Accredited Clubs & Showcase

Badminton Boom Time For Harrogate Racquets Club  19/10/2009

Members of Harrogate Racquets Club are celebrating gaining privileged status within the sport in this country. Harrogate Racquets Club has been named and accredited as a Performance Centre by BADMINTON England, which also provides an award of £10,000 per year until 2011 to help with talent identification and development of players, on and off court, ultimately aiming to produce players capable of medal success. The Centre will be known as the North Yorkshire Performance Centre the title reflect  more>>

Yorkshire Cricket Throw Show Visits Craven  12/06/2009

Pupils from Craven were visited by the Yorkshire Cricket Throw Show on Tuesday 7th April - a brand new cricket skills activity purchased by Yorkshire County Cricket Club with the help of the Charitable Youth Trust.  more>>

HARROGATE KARATE SET RECORD  11/03/2009

At the recent Shukokai Karate Union National Kata (traditional form) Championships held in Cheshire, the Knox Avenue based Harrogate Karate Centre saw its ‘centre of excellence’ students not only sweep the board with titles victories but do so in such a fashion as to set a record that will be hard to beat in the future.  more>>

Richmondshire Gymnastics Club  13/02/2009

In September 2008, Ben Snook Sports Development Coordinator for Richmondshire Leisure Trust secured just under £3000 of Sport Unlimited funding to increase participation in Gymnastics in Richmondshire supported by the Richmondshire Gymnastics Club. With the knowledge and hard work of Rebecca Shaw (School Sport Co ordinator at Risedale) guiding the development each step of the way, the Club set about delivering 4 coaching sessions, 2 at Wensleydale School and 2 at Richmond School for Key Stages 1  more>>

Climb on yer bikes  13/02/2009

Wensleydale School is making use of its natural surroundings and place in the Yorkshire Dales by supporting its pupils to develop their skills in Outdoor and Adventurous activities.   more>>

Harrogate Raiders Basketball  09/12/2008

Harrogate Raiders Basketball Team have been representing Harrogate area in the Leeds District and Yorkshire leagues for a number of years. Due to the merger with another local team towards the end of the 2007/2008 season we now have the excellent opportunity to offer somewhere for players of all abilities to play, train and improve.  more>>

York Ladies First League Win of the Season  18/11/2008

Monday 17 November 2008 - Women's Yorkshire Premier League, York College York 3-0 Menwith Hill (25-20, 25-20, 25-23) 60 minutes   more>>

Bronze CAPS award for North Yorkshire Netball clubs  08/01/2008

Hemingbrough Hawks Netball Club and Phoenix (Harrogate) Netball Club have both been successful in recently gaining their Bronze CAPS award   more>>