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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
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West Yorkshire School Games Cross Country Finals
1,180 young athletes from across the county came to Temple Newsam in Leeds for the School Games 2025…
10 Mar 2025
Doncaster Invests in Parks and Open Spaces to Enhance…
Significant funding has been allocated to improve recreational areas across the city by enhancing…
6 Mar 2025
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Nigel Harrison to step down as CEO
Nigel Harrison will step down as Chief Executive of Yorkshire Sport Foundation (YSF) in the summer…
5 Mar 2025
Sheffield Women’s Health Week 2025
There is a fantastic programme lined up, with a variety of activities, including workshops, workouts…
3 Mar 2025
New figures illustrate impact of investing in physical…
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity generates over £4 for the English economy…
28 Feb 2025
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New workshops and mentoring for grassroots sports…
We are proud to have supported partners on Sport For Good West Yorkshire, a free programme of…
27 Feb 2025
Sport England unveils the 53 new places it will work with to…
To tackle inactivity in 53 places across the country, Sport England is partnering with local…
27 Feb 2025
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Blog: Working in Place Partnerships
As Sport England announces work in 53 new places to address regional inequalities in activity levels…
27 Feb 2025
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This Girl Can highlights barriers facing women on lower…
New research reveals that only one in 10 women from lower-income backgrounds feel they completely…
26 Feb 2025
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Nominations are now open for the 2025 Bradford Sports…
The awards on Thursday, 8th May 2025 celebrate the outstanding achievements of athletes, coaches,…
25 Feb 2025
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Nominations Open for 2025 Leeds Sports Awards
A total of 15 awards will be presented on the evening, and the public are invited to nominate for 13…
24 Feb 2025
Campaigns
Take Five to Age Well campaign launches in May
From 1st May, The Open University and Age UK are launching a free, UK-wide public health campaign:…
24 Feb 2025
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Sharing the Learning on health
On Wednesday 12 February 2025 the Sharing the Learning Partnership hosted a conference on Health…
17 Feb 2025
Sporting Equals Announces Webinars to Promote Ethnically…
These sessions will highlight two of the flagship women-only programmes and offer valuable insights…
14 Feb 2025
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Lead the Change gets underway at Headingley
Day one of our 'Lead the Change' initiative took place on Tuesday at Headingley Stadium, home of…
13 Feb 2025
Major investment to gear up new walking, wheeling and…
Miles of new walkways and cycle lanes will benefit thanks to almost £24 million in funding to boost…
12 Feb 2025
Press
Transforming Maternal Health in Sheffield: Findings from…
The Moving Mums Initiative was launched in 2024 to address maternal and infant health inequalities…
5 Feb 2025
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School Games aqua festival has transformative impact
The South Yorkshire School Games Aqua Festival had a transformational impact on one young person in…
5 Feb 2025
Press
Rotherham Young Leaders Report & Youth Voice
Through the summer YSF funded Street Games to deliver a Next Gen Sports Leaders programme in…
4 Feb 2025
What's the social value of sport in your area?
Sport England have broken down our overall figure of £107 billion to reveal the annual social value…
1 Feb 2025
Press
School Games Impact Report - 2023/24 Academic year
Our ongoing priority is to tackle inequalities and create positive experiences for young people who…
31 Jan 2025
Press
Take action against racism with Active Bystander training
Find out about a free session to help people recognise, intervene and prevent racist incidents.
27 Jan 2025