Yorkshire Sport Foundation

A diverse group of young women playing netball on an outdoor court

Our Purpose

We believe in the power of sport, physical activity and movement to change people’s lives, bring us together and tackle inequality.

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through everyone moving more. 

We are a lottery funded charity and work with partners for social good and to improve personal wellbeing.

Find out more about us Who we are

What's new

Press

Multi-million pound plan to boost grassroots sport in West…

At least one new third-generation (3G) artificial grass pitch is proposed for each of West…

6 Mar 2026

Campaigns

Creating safer gyms and leisure spaces for women

Sexual harassment and intimidation remain far too common in society – often affecting women when…

5 Mar 2026

Press

The sun shines on West Yorkshire Cross Country Athletes

1,400 young athletes from across the county came to Temple Newsam in Leeds for the School Games 2026…

4 Mar 2026

Campaigns

International Women's Day 2026 - 'Give To Gain'

The IWD 2026 Give To Gain Campaign encourages a mindset of generosity and collaboration. Give To…

4 Mar 2026

Campaigns

Lets Dance! returns

Let’s Dance, the national campaign to inspire everyone in the UK to embrace dance as a way to…

4 Mar 2026

Active Changemakers: shaping the future of community sport

Access Sport’s National Youth Board is excited to launch the Active Changemakers project – a…

3 Mar 2026

Trauma-informed approaches to physical activity

On 24 March, join MIND online for a special public lecture and research launch on Trauma-informed…

2 March 2026

FREE Introduction to Inclusive Cycling

This March Everybody's Cycling are running FREE Introduction to Inclusive Cycling workshops for…

27 Feb 2026

YSF Safeguarding and Welfare News – February 2026

Club Welfare Officers – please invite us for a visit! We would love to come and hear about any good…

27 Feb 2026

Our purpose

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through everyone moving more.

Meet the team

Find out more and contact our local support, development, sport welfare and business support teams.

Data hub

With our in-house Data and Insight team, and an array of insight tools/resources, we are able to…