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FUNDING BOOST TO MEET COACHING DEMAND IN YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER  11/02/2009

Yorkshire and the Humber is set to benefit from £210,000 towards a sports coaching bursary scheme to increase the number of qualified coaches after a successful bid to Sport England.  more>>

Sportsability Club  06/02/2009

A new programme of sports activities has kicked off in Bedale. The Saturday ‘sportsability club’ enables children and young people with a disability to take part in community sport. The hour long sessions include recognised sportability games such as Boccia (a bowls type game suitable for all abilities) as well as football, cricket and athletics and are led by qualified coaches and volunteers.   more>>

Sport Unlimited gets young people playing and staying with sport  03/02/2009

A major Sport England programme is demonstrating that when children are given more choice about the sports they play, they’re more likely to try a sport and stick with it.   more>>

Funding Sport in the Community  07/01/2009

Sport England has published details of future investment programmes available to community sports groups as part of our new funding strategy.   more>>

Shaping places through sport  18/12/2008

Sport England has published five themed guides advising local councils on how sport can assist in the delivery of local priorities. This is part of Sport England’s ambition to create sporting opportunities in every community.   more>>

£480 million investment in 46 sports to deliver sporting opportunities for all  18/12/2008

Sport England have announced an investment of £480 million to deliver grassroots sporting opportunities and a lasting Olympic legacy of one million people playing more sport.   more>>

The National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure  09/12/2008

The NSA for Sport and Active Leisure offers four different routes to membership which are available for purchase through contacting the NSA on 0207 632 2002 or through your regional NSA office.   more>>

York Special Olympics group takes the gold  09/12/2008

Special Olympics City of York have won a top national award from the Norwich Union Community Sports Fund to support local athletes with learning disabilities.  more>>