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Funding
Grow Your Club grants in Wakefield
Applications are now open for the 2025 Grow Your Club grant programme designed to help grassroots…
9 Oct 2025
Press
YSF ambassador organisation for Child Friendly Leeds
Yorkshire Sport Foundation are proud to have joined the Child Friendly Leeds Ambassador Network…
8 Oct 2025
Press
Nearly 2,000 sport kits donated to make a change in…
A pilot event held at John Charles Centre for Sport last week saw 1,890 pieces of sport kit donated,…
7 Oct 2025
Campaigns
Keeping your Child Safe in Sport Week – 6 to 12 October
Our Sport Welfare team are getting involved and will be running sessions to support parents or those…
6 Oct 2025
British Triathlon and Active Bradford launch three-year…
The aim is inspiring children, families, and communities across Bradford to get active through…
4 Oct 2025
Leeds hosts groundbreaking international summit on community…
Community groups, charities and sporting bodies came together in Leeds to discuss how sport can be…
3 Oct 2025
Press
Swell of support for Olympic-quality white water course…
The next chapter in the region’s environmental and sporting legacy was unveiled on Thursday 25…
2 Oct 2025
Yorkshire Cricket celebrates Black History Month - Thurs 23…
Standing Firm in Power and Pride on 23 October 2025 6-8pm at Sheffield and District African…
1 Oct 2025
Campaigns
Leeds says Jog On to harassment as West Yorkshire unites to…
Leeds City Council, the Safer Leeds Partnership, Get Set Leeds Local and Yorkshire Sport Foundation…
30 Sept 2025
Leadership Skills Foundation webinar for community providers
On Monday 6 October, community organisations are invited to find out how more about developing…
29 Sept 2025
South Yorkshire’s Mayor joins school pupils to share new…
Mayor Oliver Coppard has launched an ambitious new plan for safer, healthier neighbourhoods, routes…
26 Sept 2025
Funding
The Government has announced £150 million for 95 areas through the Pride in Place Impact Fund.
26 Sept 2025
Campaigns
Inspiring and supporting people with long-term health conditions to build physical activity into…
25 Sept 2025
New Leisure centre for Halifax
In a major milestone for Halifax’s brand new leisure centre for everyone, work is now underway on…
23 Sept 2025
Yorkshire Rotary Accessible Games
The Yorkshire Rotary Accessible Games is taking place on Sunday 19 October in Bradford.
23 Sept 2025
Press
Carl Hawkes is the new CEO of YSF
We are delighted to welcome Carl Hawkes as the new Chief Executive Officer of Yorkshire Sport…
22 Sept 2025
Press
Boost for wellbeing in West Yorkshire
Mayor Tracy Brabin has signed a landmark agreement with Simon Hayes, the new Chief Executive of…
19 Sept 2025
Press
Nigel Harrison steps down as CEO
Today we bid farewell to Nigel Harrison who has led our organisation for 24 years.
19 Sept 2025
This is a pivotal role at the heart of one of the UK's most dynamic and diverse districts. Bradford…
16 Sept 2025
Press
You can help Kit Out Sheffield
Support the Kit Out Sheffield campaign this autumn and give used sports kit a new lease of life.
15 Sept 2025
Mencap LD Conference comes to Bradford on 29 October
Mencap Active Community' national tour of conferences is coming to Bradford.
12 Sept 2025
Celebrating Our Collective Impact – GDM Impact Report…
The GDM Impact Report celebrates the work of the hundreds of individuals and organisations across…
11 Sept 2025
Activity Alliance Annual Stakeholder Survey
Activity Alliance is inviting stakeholders to take part in the Annual Stakeholder Survey.
11 Sept 2025
Campaigns
This Girl Can launch a new campaign
The brand-new advertising campaign is live from Wednesday 10 September and will be running across TV…
10 Sept 2025