Find out more about the programmes and services we offer across South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
Find out about the nine District Activity Partnerships in our region and how we support their work.
Our role as a Lottery-funded charity, plus the partners and networks we work with in Yorkshire.
England Netball has today announced the launch of its new Disability Strategy, in which the governing body outlines its plans to increase participation numbers in…
Children’s activity levels are on the rise, according to Sport England’s second annual Active Lives Children and Young People Survey. The report, covering the academic…
On International Day of People with Disabilities, YSF Media Manager, Andy Morgan blogs about how communication can play its part in getting people more active….
Every year I look forward to what might be happening as part of International Day of People with Disabilities, writes James Brown, Yorkshire Sport Foundation…
Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) is pleased to announce Dan Wilson as the Active Partnership’s new Director of Development. Dan joins the organisation’s senior management team…
As part of Rainbow Laces week, we invited Verity Smith from Yorkshire MESMAC to write a guest blog on how the sport sector can become…
Yorkshire karate coach Matthew Handley is among the finalists announced ahead of the UK Coaching Awards 2019. The showpiece event, which will be held at…
Roads in Calderdale could temporarily close to traffic to allow them to become community play spaces. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will consider introducing a play streets…
A brand new resource to support schools deliver The Daily Mile has been launched. More than 150 schools have already signed up to receive The…
Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) has welcomed Steven Heywood as the charity’s first ever Active Design Manager. Steven’s appointment brings the organisation expertise from over two…
Rotherham United Community Sports Trust were honoured with the recognition of winning #NO2H8CRIME’s Sports Upstander Award at a recent ceremony in London. The Trust’s Head…
The future of parks and green spaces is the focus of a fun public event at Leeds City Museum later this week. Combining a free…
The 17th annual Leeds Sports Awards will return to the first direct arena on Thursday 27 February to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the city…
More than 350 staff and students from colleges across South Yorkshire took part in the first ever ‘Colour Smash event to raise money for the…
In episode three of ‘The YSF Podcast’, we talk impact with Chris Bailey, Head of Sheffield United Community Foundation. The episode looks at how the…
One in three adults in England cannot swim according to new statistics released today. Now Swim England is to highlight the benefits of swimming as…
The highest ever levels of activity have been recorded by Sport England’s latest Active Lives Adult Survey, with one million more people physically active than…
Active Bradford, a partnership of organisations committed to making the Bradford district a healthier and more prosperous place to live and work, is delighted to…
Plans have been developed by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust over the last three years, with the support of Sheffield’s Universities, the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals…
Kirklees Council’s Cabinet has backed a £9.5million scheme to improve play areas across the borough – and it will be shaped by residents. Following Cabinet…
In order to best support communities in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to enjoy better mental health through sport and physical activity, it’s important that…
Football fans, families and culture vultures are set to come together to experience the beautiful game in a whole new way when Light Night Leeds…
Two Olympic athletes have become ambassadors for a Doncaster charity passionate about supporting young people to become more physically active. Sarah Stevenson is a European…
When the This Girl Can campaign hit TV screens and billboards nationwide in 2015, it aimed to help women overcome some of the barriers they…
The biggest names in world cycling will be competing on roads in Leeds later this week as they take part in the prestigious UCI Road…
New funding will broaden the impact of the Get Out Get Active programme. The ground-breaking Get Out Get Active (GOGA) programme began in 2016, created…
A team of active travel experts has been appointed to help Dame Sarah Storey and Mayor Dan Jarvis enable more people to walk, cycle and…
Youngsters from Leeds and their parents took part in a ‘mini sports day’ yesterday at the launch of a brand new physical activity initiative. The…
We are delighted to launch ‘The YSF Podcast’, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other major podcast providers. The podcast will share good practice and…
A passion for coaching often comes from a passion for a particular sport. For Beckee Ball, her love of netball took her into coaching the…
A children’s play area in New Sharlston has reopened after a £40,000 refurbishment to install new equipment, signs and fencing. Nursery and primary aged school…
Calderdale GPs and their patients are gearing up to take part in the borough’s first ever GP practice parkrun. Several practices across Calderdale have already…
We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and confident leader for our Development team at Yorkshire Sport Foundation. This is a varied role where you…
It’s fair to say that Lindsay Anfield is a pioneer in women’s rugby league. After a distinguished playing career that saw her represent her country,…
Without sport, Nalette Tucker may not have been featured in our campaign to encourage more women into roles of coaching. And it’s not simply because…
Roads in Otley, Headingley and Beeston Hill are to be closed to traffic on 22 September as part of celebrations for World Car Free Day….
When Katie Lamond broke her wrist at the age of 15, little could she have imagined where the next six years would take her. At…
A stretch of towpath along the Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge was officially re-opened last weekend, following improvement works as part of a £2.9m package…
The popular Beat the Street game that took place earlier this year in Barnsley is being hailed as a success after a new report shows…
Yorkshire 2019 have confirmed that six newly-crowned world champions and a further seven medallists will be competing at the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International on Saturday….
Female coaches across the north of England are being encouraged to tell their stories and to #PassOnYourPassion as part of a campaign. Between now and…
British Cycling is joining forces with the UK-wide parent-led movement Playing Out to empower mums and dads to take back control of their streets and…
National children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust has launched an interactive toolkit and campaign to support the reframing of competition in school sports, following a…
Children from a Rotherham special school had an extra reason to look forward to returning to lessons after the summer break, as they got to…
The final results of a significant refurbishment programme at a popular north west Leeds leisure centre are set to be officially unveiled later this month….
A cycling conference specifically aimed at women and girls is being held in Bradford to celebrate the Women Elite Road Race of the Yorkshire 2019…
New guidance issued today by the UK Chief Medical Officers emphasises the importance of building strength and balance for adults, as well as focusing on cardiovascular exercise….
UK Coaching, the lead agency for coaching in the UK, is supporting a new campaign to help people with long-term health conditions to be more…
Leeds triathlete and double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee MBE, has been named as the city’s first Active Travel ambassador. In his new role, Alistair will…
A major new campaign has been launched to support the 15 million people who live with one or more long-term health conditions in England. We…
Work on an exciting new multi-million pound Spen Valley Leisure Centre will start in September following massive investment from Kirklees Council and KAL. What’s happening?…
Newly refurbished state-of-the-art sports pitches at Illingworth Sports Club near Halifax were officially opened by Holly Lynch, MP for Halifax and Cllr Angie Gallagher, the…
The time has come to nominate your next Child Friendly Leeds champions, as the prestigious awards approach their seventh year. The Child Friendly Leeds Awards are…
Sheffield and Rotherham have been announced as two of the final venues selected for the next edition of the UEFA European Women’s Championship, which will…
Sahal Barre admits that if you’d met him a few years ago, he wasn’t someone you’d want to be friends with. The teenager from the…
Bradford Council has today launched a small grants scheme to encourage local community groups and organisations to get involved in helping to decorate the route…
Aspiring young footballers from English, Welsh and Scottish coalfield communities came together recently to compete in the 13th Coalfields Regeneration Trust Home Internationals tournament. England’s…
Sport England have teamed up with the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) to launch the Active Practice Charter that inspires and celebrates GP practices that…
Nominations for the 22nd UK Coaching Awards are now open. Hosted by UK Coaching, the annual event will be held at The Tower Hotel London…
Mind are excited to announce the creation of nine sport, physical activity and mental health Regional Networks. The Regional Networks are a result of a…
