We are again exceptionally proud to continue our support for grassroots sport in the region and our main sponsorship of the Sport Newcastle awards, held at the Newcastle Civic Centre.
The Sport Newcastle Awards celebrate the very best of sporting success across Tyneside recognising outstanding achievements and the rising stars of the future.
As the city’s oldest and most inclusive sports charity, Sport Newcastle is dedicated to supporting grassroots sport and helping young people, clubs, and organisations achieve their sporting dreams.
To date, the charity has made grants of over £1.1 million in grants, supporting thousands of athletes, coaches, volunteers, teams, and clubs across the region with grants from £250 -£1500 to help kick-start the vital early stages of sporting careers and development.
This year we sponsored the ‘Sporting success of the year award’ and John Behan, SOS Director was on was on hand on the night to present the award to winner Billy Bolt, eight-time world champion.
Billy 29 from Wallsend is a motorcycle star who has made his name across the globe as a multi-trial enduro and enduro cross winner.
Riding for Husqvarna Factory Racing, he has achieved eight world titles, including six consecutive FIM SuperEnduro World Championships from 2020 to 2026, and was the inaugural FIM Hard Enduro World Champion in 2021. Bolt also won the 2018 World Enduro Super Series.
Roger Tames, Chair of Sport Newcastle, said “Billy’s career reflects resilience, overcoming injuries to remain dominant in a sport which is certainly not for the faint-hearted and often described as brutal.
“Billy latest triumph was right here in his own backyard in the Newcastle Arena 2026. He is quite simply a local superstar who has shown incredible bravery, determination and unlimited skill through injury to reach the top of his discipline”
Matthew Squires, Sport Newcastle Trustee and Head of Fundraising, said, “Our major award winners reflect the region’s success achieved across a diverse range of female and male sports.
“With the continued and on-going support of the North East business community like SOS Group this augurs well for further sporting success and development in the future, so a big thank you again to everyone at SOS Group for their continued support for our charity.”
