Pledgers tackle racism and racial inequality in grassroots sport
2. Sign the Pledge
3. Make a plan to tackle Racism
The following organisations have signed up to the commitment, and agree to have their own plan.
| Name | Role | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Dacres | Co Chair | Active Bradford |
| James Mason | Co-Chair | Active Bradford |
| David Gent | CEO | Active Humber |
| Steven Baker | Head of Active Leeds | Active Leeds (Leeds City Council) |
| Kristina Richardson | Pilot Manager | Active Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
| Oshione Ekpeh | Manager | Afemai Children’s Trust |
| Sarah Hughes | Project Co-ordinator, Barnsley Older People Physical Activity Alliance | Age UK Barnsley |
| Ken Reader and David Taylor | Partners | Angle for the Community (Lincolnshire) |
| Stephen Schools Gates | Chairperson | Barnsley & district Schools FA |
| Stephen Gates | Sports Consultant | Barnsley Schools |
| Clare louise Black | Community Engagement Manager | Batley Sporting Foundation |
| Madeleine France & Rachael Allen | Founder & Directors | Blossom Training and Development CIC |
| Chris Chamberlain | Chief Executive Officer | Bradford Bulls Foundation |
| Jason Hirst & Chris Chamberlain | Bradford Bulls CEO & Bradford Bulls Foundation CEO | Bradford Bulls Rugby Football League Club |
| Valerie Hoodless | Secretary/coach | Bridlington Blades Fencing Club |
| Caroline Reddish | Welfare Officer | Brigg Tennis Club |
| Natasha Brodaty | PE Leader | Burley Oaks Primary School |
| Coach | Caribbean fc | |
|
Cherelle mitchell |
Yorkshire Skills Hub Manager |
CIMSPA LDT |
| Mike Gibbons | Chairman | City of Hull Boxing Club |
| Mike Gibbons | Managing Director | City of Hull Sport & Community Group CIC |
| Sharon Stoltz | Director of Public Health | City of York Council |
| Detty Tyler | Children and Young People's Services Coordinator and VCSE Safeguarding Support Services Manager | Community VISION |
| Halima Khan | EDI | Consultant |
| Craig Shepherd | CEO | Disability Sport Yorkshire |
| Bob Martin | Head Coach | Doncaster Eagles Basketball Club |
| Sarah Cobham | Director | Dream Time Creative CIC Yorkshire |
| Steve Lazenby | Designated Safeguarding Officer | East Riding Football Association |
| Ian Rayner | Director of Culture and Customer Services | East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
| Gill Davison | Health & Wellbeing Strategic Manager | East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
| Amanda Jack | Partnership Development Manager | East Riding SSP (West) |
| Rebecca Bosworth | Gymnastics Coach | Elmfield Gymnastics Club |
| Sharon Butcher | Community Cricket Officer | YCB |
| Zanib Rasool | England – Yorkshire and Humber | |
| Paula Appleton | Director | Evergreen Active CIC |
| Judith Russell | Chairperson | FDSO trading as Disability Sport Yorkshire |
| Mrs Amy Hardman | Head of Featherstone Rovers Foundation | Featherstone Rovers Foundation |
| Samantha Barlow | Chief Officer | Fitmums and Friends |
| Andrew Payling | Cricket Secretary | Frecheville Community Cricket Club |
| Lyse Stephenson | CEO | Friendship at Home |
| John Stancliffe | Head of Community Foundation | Frickley Athletic Community Foundation |
| Fazila Aswat | Community Connector | CGL Kirklees |
| Suffia Hussain | Senior Karate & Self-defence Coach | Goshukan Karate Academy Bfd |
| Taj Butt | Secretary | Great Horton Church Cricket Club |
| Jill Stacey | Interim Head of Foundation | Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation |
| Ricky Skelton | Secretary | Hessle Rangers |
| Charlie Walker | Chairman | Hessle Sporting Club |
| Nick Middleton | Head of Community Development | HEY Smile Foundation |
| Mark Arridge | PDM-Secondary and Inclusion and SGO | Hull Active Schools |
| Alison Walker | Director of Leisure Services | Hull Culture & Leisure Ltd |
| James Price | Head of Foundation | Hull FC Community Foundation |
| Craig Shepherd | Foundation CEO | Hull KR Foundation |
| Adil Khan | Community Safety | Humberside Police |
| Mark Goodwin | Co-founder & Director | International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) |
| Cllr Rob Prichard | Portfolio Holder for Leisure & Culture | Kingston upon Hull City Council |
| Luke Medcalf | Welfare Officer/Coach | Kingswood Knights |
| Peter Mackreth | Dean of School | Leeds Beckett University |
| Sally Griffiths | Director of Sport | Leeds Beckett University |
| Steven Richards | Student Engagement Manager | Leeds City College |
| Sheila King | Sport Development Officer | Leeds Trinity University |
| Dr Christopher Nigel Sellars | Head of School | Leeds Trinity University School of Sport & Wellbeing |
| Sue Fortune | CEO | Lincolnshire Community Foundation |
| Martyn Dobson | CEO | Lincolnshire Cricket Ltd |
| Jordan Mason | Football Development Officer – Disability and Inclusion | Lincolnshire Football Association |
| Sue Wells | CEO | Lincs Inspire Limited |
| Denham Hill | Community Manager and Head Coach | LS-TEN |
| Rebecca Kane | Director | New Direction Services CIC |
| Jane Laws | Head of Community Wellbeing Community Enablement | North Lincolnshire Council |
| Jane Laws | Head of Community Wellbeing | North Lincolnshire Council |
| Carl Les | Leader | North Yorkshire Council |
| David Watson | Chief Executive | North Yorkshire Sport |
| Hazel Bell | Head Teacher | Norton Free c of E school |
| Maddy Sutcliffe | Chief Executive Officer | Nova Wakefield District |
| Paul Wake | Chairperson | Oasis Christian Centre |
| Tony Jamieson | Head Coach | Okami Jiu-jitsu Leeds |
| Imran | Scorer / Diversity & Inclusion Officer | Oughtibridge War Memorial Cricket Club |
| Richard Snaith | Secretary | Patrington AFC |
| Andrew Carden | Chair | Pennine Canoe Club |
|
Matt Stothard
|
Contract Manager |
Places Leisure - Rotherham Contract |
| Helen Stevens | Director | Points Learning Network |
| Mike Mckenzie | Lead Coach | Quest Taekwondo UK |
| Anthony Bayou | Youth & Inclusion Manager | Rotherham United Community Sports Trust |
| Jamie Noble | Head of Community | Rotherham United FC/ Rotherham United Community Trust |
| Jamie Noble | Chairman | Rotherham United Women FC |
| Saif Din | Chair | Saifs Boxing and Fitness |
| Julie Callaghan | Disability & Inclusion Football Development Officer | Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA |
| Brendan Warburton MBE | Head coach | Sheffield city boxing club |
| Lisa Firth | Director of Parks, Leisure & Libraries | Sheffield City Council |
| David Bly | Sports Programme & Engagement | Sheffield City Trust |
| Katie Glossop | Senior Manager – Communities & Wellbeing | Sheffield United Community Foundation |
| Oliver Thornton | Director | Soaring Eagle Karate |
|
Paul Steele |
Regional Manager |
Sported Foundation |
| Ian Hepplewhite | Area Director | Streetgames |
| Andrew Pattenden | Club Secretary | Swinton ABC |
| Jay Hanson | Head Coach | Team Hanson Martial Arts & Community Group |
| KHALIL ALAM | BOXING COACH | The lion strength and fitness academy |
| Jacky Crawford | CEO | The Moorlands Community Charity |
| jamal choudhury | Managing Director | The Peel Project CIC |
| Paul McGuire | club secretary | The Valley Bowmen of huddersfield |
| Malcolm Dukes | Vice Chairman | Thirsk Bowmen |
| Richard Dexter | Head of Programmes | Tigers Sport and Education Trust |
| Celia McKeon | CEO | Two Ridings Community Foundation |
| Byron Francis | Head Coach / Director | Unity Boxing Academy |
| Abdul Majid | Director/Chair | Unity Boxing Centre CIC |
| Steve Curtis | Head of Sport | University of Hull |
| Ian Cunningham | Club Secretary | Upper Haugh Cricket Club |
| Alastair Wood | Sport and Physical Activity Development Manager | Wakefield Council |
| Dwight Brown | Head Coach/Business Owner | Wakefield School of Tennis |
| Louise Wilcox | Safeguarding Officer | Welton Cricket Club |
| Johanna Billingsley | Secretary/Coach | West Hull Gymnastics Club |
| Jo de Tute | Head of Football Development | West Riding FA |
| Pam Hoyle | Chair | West Yorkshire County Netball Association |
| Jonathan Allan | Club Coach | Wickersley Old Village Cricket Club |
| Charles Dacres | Director | Windrush Generations |
| David Shanks | Exec committee member | Woodhouse Grange CC |
| Adam Prentis | Foundation Delivery Manager | York RLFC Foundation |
| Archers of Bridlington and Burton Agnes | Committee Member | Yorkshire |
| Stephen Vaughan | Chief Executive Officer | Yorkshire CCC |
| Kevin Gresham | Coach Development Manager | Yorkshire Cricket Board |
| Hannah Robertshaw | Creative Director | Yorkshire Dance |
| Nigel Harrison | Chief Executive Officer | Yorkshire Sport Foundation |
| David Rossetto | Young Carer’s Youth Worker | Young Carer’s |
(131 sign ups from 123 organisations. Updated: January 2025)