Weekly Bulletin
West Yorkshire Sport Weekly Bulletin
SHARING YOUR NEWS, VIEWS AND PREVIEWS!
We want to spread the word of your match reports, local triumphs and tragedies, news of budding stars, relaunches, revamps and relocations.
If you have information which you would like to appear on this email please contact julian.pratt@wysport.co.uk or sarah.zagni@wysport.co.uk
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What's new this week?
8th May, 2008
Notes from the editor's desk:
- Yay us! West Yorkshire Sport were the winners of the County Sports Partnership Award at Wembley Stadium during the first ever runningsports national conference. More...
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Wheelchair Tag Rugby League Festival
Rugby League With No Boundaries!
Anyone can play, families welcome, come along and have a go! - Fancy a run with a difference? Grab yourself a friend and a blindfold and head over to Roundhay Park.....more...
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Latest Video Profile: Nordic Walking
Want us to help raise the profile your sport? Drop me a line! Julian.pratt@wysport.co.uk -
Could you be using the Active people information and Market Segmentation statistics to better reach your target markets? Please take 3 minutes to fill in this survey. It would be useful and make Sport England very happy.
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A GREAT RESULT! Latest research from Sport England has shown a significant increase in the number of adults in West Yorkshire who regularly take part in sport and active recreation - the largest increase of all the English regions. more...
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Calling all bloggers! Want to contribute to a new blog section? Share your stories with the world? Mail me: julian.pratt@wysport.co.uk
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ITV want you to Join the celebration of grassroots sport by uploading your sporting videos
- Want a special visit to raise your profile?
Get a Sporting Champions visit.
Page of the week - Promoting Sport Toolkit:
Sport England's excellent set of resources to help toolkit for clubs and other sporting organisations produce professional and effective advertising materials. More...
Have a great week!
Julian and the WYS team
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Promoting Sport Blog:
John Ainsworth at makesportfun.com shares his thoughts on promoting sport ever week in his
make sport fun blog...
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29 ways to get more PR for your sports centre
Some of these points are deliberately contradictory. There‘s more than one way to skin a cat.
- Don‘t panic
- Read the journalists columns before contacting them
- Give them something free – local journalists don‘t earn much and love freebies
Want to share your blogs?
Mail julian.pratt@wysport.co.uk
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Latest News and events from the
West Yorkshire Sport website
Welcome to another weekly round up of sporting news in our area.
News More News....
 | West Yorkshire is top for volunteer support8th May 2008 West Yorkshire Sport were the winners of the County Sports Partnership Award at Wembley Stadium ... More... |
 | Ilkley scores at bat8th May 2008 Ilkley Grammar School’s U15 girls have realised the dream of a lifetime by winning the English ... More... |
 | Newsome Season Imploded over the last 5 days8th May 2008 Going into the game against Wyke away on the Saturday in second place, 1 point behind Wyke, ... More... |
 | Pupils battle it out in mini-Olympics7th May 2008 BUDDING athletes from five Halifax schools competed in a mini Olympic games. More than 200 year ... More... |
 | MEND Places Available in Scissett7th May 2008 There are still places available on the MEND scheme being launched soon in Scissett. MEND is a ... More... |
 | Paralympic dreams are being crushed due to a lack of funding says Mencap7th May 2008 Today, Mencap launches a new campaign highlighting the lack of support for elite athletes with a ... More... |
 | Game, set and cash for young tennis star30th April 2008 A young tennis star is the second recipient of Bradford Council's and SportsAid's b active ... More... |
 | Mayor's Charity Sportive raises more than £5,00030th April 2008 The second Mayor’s Charity Sportive cycle race in Kirklees on Sunday April 27 raised over ... More... |
 | Outdoor Education – Open Afternoon at Leeds Sailing and Activity CentreOpen Afternoon on Thursday 3 July 2008 at Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre (Yeadon Tarn) • ... More... |
 | Wheelchair Tag Rugby League FestivalRugby League With No Boundaries! Anyone can play, families welcome, come along and have a go! ... More... |
 | Yorkshire and the Humber Funders Forum: Raising Resources for Community BuildingsGilberdyke Parish Council and Community Matters, Saturday, 21 June 2008 Event Times: 10.30-16. ... More... |
 | Lady Taverners 2008 entry formPlease find attached the Entry Form for this year’s Lady Taverners competitions. As I stated ... More... |
 | Garry Chappelow Memorial Fund - Children's Day eventA day not to be missed - On Saturday 16 August 2008 at Headingley Carnegie Ground, Leeds, in ... More... |
 | Carnegie Challenge Cup comes to BradfordThe Carnegie Challenge Cup will be visiting Manningham Mills Sports Association on Wednesday 8th ... More... |
Back to Sport More Back to Sport....
 | Keep in touch with rugby8th May 2008 Residents in Bradford are being invited to take part in a touch rugby competition this summer ... More... |
 | Back to Health with Aquamed8th May 2008 Aquamed is low impact water-based exercise which, being non-weight bearing, can help to ... More... |
 | Take the First Steps to Health in Adult Learners Week8th May 2008 Two special walks have been organised for Adult Learners Week (17-23 May) to encourage people to ... More... |
 | Picnic Walks in the Colne Valley8th May 2008 A walk from the Golcar Appleyard Picnic Site in Golcar completes a trilogy of leaflets ... More... |
 | Bluebell Walk in Farnley Tyas7th May 2008 Enjoy the fragrant smell of bluebells in a walk around the Farnley Tyas area on Tuesday, May 13. ... More... |
 | Sporty crafts at the gallery6th May 2008 Children are invited to a fun morning making crafts with a sporting theme. They can make ... More... |
Jobs and vacancies
 | SportsAid Yorkshire & Humberside Regional OfficerSportsAid, the Charity for Sports People, plays a crucial and unique role in funding talented ...More... |
 | Primary School PE Sports Coaches (Keighley & Bradford)We are looking to appoint several enthusiastic and committed Sports Coaches to teach PE from ...More... |
 | Competition Manager (Leeds)We are looking for a talented individual to help manage and co-ordinate the implementation of an ...More... |
 | Disability Development Officer (x 3 posts)Working within one of the County Sports Partnerships and closely with all sports providers, ...More... |
 | Physical Activity Development Support Officer (Huddersfield)Would you like to join Culture and Leisure Service in our vision to widen access and increase ...More... |
Calendar
(Looking for something to do? See also our articles on upcoming sporting Events, and for those looking for something gentler - we have our Back into sport section)
May
8: Carnegie Challenge Cup comes to Bradford
10: Castleford Rufc V Doncaster Phoenix - EDF Energy Junior Vase Final at Twickenham
10: Carnegie Great Student Run 2008
10: ‘Turn on the Tap’ challenge 4-mile walk at Greenhead Park, Huddersfield
15: Sport, Skills & Enterprise Conference, Sheffield United
17-18: East Midlands Basketball Coaching Clinic
18: Wheelchair Tag Rugby League Festival
18: Leeds Bradford Triathalon Children’s Aquathlon Swim/Run
18: Gillette Bobby Moore Fund Championship, 5-a-side football tournament (18+), Leeds heats
28: Sporty crafts at the gallery
30: International Amateur Boxing Tournament fundraiser for Kirklees Youth Games
June
2: Ecotherapy and the green agenda for mental health conference
2. Gillette Bobby Moore Fund Championship, 5-a-side football tournament (18+). Final
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