Leeds
The district of Leeds cover a vibrant city centre, diverse communities and open countryside along the River Aire.
The city of Leeds is the largest in West Yorkshire, known for its dynamic blend of history, culture, and modernity.
Home to Leeds United Football Club, Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Physical activity ambition for Leeds: A place where everyone moves more every day
Leeds' Best City Ambition sets out a mission to tackle poverty and inequality and improve quality of life for everyone who calls Leeds home. Delivering the physical activity vision plays a major role in achieving the city ambition.
The ambition is being led by a group of senior representatives from across Leeds City Council, health bodies and a range of other anchor organisations. Its role is to promote a culture of collaboration, ensure physical activity and sport is embedded within city wide policies and strategies and together find solutions to difficult issues.
The work is based upon the findings of a resident survey of 20,000 people around four themes:
- Active Society
- Active Environment
- Active People and
- Active Systems
Sport Leeds, which was established in 2002 concentrates on the sporting element of the Ambition. Since its inception it has become a dynamic sports network with a strong reputation in the city and region. It serves as the strategic partnership for organisations involved in promoting and developing sports and active recreation in Leeds.
The network includes professional and amateur sports clubs, universities, colleges, school clusters, and other important sporting organisations from within the city, region, and beyond
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How we support Leeds
Glenn is our lead in developing, fostering and managing relationships in Leeds, with additional support from the wider YSF team. This nurturing of relationships is designed to support people being more active, particularly people living with the greatest challenges who will benefit most.
Glenn Holdsworth
Development Manager for Leeds
07722 269964
glenn.holdsworth@yorkshiresport.org
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