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Launch of Localgiving.com – Rural North Yorkshire  13/06/2013

Assist your Sports Club to boost fundraising within your local community  Read More »

Harrogate to Ripley Greenway Opening Celebration  06/06/2013

Saturday the 25th May saw Sustrans, Sir Thomas Ingilby and the Bilton to Ripley steering group gather to celebrate the exciting grand opening of the Nidderdale Greenway. This fantastic route now allows people to walk, cycle and ride from Harrogate and Knaresborough to Ripley.   Read More »

Tour De France 2014  05/06/2013

Yorkshire Grand Depart 2014 latest updates regarding current work, initiatives and programmes to celebrate and support the delivery of the Tour De France in the Region is now available.  Read More »

HMRC wants views to improve CASC scheme for grassroots clubs  04/06/2013

HMRC has launched a public consultation on the Community Amateur Sports Club scheme. The document can be found on the HMRC website and will run for ten weeks until 12 August.  Read More »

R U Taking the P? 5k Run  28/05/2013

This men-only running event, now in its fourth year, will once again encourage hundreds of Yorkshire men to recognise and get help for gender-specific cancers early whilst raising money for a good cause.  Read More »

Community Sport Activation Fund Workshops  28/05/2013

The Community Sport Activation Fund is a £40 million Lottery revenue fund which launched in January 2013.   Read More »

A Day in the Life of Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground  28/05/2013

On Thursday 8th May, North Yorkshire Sport took 30 Young Leaders to Headingley Stadium to experience a ‘behind the scenes’ look at what happens at a County cricket match (Yorkshire v Somerset).   Read More »

Ability Sports and Active Lifestyle 2013  28/05/2013

ASAAL 2013 October Conference announced for Disability Sport & Activity Holywell Park, Loughborough University, Thursday October 10th . This National Conference will be an important resource and information point to providers and deliverers of disability sport and activity programmes.  Read More »

Local Pool provides Swim & Gym to Slim  28/05/2013

Tadcaster Community Swimming pools most recent slimming class has achieved some amazing weight loss and toning results. Over the space of a 10 week course there has been an average weight loss of 10.2lbs and with the biggest loss being 1st 4lb.  Read More »

Askham Bryan Colleges Epic Fundraising Challenge  28/05/2013

Fourteen, Level 3 Outdoor Adventure Sport students from Askham Bryan College are embarking on an epic fundraising challenge for 2 worthy causes. The students will be undertaking an unorthodox biathlon which will include cycling from Newton Rigg College, Penrith, to Ripon where the bikes will be swapped for canoes and they will canoe down the Ouse to York City centre. Where it’s back on the bikes for the final leg, cycle back to the college. All funds raised will be going to Yorkshire Air Ambulance and The Mountain Rescue charities.  Read More »

Sportivate  28/05/2013

Sportivate is a programme which offers community clubs and sports organisations the opportunity to apply for funding to deliver between six and eight week blocks of coached sports activity, aimed at engaging and re-engaging non-participants and young people with low activity levels in the 14-25 year old age range.  Read More »

Community Games Supports Opening of Helmsley Outdoor Pool  28/05/2013

Helmsley Sports and social club are holding an opening event for the outdoor pool on Sunday the 16th June from 11am till 6pm. It is registered as a community games event and will be showcasing a multi sports activity day to coincide with the opening of the outdoor pool to celebrate its summer season.  Read More »

Serious About Your Sport? Catch the 'coach' in Selby  22/05/2013

THEY'RE the often unsung heroes of the sporting world... Men and women who give up their own time to help children and young people learn, grow and excel at their chosen sport... And now Selby's sports development workers want to help the district's network of voluntary and community coaches to get even more out of their role by signing up to a regional website that's just for them.   Read More »

Go Canoeing Week 2013  17/05/2013

This weekend sees the start of National Go Canoeing Week.  Read More »

North Yorkshire Sporting Stars ‘Going For Gold’ in 2013  17/05/2013

With the excitement and feel good factor from last summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games still being felt across the Country, Schools in North Yorkshire are gearing up for their very own 3 week festival of sport as part of the North Yorkshire School Games   Read More »