A LEOMINSTER Town stalwart has been recognised for her hard work by winning the HFA's Outstanding Contribution to Community Football award for 2014/15.

Sharon Fellowes, who is also the regional winner, helped run Leominster Town Minors before merging the junior and senior sections to form Leominster Town FC.

She is also the vice-chairman of the Herefordshire Girls Football Club and became the first female director at the HFA.

This year, Fellowes managed to get a men's junior side togethers and is looking to start a Sunday side next year.

Her award were a number handed out at by the HFA at a ceremony held at Pegasus Juniors' Old School Lane ground.

Hereford Lads Club picked up three awards on the night by being named the FA Community Standard Community Club of the Year and Inclusive Club of the Year, as well as earning a County FA Respect Award.

The Widemarsh Common based side have over 25 teams and has more girls playing for them than any other club in the county.

The Inclusive Club of the Year award was created last year by the HFA to recognise the work clubs do in promoting inclusion and have worked with Lads Club for over two years in creating opportunities for people with disabilities to play the game in a specific setting.

The team train on Wednesday evenings at thePoint4 and the under-16s are due to be entered into the Three Counties Ability County Football League next season.

That particular league was also honoured by winning the Charter Standard League of the Year prize.

It currently meets, in tournament style, six times a season with venues rotating between Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.

The league has a core of eight teams from the region and is actively seeking out more players and volunteers.

Compere on the night was Andrew Morris, who saw his Westfields team scoop the FA Charter Standard Club award.

The club have established a Saturday morning club for children starting from four to eight years old, with junior football doubling over the last couple of years.

Six teams are placed in the Herefordshire Junior League, while the Under-18s compete in the Midland Counties Floodlit League.

Westfields' groundsmen Daniel and John Sanders were highly commended for their work, with Bartestree's Alan Moore picking up the main prize.

Donna Conway made it a double celebration for Bartestree by being named as the Volunteer of the Year.

Conway attends most matches, designs the kit for both boys and girls and even sold her card so that a seven-seater could be bought for the girls to go to matches.

The HFA also handed out National Referee Development Programme Partner League awards to the Herefordshire Junior Football League and the Herefordshire Girls Junior Football League.

The programme forms a major part of the FA's initiative to recruit, retain and develop referees involved in 11-a-side football and works with partner leagues to support the development of referees, especially those coming off a basic referee course.

The awards were supported by McDonald's, with franchisee Trevor Smith presenting some of the prizes.