John Laing - Lottery Liason Award

Nominated by: LR Leisure Lottery Promoter

Selected by: LR Leisure Lottery Promoter

An award for an individual who has made a significant contribution to the facilitation of the national LR Leisure Lottery in the last 12 months.

• Recruitment/retention, looking at membership income taking into account change in office size both reducing and new recruits/apprentices
• Providing pictures/details/quotes from major winners
• Feedback about winners in general/opportunities to advertise/recruit
• General contact/suggestions/conversations regarding the lottery in general

Introduced in 2015

John Laing was a larger than life character who loved his Rugby, Sports & Social and cider ... and in no particular order.

He played many years for LR Rugby before serving as the National organiser. He held the role of Chair and Treasurer of Gloucester before moving to Plymouth where he once again served in the role of Chair.

John's greatest gift to us, apart from his candour, for which we will always all be eternally grateful, is that he came up with the idea, and played a huge part in introducing the LR Leisure Lottery.

Everything we have achieved and the incredible opportunities we are able to offer are all made available because of the Lottery which was his idea.

Previous recipients of the John Laing Lottery Liason Award:

• 2024 - Helen Jackson (Plymouth)
• 2023 - Christine Barr (Fylde)
• 2022 - Not awarded
• 2021 - Lu Shaw (Coventry)
• 2020 - Neil Vick (Birkenhead)
• 2019 - Carole Waterworth (Durham)