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Sport England will be launching the campaign wc 2nd June and will be encouraging women to get active…
13 May 2025
Campaigns
Share your Mental Health Awareness Week event
Community is The theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week which runs from 12 - 18 May 2025.…
7 May 2025
Sunnyfields Primary School awarded Centre of Excellence…
Sunnyfields Primary School in Doncaster has been accredited as a Centre of Excellence for Physical…
7 May 2025
Join the Include to Improve Network
Include to Improve is a two-year programme led by Activity Alliance and Sport for Confidence,…
5 May 2025
Press, Campaigns
Mayor's Inclusivity Champion chairs Anti Racism in Sport…
The Yorkshire and Humber Anti Racism in Sport is proud to welcome Fatima Khan Shah as the new chair.…
2 May 2025
Awards celebrates best of inclusive sport in Yorkshire
The Disability Sport Yorkshire Awards was hosted at Elland Road in Leeds last week.
29 Apr 2025
Sport England: Record numbers playing sport and taking part…
Significant growth in activity levels for older adults and disabled people but more work to do to…
24 Apr 2025
Blog: Active Lives - Context is everything. Understanding…
Sport England's senior research and insight manager Rosie Sadler, presents the State of the Nation…
21 Apr 2025
Press
Job opportunity: Chief Executive Officer
Yorkshire Sport Foundation is looking for a values-driven leader to help create a vibrant, healthy…
15 Apr 2025
Campaigns
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
Campaigns
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
Taking leaps towards a more active Calderdale
A multi-million-pound funding boost could help to further reduce physical inactivity in Calderdale.
4 Apr 2025
Press
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
Press
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
Campaigns
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
Campaigns
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
Campaigns
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