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Are you passionate about making a difference to people’s lives through them being more active every day? Can you connect and influence partners from different…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation welcomes the call from Mims Davies MP, Minister for Sport, to place more emphasis on physical literacy in schools. Davies was speaking…

Are you in the top 20 in the country for your sport? Do you live or study in West Yorkshire? Or maybe you’re part of…

Young athletes from across South Yorkshire came together at Cannon Hall this week to compete in the School Games cross country finals. More than 500…

The 100-day schedule for the domestic leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour, driven by Nissan, has been announced today ahead of its…

New research released by Activity Alliance highlights a demand for greater training in delivering activities to disabled people. The report indicates a need for more…

Local sport and physical activity providers are being asked to join the mission to encourage people to move more in Calderdale – and a free…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Nigel Harrison, has welcomed the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reported today. NICE…

Hit Children’s Fitness Initiative Receives £1.5 Million Boost in biggest step taken to reach all schools in England Sport England has today committed £1.5 million…

The Active Lives Children and Young People Survey shows that around 3 million children (43.3%) lead active lives, however of that group, only 1.2 million…

More than 40% of children in England do an average of more than 60 minutes of physical activity a day, a first-of-its-kind survey has found….

Yorkshire Sport Foundation has been successful in a bid for National Lottery funding to help people in South Yorkshire on a low income become active….

The 2019 Leeds Sports Awards were officially launched at Elland Road this weekend. Organisers and sponsors were joined on the pitch at half-time of the…

Sport England has today launched the latest phase of its This Girl Can campaign, Fit Got Real, which aims to tackle the inequalities in levels of…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation are pleased to welcome Sam Keighley to the team as Strategic Director. Sam will be working with partners across all sectors in…

Sheffield’s ‘exceptional’ sporting stars have been honoured at an exclusive gala dinner. Almost 700 guests attended Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park’s Celebration of Sport event, which…

The eight host locations for 2019 Tour de Yorkshire have been unveiled by organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O). The stages…

An exciting new mobile phone app, which will provide users of Leeds City Council leisure centres with a wealth of timetable and booking information right…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation is working in partnership with easyfundraising, which will allow clubs based in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire the opportunity to raise even…

Activity Alliance has today (6 September) released a new three-year strategy – Achieving Inclusion Together. Determined to change the reality of disability, inclusion and sport,…

The achievements of a group of young men from Burngreave were celebrated at Sheffield Town Hall recently. Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid invited community…

The hunt is now on to find the Official Charity Partner of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire. Organisations across the country are being invited to…

Tim Hollingsworth has been appointed Chief Executive of Sport England and will follow on from Jennie Price when she leaves at the end of October…

Activity Alliance, supported by Sport England, is releasing five Ten Principles in action films. Following on from the first film released in June that introduced the Principles, viewers…

Activity Alliance is adding to its bank of resources with a series of new factsheets that support providers to be more accessible and inclusive in…

Record numbers have been making the most of the summer weather on Bradford and Leeds cycling infrastructure, which was either built or improved as part…

Getting more people walking, running or cycling on short journeys is the key aim of new plans announced today (Monday 30 July) by Dan Jarvis,…

Leeds City Council is encouraging businesses, residents and commuters to have their say on the council’s latest proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the…

Leeds city centre will be coming to life over the summer months with a jam packed calendar of activities starting at the end of July….

Nominations for the prestigious UK Coaching Awards are now open. Hosted by UK Coaching, the showpiece annual event is seen as one of the most…

More than 200 people came together recently to celebrate the success of a pilot project aimed at getting more people in Burngreave physically active. Active…

People are being invited to have their say to help shape plans for a new leisure facility in Halifax town centre. As part of Calderdale’s…

Several parks in Leeds have once again been recognised as some of the very best green spaces in the UK, just in time for the…

With summer in full swing there has never been a better time for people across the country to pick up a tennis racket and get…

With Leeds rated as one of the best cities for health and wellbeing, on Tuesday 17 July it will host a major conference looking at…

Sheffield City Council launches a new campaign working with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, Sheffield and Hallam Football Association and Yorkshire Sport Foundation to encourage people…

Tigers Trust, the charitable arm of Castleford Tigers RLFC, has launched a new project, Talking Tigers – Sharing Histories, to work with volunteers, carers and people…

Schools from Sheffield dominated the medal table at the South Yorkshire School Games summer festival on Tuesday. Schools from the district won 25 of the…

British Cycling and HSBC UK have confirmed the route which thousands of locals will take as they pedal their way through the city for the…

Schools from Kirklees topped the medal table at the West Yorkshire School Games summer festival, in association with Leeds Beckett University.  Many schools from across the district competed, claiming 14 medals…

Pupils from Brownhill Primary School and St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School in Leeds have brought the 400 mile cycling relay which has been winding its…

Leeds Beckett offers local children the chance to participate in Summer holiday sports camps through their Carnegie Junior Sports Academy. The university’s Camp Carnegie programme…

Activity Alliance, supported by Sport England, has today released the ‘Ten Principles’ film to guide providers to deliver more appealing and inclusive opportunities.  If embedded…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation has a fantastic opportunity to join our Board to make a real difference to people’s lives in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation is showing its support of great coaching as part of the first ever Coaching Week, which launches today, Monday 4 June. To…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation were proud to support the first ever Club Doncaster Foundation awards last week. Hosted at the Keepmoat Stadium, the event celebrated the…

Sport England and County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) are working together to build stronger communities and create a healthier and happier nation, through sport and physical…

Former Triathlon World Champion Non Stanford joined local triathetes at the Brownlee Centre in Leeds today to help celebrate UK Anti Doping’s Clean Sport Week…

The great work Active Burngreave does to create a real change in a Sheffield town has made the news for all the right reasons. =================== Somali mothers…

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is presenting a record number of volunteers the chance to be part of one of the biggest sporting events…

Home hero Harry Tanfield sealed a surprise victory as the opening stage of the Tour de Yorkshire reached a rip-roaring conclusion in Doncaster. The 23…

Clubs and organisations in Kirklees are invited to the Everybody Active Sport & Physical Activity Conference on Wednesday 27 June (6pm-9pm). The free event will be…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Leeds will host four 2019 ICC World Cup matches next June and July. Headingley will welcome England, India,…

The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is  now to be known as Activity Alliance.   Commenting on the new name, Barry Horne Chief Executive of Activity…

If you’re looking for a career in sport as either a coach or an official – then Leeds Beckett’s Carnegie Coach Education team can help….

Tour de Yorkshire organisers Welcome to Yorkshire are delighted that Mark Cavendish has confirmed he will return to racing after injury at the 2018 edition…

#YSFconnect is a free event allowing partners to hear from expert keynote speakers, take part in informative workshops, and to network with others in the…

Yorkshire Sport Foundation signs partnership with easyfundraising – allowing grassroots clubs and talented athletes to receive retailers’ donations when club members, family and friends shop…

The world’s first dockless hire scheme, ofo, will launch in Leeds on Tuesday 15 May with a fleet of 1,000 bikes. The Leeds scheme will…

The Sports Facilities at Leeds Beckett University are available for hire for: events, sports days, team building, club training sessions and much more. Indoor and…