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Job opportunity: Director for West Yorkshire
We have an exciting opportunity for a leader to join our Senior Management Team. You will help shape…
Applications close 1 Dec
Public leisure centres helping to tackle inequalities
The figures come from Sport England's latest Moving Communities report, which also shows an increase…
19 Nov 2025
Health, wealth and happiness - the £123bn value of activity
The latest figures come from the second year of Sport England's social value model, which also shows…
18 Nov 2025
Press, Campaigns
Leeds JogOn receives the Safer Stronger Communities award
Leeds JogOn campaign, a collaboration between the Safer Leeds Partnership, Get Set Leeds Local, and…
17 Nov 2025
Rugby League legends tackle male loneliness with…
Boys and young men in Wakefield and Wigan to receive support to tackle loneliness and isolation…
16 Nov 2025
Funding
Pride in Place funding areas named
Each area will receive up to £20 million of funding and support over the next 10 years to make…
16 Nov 2025
Press
'Best Companies' score improves for YSF
Yorkshire Sport Foundation has again been named the Best Charity to Work For in the UK by Best…
14 Nov 2025
Press, Reports
Environmental sustainability starts at grassroots level
YSF take our commitments to protecting the environment seriously, we recognise that a sustainable…
12 Nov 2025
New curriculum can start new chapter for PE, school sport…
The Youth Sport Trust and Association for Physical Education (afPE) have welcomed the publication of…
11 Nov 2025
Preventing bullying in sport - NSPCC video
Bullying in sport can have lasting impacts on children's mental health, performance, and overall…
10 Nov 2025
Join Mo’s Mission: Halfway there
Help Youth Sport Trust mark 30 years of building brighter futures through the power of sport and…
7 Nov 2025
Campaigns
Children’s physical activity campaign to keep kids active…
Government launches ‘Let’s Move!’, a new campaign supported by Sport England, to help keep families…
3 Nov 2025
Sheffield gets its first Indoor pickleball centre
This brand-new venue offers three professional acrylic courts in an all-weather space for pickleball…
31 Oct 2025
Unity Boxing Academy supports Black History Month
Unity Boxing Academy, based in Greenhill Mills, Bradford are both proud and committed support Black…
31 Oct 2025
Press, Reports
Lead the Change - Impact report
YSF are pleased to share our first impact report on Lead the Change, a new initiative to support…
30 Oct 2025
Press
Time for Action 2025: Day Three - Celebrate, Learn, Act
Participants will come together to reflect on achievements to date, share experiences, and learn…
29 Oct 2025
Campaigns
Wakefield Reclaim the night as This Girl Can calls for…
The annual Let's Lift the Curfew movement returns with over 320 organised runs and a renewed demand…
28 Oct 2025
Press, Campaigns
Kit Out Sheffield gets a ton of support
Almost a ton of sports kit will get a new lease of life to help kids get active in the holidays.
27 Oct 2025
Press
Sharing the Learning on Active Design
The latest event shared learning about how to create healthy, active places through active design…
24 Oct 2025
Press, Reports
Setting the Vision for Work, Health and Skills
This Work, Health and Skills document highlights the role of sport and physical activity in getting…
22 Oct 2025
Press, Reports
Baton Relay brings Rotherham together - Impact Report
Thousands of children cheered on a baton relay between 82 schools across Rotherham to celebrate the…
20 Oct 2025
Press
Coach Development Week - Monday 20 to Friday 24 October 2025
Coach Development Week is a chance for coaches from across Sport and Physical Activity to take part…
20 Oct 2025
Campaigns
Doing it for her: Make this half-term time that truly…
How often do we see sport and movement as part of the relationship between mothers and daughter?
17 Oct 2025
Press
Time for Action 2025 events - tackling racism in sport and…
The Yorkshire and Humber Anti-Racism in Sport Group would like to invite people to come together and…
16 Oct 2025