Yorkshire Sport Foundation

16/06/2026

💙 Discover cycling your way this summer!
Everybody's Cycling is bringing an inclusive and supportive cycling programme to communities across West Yorkshire. Come along, meet new people, and build your confidence on two wheels!

16/06/2026

Beat the Street x Normanton and Altofts

AND WE ARE GO GO GO !

It’s never too late to join in – sign up, grab your card, download the app and we’ll help you catch up! 🙌

💥 WEEK ONEs THEME: GO PLAY (Wed 10 – Tues 16 June)

Keep an eye out for double points boxes popping up all week, many near local events – perfect for boosting your score while having fun!

🌟 What’s on this week? Highlights include:

• 🚴 Free cycling sessions at Haw Hill Park
• 🌿 Health walks & community walks
• 🏊 Free swims at Normanton Leisure Centre (weekends!)
• 🎪 Altofts Summer Gala (double points + bonus!)
• 🧹 Community litter pick

📍 There’s something for everyone – get out, get active, and rack up those points!

👉 Check out the full events list:

https://beatthestreet.me/normantonaltofts/events/

🔥 It’s WEEK ONE… let’s GO PLAY!

Kids Planet Altofts
The Well Project Normanton
The Brig Altofts home of the ACSF.
Blossom Training and Development
Lukasz Borcz
Normanton Knights ARLFC
Friends of Haw Hill Park

15/06/2026

The theme for this year’s is "Do you see me?" which is all about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued. You can find resources on the Mencap website: https://www.mencap.org.uk/learningdisabilityweek

How accessible is your club or activity for someone with a learning disability? What do you do to ensure your participants voices are heard? Organisations like Activity Alliance and Disability Sport Yorkshire can give you guidance around this. There’s also a disability inclusion hub on the Buddle website.

Activity Alliance: https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/
Disability Sport Yorkshire: https://disabilitysportyorkshire.org/
Buddle: https://buddle.co/tools/disability-inclusion-hub

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Find out how this Buddle tool lets you explore how accessible your organisation is for disabled people.

12/06/2026

starts tomorrow (13 June). There are lots of useful resources on the Royal Lifesaving Society website to help you have conversations with children and young people on staying safe in the water. You can find them here: https://www.rlss.org.uk/listing/category/parentsresources

You can also get specific guidance covering many water-based sports from the RNLI website here: https://rnli.org/safety/choose-your-activity

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Our safety advice covers a broad range of water activities to help keep you safe at the coast.

11/06/2026

✨ A fantastic evening celebrating community and connection ✨

Staff from Yorkshire Sport Foundation were delighted to attend the All Out Together Ball on Saturday 6 June at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, joining supporters and partners for an inspiring night of celebration and fundraising.

Representing YSF were Steven Heywood (Active Design Manager), Measha Harris (Sport Welfare Officer) and Nicola Holmes (Senior Sport Welfare Officer), showing their support for Out Together LGBT charity, doing incredible work to create inclusive communities for LGBTQ+ people across Yorkshire.

With more than 250 guests in attendance, the evening raised an amazing £21,000 to help Out Together continue to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing through its hubs in Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Calderdale. 💜

Steve Heywood, YSF Active Design Manager, shared:
“It was a privilege to be part of such a vibrant and generous event. We’re excited to work more closely with Matt and the Out Together team to help people become more physically active and socially connected, tackling loneliness while improving health and wellbeing.”

👏 Well done to everyone involved in such a special night!

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11/06/2026

We know how important play is in supporting children to be physically active and how important being physically active is for our health. Child Friendly Leeds are running this great competition for people to win heaps of goodies to encourage our kids to be active and for their streets to be a place where they can play.

Today is International Day of Play 🌎 🧡

Play is a right for every child. ✅

To celebrate, we’re inviting communities across Leeds to apply for a Play Street and help make Leeds the UK’s most playful city.

COMPETITION? 10 streets will receive an official Child Friendly Leeds Play Street bin filled with playful resources. Because a Child Friendly City needs Playful Streets.

We’ve got a special blog dedicated to making the city more playful from community spaces, parks and things to do at home!

https://wearechildfriendlyleeds.com/play-in-leeds/

Playful Leeds

08/06/2026

Get free advice to support members of your club or group with their health, wellbeing and safety, and be in with a chance of winning one of five £100 vouchers.

At our Kirklees Sport Welfare Marketplace event on Tuesday 23 June, you can meet colleagues from Yorkshire Sport Foundation who can advise on safeguarding, funding, facilities and many more topics. There’ll also be staff from organisations who provide support around mental health, substance misuse, sexual health and LGBTQ+ inclusion, among other things.

Find out more and book a place here: https://yorkshire.sportsuite.co.uk/events/2026/04/kirklees-sport-welfare-marketplace

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05/06/2026

West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week is taking place from 22 to 26 June. This is a great opportunity to access free learning on a variety of safeguarding topics. All of the districts across West Yorkshire come together during the week to offer out workshops and webinars.

Our Sport Welfare Officer, Measha Harris, is leading a session on protecting young people from online harms. Find out more and book onto the sessions here: https://www.leedsscp.org.uk/westyorkshiresafeguardingweek

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Safeguarding children, young people, adults and families remains a priority for all of us. Help us to make Safeguarding Week a success by showcasing and celebrating the fantastic work that you do to protect and safeguard all people in Leeds.

05/06/2026

As a club welfare officer, safeguarding lead, or member of the committee, would you know how to support someone who disclosed they were experiencing domestic abuse, substance misuse, gambling addiction or poor mental health?

Come to our Kirklees Sport Welfare Marketplace event on Tuesday 23 June where you’ll be able to meet services who can give guidance and resources to help with these topics and more.

Find out about the event and book a place here: https://yorkshire.sportsuite.co.uk/events/2026/04/kirklees-sport-welfare-marketplace

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05/06/2026

It’s and we’d like to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to all of the people who volunteer in sport and physical activity. Clubs and groups wouldn’t survive without the dedication and hours put in by these generous individuals.

How are you celebrating the volunteers who support your club or activity? Tell us below!