Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

01/09/2026

🦁 This week is the last week of Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS and Charity's Pride of Yorkshire sculpture trail 🦁

If you haven't been to Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park to see 'Forrest', 'The Portland Lioness' and 'A Little Birdie Told Me' then now is your chance to visit! 😊

🦁 The lions are on the loose! 🦁

😍 We're excited to welcome the Pride of Yorkshire lions to Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

💙 Meet 'Forrest' , 'The Portland Lioness' and 'A Little Birdie Told Me'

Be sure to come and visit them as part of the trail!

More info here 👇
https://prideofyorkshire.org/

20/08/2026

Congratulations to all the UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park students celebrating their GCSE and technical results today! 👏

Today we're celebrating the achievements of our GCSE students!

✅ Above the 2025 national average at Grade 4+ in both English and Maths
✅ 86% achieved Grade 4+ in Physics
✅ 85% achieved Grade 4+ in Chemistry
✅ 82% achieved Grade 4+ in Biology
✅ 85% achieved a Level 2 Pass+ in Health & Social Care, with 67.9% achieving Level 2 Merit+

Principal Jess Stevenson said: "We are extremely proud of their achievements and look forward to seeing what they accomplish next."

A huge congratulations to all our students for their hard work, commitment and determination.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4idv4eo

14/08/2026

Congratulations to all the UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park students on their brilliant academic and technical results yesterday! 👏

Year 13 students celebrate success!

Today, our Year 13 students are celebrating an excellent set of academic and technical results, opening doors to a wide range of exciting next steps.

Students have achieved outstanding outcomes, reflecting their hard work, resilience and ambition throughout their time with us.

Among this year's highlights:
⭐ 100% pass rate in Digital Design and Development T Level, with 100% achieving a Merit or above
⭐ 100% of Health and Social Care Extended Diploma students achieved MMM or above
⭐ 90% of Sport Extended Diploma students achieved MMM or above
⭐ An A Level pass rate of 88.9%

Students will now progress to universities across the UK, apprenticeships and employment, pursuing futures in healthcare, computing, cyber security, teaching, education and sport.

Congratulations to all our students. We are incredibly proud of everything you have achieved and look forward to seeing what you do next.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4qf9vMA

13/08/2026

It was our pleasure to support Sheffield Mencap & Gateway through our grant giving programme - Sheffield Legacy Fund ☺️

With our funding they've been able to continue delivering weekly fitness sessions for people with a learning disability 🥰

More info about Sheffield Legacy Fund here 👇
https://sheffieldolympiclegacypark.co.uk/legacy-fund/

🫶 We want to say a massive thank you to Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park for awarding £954 funding to our fitness group for adults!

👉 Our weekly fitness group for people with a learning disability helps members improve their health, fitness and wellbeing, whilst reducing social isolation. We couldn’t keep it going without the generosity of funders like the Olympic Legacy Park.

🫶 Thank you to South Yorkshire's Community Foundation for this funding opportunity.

👉 Find out more about our sports and fitness groups for people with a learning disability here: https://www.sheffieldmencap.org.uk/sports-health-wellbeing/

11/08/2026

A very exciting milestone for Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS and Charity as HBC Construction hands over The Spark, a £24m world-class facility and home of the National Centre for Child Health Technology.

The Spark will open in October and we're very much looking forward to welcoming Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS and Charity and their staff and patients to Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. 😊

We’ve reached an exciting milestone as construction is now complete on Sheffield Children's newest world-class building!

Opening in autumn 2026, The Spark will be home of the National Centre for Child Health Technology – the only facility of its kind in the UK dedicated to bringing together healthcare, innovation, and technology development to create healthier futures for children and young people.

As we celebrate our 150th year, we're proud to have developed a world-class facility where children and young people can help shape the future of healthcare for many years to come.

Thank you to everyone involved in this brilliant achievement. We're looking forward to officially opening later at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park this year.

Find out more on our website by following the link in the comments below.

03/08/2026

We're looking forward to welcoming the to Sheffield starting on Thursday 6 August 😊

Events will take place at venues across the city with many of them being hosted at Canon Medical Arena, EIS - Sheffield and Steel City Stadium here at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park 👏

Take a look at the link below for your handy games guide 👇
https://tinyurl.com/Sheffield-Games-Guide

27/07/2026

A special anniversary celebration took place at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park last week to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the 1991 World Student Games.

The Games laid the foundations for Sheffield’s sporting legacy - from the creation of world-class sporting venues to recognition as the UK’s first City of Sport, to being awarded national funding for further sporting venues, and the creation of Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.

Read more – https://sheffieldolympiclegacypark.co.uk/anniversary-celebration-for-the-1991-world-student-games/

23/07/2026

In case you missed it - catch up on the latest news from Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park ...

Recent highlights include
🔹The Great North hosting a landmark event for the Northern Mayors' Olympic and Paralympic bid discussion
🔹 Sheffield Hallam University appointing Dr Katie Shearn as Director of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) Centre
🔹 Scarborough Group announcing HiVE Places, a new platform for high value-add innovation environments
🔹 Lynx Training Academy launching Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training at Steel City Stadium

Read more 👉 https://mailchi.mp/ff93a762f39c/news_apr26-6428673

20/07/2026

The latest Community Connector newsletter is out now!

Pick up a copy in a local venue or click on the link below to read.

Yet again a bumper issue full of health and wellbeing advice and information, details on upcoming events and activities, and of course 'local life' updates and good news stories 😊

Dive into our extensive resources on the topic that interests you. It's like a masterclass to be explored at your own pace.