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The winner for 2008

The search for the BBC Sports Unsung Hero has been taking place across the United Kingdom. It will see winners named in 15 BBC Nations and Regions:

The winner for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is football coach Brian Manson. The judges were impressed by the way he has steered Theddlethorpe Junior Football club towards Charter Mark standard.

Bursaries of up to £2,500, provided by award supporters Robinsons, are also available to winners of each regional award. This is to help them with their work in sport and the community.

Hull City star Dean Windass backed the awards as Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's regional ambassador.

He told BBC Look North: "When you get people from outside the family who care about you a lot and look after you, I appreciate that.

"Every kid has a dream and if you can help put five or 10% back into these kids who want to make a living out of sport then you are always putting something back."

Previous winner

A blind ten-pin-bowler from Grimsby won last year's local award, Denise Woollard created and organised a weekly club which now attracts more than 40 disabled people.

Dean Windass backed the award for 2008

You can find more information on Denise's work along with other 2007 winners by clicking on the link:

The voting panel for 2008 was Ted Wright of the Regional Advisory Council, Jane Laws from Scunthorpe United, Hull Daily Mail writer James Smailes and from the BBC, Simon Clark, Su Clarke and Amanda Thomson.

The competition complies with the BBC's new Code of Conduct on Competitions and Voting which is published on the BBC's website.