and Nicky Illingsworth 30:30.