*UPDATED* Workshops for grassroots sport organisations
4th April 2025
We’re working with partners on Sport For Good West Yorkshire, a free programme of mentoring and workshops on key priorities for sports clubs and organisations. This project is funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
There are almost 2,500 sports clubs and organisations registered in West Yorkshire. They play an important role in their local communities, while offering a place for people to come together and feel proud of their community. This is being put at risk as sports clubs and organisations face more and more challenges. Rising running costs, the rising cost of living keeping people from participating, a national drop in volunteering!
To overcome these challenges, some sports clubs and organisations are considering reducing their sessions and many are using their reserves. But this is not a long-term solution.
Sport For Good
We are launching a new programme for people who run sports clubs and organisations in the most deprived areas of West Yorkshire because we need to increase the resilience, engagement, sustainability and diversity of these organisations. Workshops will:
- Be delivered by experienced professionals who get results
- Be completely free
- Take place in the evening so we don’t disrupt your work
- Share examples of best practice for sports organisations
- Give practical advice to fit your needs and capacity
Workshops
We are holding free workshops held both online and in-person in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. The Bradford Workshops are (links to Eventbrite):
- ✅ How to Attract, Retain and Support Volunteers: 24 April from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Grange Interlink, Summerville Road, Bradford BD7 1PX
- ✅ How to Improve Your Governance: 7 May from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Grange Interlink, Summerville Road, Bradford BD7 1PX
- ✅ Fundraising and Income Generation: 14 May from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1LT
- ✅ Understanding Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: 20 May from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Keighley College, Bradford Road, Keighley BD21 4HQ
- ✅ How To Create an Environmental Action Plan: 21 May from 6.30pm to 9:00pm. BEAP Community Partnership, 31 Cornwall Road, Bradford BD8 7JN
We will be announcing further workshops in June so keep an eye out on our website and social media for all the details!
Mentoring
Mentoring sessions with experienced professionals will be available for eligible sports clubs or organisations who need extra support. These sessions will see eligible clubs receive support and expert advice in bid-writing or developing a fundraising plan.
More info
We’re excited to be delivering this project as a partnership between the five local infrastructure organisations in West Yorkshire and specialist partner Participate Projects. This will bring you our collective expertise with voluntary and community organisations of all sizes, and knowledge of communities across West Yorkshire. The partners are:
- Third Sector Leaders Kirklees
- Community Action Bradford & District
- Voluntary & Community
- Voluntary Action Leeds
- Nova Wakefield District
- Participate Projects
The Sport for Good project is part of the £2.3 million You Can Make It Here programme which is funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The programme aims to support and grow the region’s creative sector through a range of training and investment opportunities.
