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Press, Reports
School Games Impact Report 2024-2025
We are pleased to share our School Games Impact Report on the national programme which puts physical…
12 Dec 2025
South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire ranked amongst highest…
Active Travel England is enabling people nationwide to be more active by making streets safe and…
11 Dec 2025
'Sport and Play Can Build Brighter Futures' - new National…
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published Youth Matters: Your National Youth…
10 Dec 2025
New research supporting pregnant women to stay active
How can healthcare professionals better support pregnant women when it comes to being active?
9 Dec 2025
UK Coaching Awards 2025 Winners
A coach from South Yorkshire and two from West Yorkshire shared the spotlight as UK Coaching proudly…
8 Dec 2025
Sport England would like to know what sports and community organisations need to help them grow and…
5 Dec 2025
Children’s activity levels rising but inactivity remains too…
More children than ever are taking part, but too many are missing out on the benefits of an active…
4 Dec 2025
Uniting partners to develop a disability inclusive learning…
Activity Alliance has joined forces with key partners to make learning and workforce opportunities…
4 Dec 2025
Campaigns
Activity Alliance launch a new supporter scheme as part of…
It’s International Day of Disabled People (IDDP) and to mark this important day, Activity Alliance…
3 Dec 2025
Press
YSF recognised for inclusive culture
The National Centre for Diversity has rated number 25 in the Top 100 Inclusive UK Employers Index…
2 Dec 2025
Making way for the new Halifax Leisure Centre
A first-class new leisure centre for Halifax is moving closer to reality, as work to partially…
2 Dec 2025
Over half a million children feel they don’t belong to their…
After the Autumn Budget, Sport England has announced a major expansion of its work in places with…
1 Dec 2025
Press
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
Press
Do you want to Lead the Change?
Yorkshire Sport Foundation is proud to launch a second program of 'Lead the Change’, an initiative…
28 Nov 2025
Leeds, Sheffield and Wakefield partnering with Sport England…
Three places have received funding from Sport England to boost levels of physical activity among…
27 Nov 2025
Campaigns
We All Belong – get involved this International Day of…
On December 3, Activity Alliance is celebrating belonging in action across sports and activities for…
26 Nov 2025
Youth Sport Trust Report Warns of Health Crisis Facing the…
Youth Sport Trust launches national health commission in response to alarming trends in children’s…
25 Nov 2025
Only one in four disabled children can always join in school…
Only 26% of young disabled people say they can take part in sport and activity at school all the…
24 Nov 2025
Campaigns
Movement Matters Guidance Launched on World Children's Day
Movement Matters has been developed by NEYASP to support the Early Years sector in understanding,…
21 Nov 2025
Sport + Recreation Alliance responds to statutory…
Government has launched a consultation on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning…
20 Nov 2025
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
The Big Club Conversation is back
Sport England's 'Big Club Conversation' is returning with sessions due to be running in December and…
18 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