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Latest News

21/09: Paralympic Powerlifting
Worldclass Lifting are looking for new athletes to compete in one of the fastest growing Paralympics sports.

14/09: Netball just got hotter
Fastnet, the new and exciting game released by English Netball comes to Leeds

03/09: Under 18's learning disabilities football trials
Sunday September 26th

12/08: Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Events Management
free and part- subsidised places available

10/08: Safeguarding workshops for sports club volunteers
in September 2010

30/07: Summer of free swimming for young people in Leeds

29/06: A glorious day for sporting success at First Direct West Yorkshire Youth Games

28/06: Latest government update on ISA
Scheme put on hold

28/06: Involve
is the new newsletter for coaches and volunteers

20/05: Children get active at Leeds Trinity’s alternative sports day

20/05: Leeds Diver first to perform 4.5 somersault
Leeds diver James Denny became the first GB diver to compete the complicated 4.5 somersault off 10 metre

13/05: Taking it to The Edge
University of Leeds opens it's new multi million pound sports facility

13/05: Disability sport training courses
Courses available during summer 2010

13/05: LACoN 2010: Official Draw Date Announced!
draw for this year’s Leeds African Cup of Nations (LACoN), took place on Tuesday 11th May 2010

05/05: Be Active - Be Sporty Fair
find out all the sporty things on offer in NW Leeds - 20th May, 6pm - 8pm, Free entry

05/05: Interested in adult gymnastics?
then let us know what you think by completing our short questionnaire

14/04: Community launches £1m sports centre bid
Local partnership aims to take over the sports centre council wants to close and put it into community ownership

04/03: Goalden Globe Awards 2010
a chance for netballers to say thank you to the huge volunteer workforce that helps to develop Netball at every level

26/02: The 7th Leeds Sports Awards
were held on Monday 15th February at the Headingley Experience

26/02: The RFL Volunteer Awards 2010
to recognise the hard work and support given by volunteers in Rugby League

18/02: History maker Alicia dives into the record books
at the British Gas National Diving Cup

13/01: Timecode - a seminar series in media
Free seminar on Tuesday 26th January 2010 at 6pm

08/01: Cadet Sport 150 Event
Yorkshire celebrates the 150th anniversary year of the Cadet movement

15/12: Four junior development coaching centres set up
in NW Leeds

15/12: Double World Gold
for University of Leeds student Claire Cashmore

19/11: Usain Bolt encourages the young people of Leeds
to work hard to achieve their dreams

19/11: Leeds Sports Awards
submit your nominations

10/11: Funding Workshop
to support club development

09/11: A quick guide to Funding 2009
produced by Leeds City Council's Funding and Partnership Development Officer

09/11: Yorkshire County Cricket club news
10 reasons to love Yorkshire Cricket in 2010

09/11: Sporting Words festival 2009
Friday and Saturday 13th and 14th November

22/10: Congratulations Leeds Rhinos
Congratulations to Leeds Rhinos for their hat-trick victory in Saturday’s engage Super League Grand Final.

09/10: Leeds Gold
is the city's official brand and is now available for use

05/10: Leeds' sporting stars are honoured at civic reception
Triathlon aces the Brownlee brothers, together with kayak star Claire O’Hara honoured.

24/09: Safeguarding workshop for sports club volunteers

22/09: Ballroom Dancing and squash classes
places still available at the University of Leeds

22/09: Under 15’s Yorkshire Bat Twenty 20 Cricket Final

11/09: Happy, Healthy, Active Lunchtimes Conference
on 19th October 2009

18/08: National Disability Tag Rugby Festival 2009
at Headingley Carnegie Stadium in September

18/08: Records smashed at swimming Grand Prix in Leeds
6th - 9th August

11/08: Stars Linford and Darren sprint into Leeds
to see possible sprint stars of the future in action.

11/08: Children's day this Saturday
at Headingley Carnegie

15/07: Leeds athlete ranked No1 in the world
triathlete Alistair Brownlee is currently winning the ITU World Championship series

15/07: Leeds set to go Dutch for Olympic stars in 2012
The Dutch Swimming Federation have chosen to use Leeds as their training base ahead of the 2012 Games

15/07: Yorkshire Cricket in the Community
produce a community strategy for the future

15/07: The Works skate park
introduces free entry during the summer for under 18's

07/07: RLSS Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships
Leeds lifesaver comes home with 6 medals

06/07: Sport Leeds bulletin - issue 6
is now available to download

24/06: 'Triathlon Taster-Come Give it a Tri....'
taster day on Saturday 4th July at Leeds Metropolitan University

05/06: London 2012 Open Weekend
24th and 26th July 2009 register your event now

02/06: Family fun run
called Pants in the Park, coming to Leeds

01/06: Street Athletics comes to Leeds
with Darren Campbell and Linford Christie

29/05: Aussie Rules UK
Leeds team is looking for new players

28/05: Leeds Touch Rugby
is now in its 5th year and looking for teams

28/05: Pool to make splash in city
Work has begun on a new state-of-the-art swimming pool

28/05: Leeds and Serbia sign up to Historic Olympic Agreement
Serbian athletes to train in Leeds in the run-up to the 2012 Games

27/05: Rising star
Jenny Wallwork is set to make a big impact in the world of badminton.

14/04: Be Active, Be Sporty, Sports Fair
Sporting opportunities in NW Leeds

09/04: Bronze Glory for Leeds Diving Twins
at the European Championships in Italy

23/03: All change at Headingley as £21m pavilion moves step closer

20/03: National Bike Week 2009
will be held on 13th - 21st June

02/03: Five a side world record attempt
in support of the Children's Heart Surgery Fund

02/03: Civic Reception for Leeds Rhino's
The Lord Mayor of Leeds is paying tribute to the UK's finest rugby league team – homegrown heroes, the Leeds Rhinos.

26/02: David Stone MBE named Sportsman of the Year
at the Leeds Sports Awards

26/02: World record attempt
for the largest gathering of wheelchair users on ice

26/02: Leeds Primary School Physical Education and Sport Conference
Monday 30 March 2009

16/02: The University Of Leeds Celebrate Football Funding Success

16/02: Calling all blind footballers
John Ball, the Great Britain and England Football coach is coming to Leeds

13/02: Drax cup 2009
Wanted under 9's school cricket teams

12/02: Leeds divers demolish opposition to claim glory
taking half of the available gold medals at the British Championships

15/01: The Olympic Games experience
a picture insight into the Beijing Games

19/12: Sport Leeds Bulletin - issue 5
is now available to download

12/11: Community cash giveaway launched
Volunteer and community groups based in Leeds can apply for a grant of up to £900

11/11: Celebrating The Games
a series of lectures headlined by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson

03/11: British Championship success for Leeds
with 10 Gold and 9 Bronze medals

03/11: Team England Footballers Charity
support Positive Futures to provide more activities in the Little London and Woodhouse area.

03/11: Happy Healthy Active Lunchtimes
a new initiative from Education Leeds

03/11: New study dispels 'lazy teens' image
'We want more to do' say seven in ten teenagers

03/11: Yorkshire Rams American Football 2008
post season newsletter #1

15/10: Hotels quest to find a promising young sports-person
to support with free gym use and specialist sports guidance for a year.

18/09: Active Leeds: a healthy city
Active Leeds is a new partnership which will drive forward Leeds' first physical activity strategy.

18/09: Paralympic Flag Hand-Over Event
Sports display to mark paralympic handover

18/09: Kirklees 10k Challenge
Sunday 19th October 2008, 9:00am

15/09: David Stone wins 2 Gold medals
at the Paralympic Games in Beijing

09/09: Carnegie 75th Anniversary International Gymnastics Gala
GB Gymnast Smith to visit Carnegie

08/09: Accessible Walks
Forthcoming walks in and around the Leeds area

08/09: Yorkshire Rams American Football 2008 Newsletter 11

02/09: Leeds launches bid to host 2012 athletes
'Gateway to Gold' bid to promote Leeds as a training destination for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

18/08: 50p swims
for children this weekend at Leeds City Council pools

13/08: Sport Leeds Bulletin - issue 4
is now available to download

31/07: Leeds athletes going for gold in Beijing
attend civic send off

25/07: Find out what's been happening in the Yorkshire Cricket Community!

24/07: John McGovern meets kids at soccer school
at Leeds Trinity & All Saints

04/07: UK Centre for Coach Excellence in Leeds
The UK Centre for Coaching Excellence in sport and disability sport will be based at Leeds Metropolitan University.

12/06: Garry Chappelow Memorial Fund - Children's Day event
Saturday 16 August 2008, at Headingley Carnegie Ground, Leeds

29/05: Leeds venues chosen for potential paralympic training camps

20/05: Sports entrepreneur wins ‘dragons den’ style competition
at Trinity & All Saints

20/05: Sport England relaunches Sportsmatch
with a new web-based facility enabling applicants to apply online.

19/05: Good Luck Leeds United
Leeds United have qualified for the League 1 play off at Wembley on Sunday 25th May.

15/05: New team GB website
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have launched a new website ahead of the Beijing Games.

13/05: Community Sports Leaders Awards
new courses for 16 to 19 year olds at Yorkshire County Cricket Club

29/04: International Netball Roadshow
Summer roadshow for 8 to 14 year olds.

29/04: Futsal families in Leeds
Futsal is now one of the fastest growing sports in Britain

18/04: Sport Leeds bulletin - issue 3
The April edition is now available to download

01/04: Ethiopian Gold Medallists visit Leeds Metropolitan University
and take part in a training session for local school children.

25/03: Thanks a million x ten
Local entrepreneur donates £10 million to set up charitable fund to benefit causes in Yorkshire.

18/03: Tigers U13's into Final 4
Leeds Tigers U13 Basketball team have made it to the National Final Fours.

14/03: Yorkshire Rams
The Yorkshire Rams American Football club are looking to appoint new Board members.

12/03: Sport Leeds Seminar 2008
Sport Leeds hosted its 5th annual seminar - 'creating sporting pathways' - on 12th March 2008.

18/02: Leeds Sports Awards
Leeds celebrates sporting performance at the 2007 Sports Awards.

31/01: International Badminton Selections
Two Leeds girls selected to represent England at the forthcoming World Team Badminton Championships.

31/01: Sport Leeds Bulletin
Back by popular demand bringing you information on all the latest developments in Sport in Leeds.

Sport Leeds Bulletin

The Sport Leeds bulletin will be published quarterly, and featurs articles on the developments of sport in Leeds and the work of the partners around the city who are helping to achieve the aims of Taking the Lead 2006 to 2012, the sport and active recreation strategy for Leeds.

If you wish to supply an article for the next edition of the bulletin please contact Ruth Hartley:

Email: ruth.hartley@leeds.gov.uk

Call: (0113) 2243329