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Opening School Facilities - 2023/24 Impact Report
OSF is a funding programme from the Department for Education, supporting schools to open their…
4 Sept 2024
Inclusive Sports Festival 2024
Physical and learning disability sport taster events in Wakefield
2 Sept 2024
Pitch perfect project is delivering champion facilities for…
Work is under way on two new community football pitches as Leeds City Council once again shows its…
29 Aug 2024
Channel 4 Backs Major Campaign To Get Every Body Moving
Every Body Moves and ParalympicsGB have teamed up with Channel 4 to launch a major, on-air campaign…
27 Aug 2024
JU:MP awards community grants to ten grassroots…
The JU:MP (Join Us: Move Play) Programme is excited to announce the awarding of community grants to…
22 Aug 2024
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New sports festival set to break down barriers
Wakefield Council and Yorkshire Sport Foundation are hosting the district’s first Inclusive Sports…
21 Aug 2024
Leisure facilities playing important role in communities
The new Moving Communities report shows the resilience, adaptability and continued importance of…
16 Aug 2024
Get active 1 Day A Week campaign
#1DAW hopes to promote Active Travel, which is the act of walking, jogging, cycling or wheeling on…
16 Aug 2024
The Next Generation: A strategy for investing in the future…
UK Active's strategy paper outlines the commitment to fostering a healthier, more active future for…
15 Aug 2024
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Video: Opening School Facilities at Carlton Bolling Academy
Carlton Bolling are showing how they have opened up their school for activities for students and…
14 Aug 2024
Everyone Active chosen to run Sheffield facilities
Sports and Leisure Management’s Everyone Active has been announced as the new operator of…
14 Aug 2024
New guidance for accessible and inclusive facilities
Sport England have produced new guidance to help ensure sport and leisure facilities are safe,…
13 Aug 2024
Team GB and Paralympics GB's athlete recruitment programme is looking for sporty and active people…
13 Aug 2024
Living Well relaunches 20 Minute Movement Campaign in…
Living Well wants to encourage people who aren’t currently active, or maybe struggle to do the…
12 Aug 2024
Press
Statement from our CEO, Nigel Harrison
This week our screens have been full of people of all races, backgrounds and cultures coming…
9 Aug 2024
Today is Safe Sport Day, which is promoted by the UK-based global charity Safe Sport International…
8 Aug 2024
Sported Champions sport for development at the Lord Mayor of…
The Lord Mayor of Bradford's Charity Appeal cricket match, hosted at the iconic Bradford Park…
6 Aug 2024
Take the pledge for Safe Sport Day 8 August 2024
All children have a right to enjoy sport in an environment free from abuse, whatever they play,…
5 Aug 2024
Have your say on walking, wheeling and cycling in Sheffield
Sheffield has an opportunity to secure significant funding for projects which will help make…
2 Aug 2024
Power of Sport report shows barriers to sport and physical…
The Disability Policy Centre and Soda, supported by Nimbus Disability, have released a new…
2 Aug 2024
Tour of Britain comes to Yorkshire
A challenging route through the four regions of South Yorkshire has today been unveiled to mark…
1 Aug 2024
There is a new 250 km route visiting every corner of South Yorkshire. Along…
31 Jul 2024
CIMSPA - Activating inactive people through digital…
CIMSPA's Digital Marketing Hub is a great resource for organisations wanting to use digital channels…
31 Jul 2024
Building Stronger Communities report and playbook
Access Sport has been exploring how grassroots sport clubs can provide young people with a sense of…
30 Jul 2024