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Blog: How the Sweaty Betty Foundation sports hijab is…
When Nouhaila Benzina proudly wore the hijab on the world’s biggest sporting stage in 2023, it…
5 Apr 2024
Applications open for the Footie for All Fund
Tesco and the newspaper, The Sun, are providing £150,000 to encourage more children and young people…
4 Apr 2024
Swim England launches bespoke Safeguarding in Aquatics…
A new bespoke course which covers the ‘important and unique aspects’ of safeguarding in an aquatic…
4 Apr 2024
City Connect community grants open to get people moving
Grants of £5,000 to enable voluntary sector organisations to get their communities walking, cycling,…
1 Apr 2024
Youngsters in Leeds to champion active travel in local…
Leeds school pupils get on the right track as they put forward their ideas for tackling some key…
29 Mar 2024
The ‘Find Out How You Really Are‘ campaign, run in partnership with local rugby league clubs – Leeds…
28 Mar 2024
Multi-million-pound investments to improve walking and…
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has successfully secured a total of £4.86m…
28 Mar 2024
Blog: Yorkshire at the forefront of national guidance for…
Last weekend, the Department for Education released guidance for schools that had a significant…
28 Mar 2024
Press
YSF appoint Joe Thompson as Director of Development
Yorkshire Sport Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Joe Thompson as Director of…
27 Mar 2024
Mayor sets out plan for West Yorkshire tram system to…
Plans for a tram system running between Leeds and Bradford have been set out as the West Yorkshire…
18 Mar 2024
Press
Gayle Elvidge appointed as Director of South Yorkshire
Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gayle Elvidge as Director…
11 Mar 2024
Say JogOn to female runner harassment
Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gayle Elvidge as Director…
11 Mar 2024
High scores in Best Companies to work for survey
Best Companies rated us as 4th best charity to work for in UK in 2023. We came in as 16th small…
1 Mar 2024
Press
YSF welcome new Sport Welfare team
Yorkshire Sport Foundation has appointed Nicola Holmes as Senior Sport Welfare Officer, in addition…
21 Feb 2024
Press
Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) is pleased to welcome three new people to our Board of Trustees.
19 Feb 2024
Press
Reflecting on the Together Fund
We’re happy to share a report reflecting on the impact of the Together Fund in South Yorkshire and…
13 Feb 2024