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Job opportunity: Chief Executive Officer
Yorkshire Sport Foundation is looking for a values-driven leader to help create a vibrant, healthy…
15/04/2025
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UK Coaching launch new website and enhanced learning…
The investment in the new developments reflects UK Coaching’s ongoing commitment to its core…
10 Apr 2025
Para Pathway Talent Day - 17 May 2025
Athletes aged 5-25 with a physical, intellectual, or visual disability are invited to try out track…
9 Apr 2025
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Get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week 2025
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 12 to 18 May 2025 and the theme…
7 Apr 2025
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YSF held an Iftar event at the Unity Centre in Rotherham for people to learn about Ramadan and break…
2 Apr 2025
Wakefield clubs unite to walk for beds
Castleford Tigers are joining forces with neighbours Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity with…
31 Mar 2025
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School Games success in South Yorkshire
We were in Sheffield last week, working alongside School Games Organisers and Youth Sport Trust for…
28 Mar 2025
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UK Coaching Week 2025: Pass It On – The Power of Great…
This UK Coaching Week, 2 – 8 June, UK Coaching is celebrating the power of great coaching advice by…
26 Mar 2025
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We Are Undefeatable Spring Campaign launch
The campaign aims to support people with long term health conditions to spring into Spring.
24 Mar 2025
New £5.1 million proposals to improve active travel across…
A multi-million-pound project to improve walking, wheeling and cycling facilities in West Yorkshire…
20 Mar 2025
Nominations open for Disability Sport Yorkshire Awards
Nominations are now open for the Disability Sport Yorkshire Awards 2025, celebrating the outstanding…
17 Mar 2025
Sport For Good: New workshops and mentoring for grassroots…
Volunteering organisations are working with partners on Sport For Good West Yorkshire, a free…
13 Mar 2025
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South Yorkshire’s Mayor launches 2025 Walk and Wheel…
Mayor Oliver Coppard has launched his second Walk and Wheel Challenge for all primary schools in the…
11 Mar 2025
Living Well Community Health Development Grants 2025/26
The grants programme is funded by Public Health as part of the districts Living Well Initiative and…
10 Mar 2025
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West Yorkshire School Games Cross Country Finals
1,180 young athletes from across the county came to Temple Newsam in Leeds for the School Games 2025…
10 Mar 2025
Doncaster Invests in Parks and Open Spaces to Enhance…
Significant funding has been allocated to improve recreational areas across the city by enhancing…
6 Mar 2025
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Nigel Harrison to step down as CEO
Nigel Harrison will step down as Chief Executive of Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) in the summer…
5 Mar 2025
Sheffield Women’s Health Week 2025
There is a fantastic programme lined up, with a variety of activities, including workshops, workouts…
3 Mar 2025
New figures illustrate impact of investing in physical…
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity generates over £4 for the English economy…
28 Feb 2025
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New workshops and mentoring for grassroots sports…
We are proud to have supported partners on Sport For Good West Yorkshire, a free programme of…
27 Feb 2025
Sport England unveils the 53 new places it will work with to…
To tackle inactivity in 53 places across the country, Sport England is partnering with local…
27 Feb 2025
Press
Blog: Working in Place Partnerships
As Sport England announces work in 53 new places to address regional inequalities in activity levels…
27 Feb 2025
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This Girl Can highlights barriers facing women on lower…
New research reveals that only one in 10 women from lower-income backgrounds feel they completely…
26 Feb 2025