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Mental Health Awareness Week - webinar Thursday 19 March
Mental Health Awareness week is fast approaching, and will take place 11-17 May. This year the theme…
13 Mar 2026
Press
New Advisory Group to support disability sport
The West Yorkshire Disability Sport Network have started an Advisory Group to answer questions from…
12 Mar 2026
Let's Move with Active Bradford
A group of girls from Westbourne Primary School and Atlas Primary School joined a fun JU:MP session…
11 Mar 2026
Huddersfield Giants Community Trust set to enhance The Zone
The Zone, powered by Giants Community Trust, is preparing to undergo a series of significant…
10 Mar 2026
Press
Dore take the gold at South Yorkshire School Games…
The South Yorkshire School Games Y4 Basketball Finals 2026 came to the to the Canon Medical Arena in…
10 Mar 2026
Football clubs get Violence Reduction Unit funds in new…
The South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has awarded £40,000 to a partnership of the…
9 Mar 2026
Press
Multi-million pound plan to boost grassroots sport in West…
At least one new third-generation (3G) artificial grass pitch is proposed for each of West…
6 Mar 2026
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Creating safer gyms and leisure spaces for women
Sexual harassment and intimidation remain far too common in society – often affecting women when…
5 Mar 2026
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The sun shines on West Yorkshire Cross Country Athletes
1,400 young athletes from across the county came to Temple Newsam in Leeds for the School Games 2026…
4 Mar 2026
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International Women's Day 2026 - 'Give To Gain'
The IWD 2026 Give To Gain Campaign encourages a mindset of generosity and collaboration. Give To…
4 Mar 2026
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Let’s Dance, the national campaign to inspire everyone in the UK to embrace dance as a way to…
4 Mar 2026
Active Changemakers: shaping the future of community sport
Access Sport’s National Youth Board is excited to launch the Active Changemakers project – a…
3 Mar 2026
Trauma-informed approaches to physical activity
On 24 March, join MIND online for a special public lecture and research launch on Trauma-informed…
2 March 2026
FREE Introduction to Inclusive Cycling
This March Everybody's Cycling are running FREE Introduction to Inclusive Cycling workshops for…
27 Feb 2026
YSF Safeguarding and Welfare News – February 2026
Club Welfare Officers – please invite us for a visit! We would love to come and hear about any good…
27 Feb 2026
Project Underground - The Biggest Parkour event - hosted in…
The event running between 13-15 March is conducted over 3 days and is designed to be attractive to…
26 Feb 2026
Campaigns
Can you help close the 24% team sport gap this International…
Help Women in Sport close the 24% team sport gap and join the “24 for 24” Challenge
25 Feb 2026
Yorkshire Ability Triathlon - 17 May 2026
The Yorkshire ability triathlon is a relaxed event based around swimming, cycling and running for…
23 Feb 2026
The Halifax Panthers Wheelchair Rugby League Team are looking for a volunteer social media creator…
20 Feb 2026
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Healthy life expectancy figures in Yorkshire drop below 60
Figures from the ONS show people in Yorkshire only have 58.8 years of healthy life, compared to 61.5…
19 Feb 2026
Nominate now for Bradford Sports Awards
The 2026 Bradford Sports Awards will be a 10th anniversary celebration presented by Active Bradford…
17 Feb 2026
Using AI responsibly in youth sport
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used more in youth sports. Any AI platform that uses…
17 Feb 2026
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Athlete support scheme now open
The STARS (Supporting Talented Athletes Recognition Scheme) gets nationally ranked sports athletes…
16 Feb 2026
Funding
The Changing Lives Together Fund is a partnership between British Rowing and Love Rowing, focused on…
13 Feb 2026