Leamington Football Club is being recognised by this year's IOG Industry Awards, a prestigious industry-wide platform that highlights the high standards of volunteer and professional grounds professionals and facilities, from grass roots to professional stadia level.

The Warwickshire club is not only a finalist in the Award category for the Grass Roots Sports Ground of the Year (the ground is also used by Leamington Lions Ladies FC and Leamington Under 15 Academy FC) but it has also been shortlisted for the Environmental Project of the Year Award (sponsored by Ransomes Jacobsen).

Referring to the club's New Windmill ground, the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has said it was "encouraged by the positive steps undertaken …and attitudes towards managing the site for wildlife…particularly pleased to see hedgerows with native trees and shrub species… enhancing the landscape, providing refuge and food for birds and other wildlife."

Organised by the Institute of Groundsmanship - the leading membership organisation for everyone involved in the management of sports pitches, landscape and amenity facilities - the annual IOG Industry Awards embrace 17 categories of entry covering sport, young people and the environment, and the winners will be announced and presented with their Awards, Oscar-style, at the SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff on Thursday November 25 by talkSPORT Radio presenters Mark Saggers and Micky Quinn.