Applicant: Grassington Playgrounds Association

Funding Awarded: £39,907.00

Description: Grassington Playgrounds Association, a registered local charity, is seeking support to improve recreational facilities for children in the village of Grassington. While the wider playground requires future investment, the most urgent need is to provide a safe and suitable space for children to ride bicycles and scooters. The first phase of this improvement plan proposes replacing the outdated and unsuitable skate park next to the main playground with a modern community pump track. This new facility would offer a safe, skill‑building environment for riders of all ages. Grassington currently has no cycling provision despite high demand, leaving families to travel at least 10 miles to Skipton or use car parks and housing estates for children to learn to ride. A pump track would bring Grassington in line with other Wharfedale communities and provide a much‑needed local resource promoting active, healthy lifestyles.

Applicant: Yes @ Arete

Funding Awarded: £5,660.14

Description: This project will establish the first accessible Rebound Therapy service in Ryedale, addressing a major gap in local provision. The nearest public centre is 50 miles away, limiting access for people with disabilities who benefit from therapeutic movement. The project lead, a trained Rebound Therapy Practitioner with 10 years’ experience supporting people with learning difficulties, has already delivered a successful pilot showing clear physical and emotional benefits. Funding will enable a permanent programme, essential accessibility equipment, and volunteer training to increase delivery and ensure permanence. Working with NHS physiotherapy teams and local disability groups, the project will create an inclusive, sustainable service improving health, wellbeing and community support.

Applicant: Wetwheels

Funding Awarded: £14,000.00

Description: The New Horizons Project will make sea fishing fully accessible to disabled people across Yorkshire by providing inclusive fishing trips aboard Wetwheels’ specially adapted powerboat. Using specialist equipment, even participants with complex disabilities can safely and actively take part in the sport. The project supports disabled individuals and families experiencing social isolation or financial barriers, responding to strong demand identified through local disability organisations. Alongside increasing participation, the project will boost confidence, independence and wellbeing. Within six months, an accessible angling club will be established, strengthening community connections and expanding Wetwheels Yorkshire’s long‑term impact for disabled people on and off the water.

Applicant: Settle Cricket Club

Funding Awarded: £10,750.00

Description: Settle Cricket Club is seeking support to build new fixed outdoor cricket training nets to meet growing demand and improve player development. The club has expanded significantly, now running 4 senior teams, a women’s team, 9 junior teams—including three all‑girls squads—and a thriving walking‑cricket group. With only one ground and limited training time, additional nets are essential to allow multiple teams to train safely and simultaneously, particularly the women’s team, which previously had to train off‑site. The club plays a central role in the community, coaching children from age six and working with local primary schools, fostering pride, participation and belonging.

Applicant: Hillside Scout Group

Funding Awarded: £5,660.14

Description: Hillside Scout Group is seeking funding to purchase archery equipment so that archery can become a regular, accessible activity for the 70 young people aged 6–18 who attend Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. The group serves a wide rural area with limited youth provision, offering a safe space that builds confidence, wellbeing and social connection. Archery is one of the most requested activities, but currently can only be offered occasionally using borrowed equipment or by travelling to other centres. Having our own equipment will allow trained leaders to deliver regular sessions, helping young people develop focus, coordination and resilience while strengthening our community.

Applicant: Wombleton Sports and Recreation Club Ltd (WSRC)

Funding Awarded: £19,469.00

Description: This project will renovate the village tennis court by fully resurfacing it to create a safe, durable multi‑use games area (MUGA) and replacing the damaged perimeter fencing. The existing court surface has significantly deteriorated, with loose and uneven areas making it unsafe for regular use, while recent storms have caused substantial damage to the fencing. Renovating the facility will restore a valuable community sports asset, enable a wider range of outdoor activities, and provide a safe, accessible space for residents of all ages to enjoy.

Applicant: Whitby and Esk Valley Active Travel

Funding Awarded: £9,145.35

Description: We will be able to acquire adaptive bikes that will give an opportunity for those less able , with their family and carers , to enjoy our fantastic scenery on the Cinder Track , in safety . These would be the first available for hire in the area and could be life changing for many.

Applicant: Richmond Bike Park, Richmond Yorkshire CIC

Funding Awarded: £49,999.00

Description: The Bike Park Project will create a safe, fully inclusive off‑road cycling facility in Richmond, addressing the lack of accessible places for people to ride and be active together. Designed for riders of all ages and abilities, the park will include adaptive‑bike‑friendly trails and features shaped by community input, including support for neurodiverse users. Engagement through school assemblies, consultations and events has demonstrated strong enthusiasm. The park will promote wellbeing, resilience and connection to nature while strengthening community pride and volunteering. Within six months of funding, the site will be a thriving, family‑friendly space alive with activity, belonging and shared ownership.

Applicant: Eimaan Culture and Community Services CIC

Funding Awarded: £15,000.00

Description: This project will introduce Bollywood dance classes and female‑only swimming sessions in York to support ethnic minority communities to take part in culturally appropriate physical activity. Evidence shows these groups face poorer health outcomes, so improving access to inclusive sport is essential for reducing inequalities and strengthening wellbeing. Regular sessions will empower participants to build confidence, improve physical and mental health, and develop long‑term healthy habits. The project also promotes community cohesion by creating safe, welcoming spaces for diverse groups to be active together. Within six months, we expect increased confidence, improved wellbeing and greater participation among groups who traditionally face barriers to exercise.

Applicant: Helperby and Brafferton Sports Association

Funding Awarded: £49,999.00

Description: The current sports pavilion is dilapidated and unable to support the growing needs of the village and surrounding communities. This project will transform it into a Community Sports and Activity Hub (CSAH) to increase opportunities for girls and women, families, disabled people and older residents to be active locally. Around 170 people already use the sports field regularly, and in a recent survey of 200 residents, 100% said improved facilities are essential for sustaining and increasing participation. With significant housing growth, a full primary school and very limited public transport, accessible on‑site facilities are vital. A modern, inclusive indoor hub will boost health, wellbeing and social connection while reducing isolation.

Applicant: The Friends of Rowntree Park

Funding Awarded: £19,654.00

Description: This project will increase the number of teenage girls who are active, confident and visible in York’s public parks. Girls’ use of parks drops sharply after age 11, and existing park facilities often prioritise competitive, male‑dominated sports that girls rarely use. Engagement shows girls want informal, social and low‑pressure ways to be active. Funding will introduce new informal movement equipment to the co‑designed teen area in Rowntree Park and deliver a two‑year programme of 20 sport and movement sessions, including skating, dance, basketball, football and outdoor fitness. The project will also produce a transferable model for wider use, enabling long‑lasting increases in girls’ participation across York and North Yorkshire.

Applicant: The Ingleby Arncliffe Children's Cycle Track Working Group

Funding Awarded: £13,586.00

Description: We are seeking funding to create a dedicated children’s cycle track within the village recreation area, providing a safe, accessible space for children to learn to ride, build confidence and enjoy cycling together. Currently, riding safely in the village is extremely difficult: there are few pavements, and surrounding roads - the A19 and A172 - carry fast, heavy traffic. When incidents occur, the village becomes a dangerous rat run, increasing risks for young cyclists. A recent survey of around 120 households highlighted children’s safety as a major concern, echoed by letters and drawings from local schoolchildren. A cycle track will offer a secure, healthy and community‑strengthening solution.

Applicant: Dance Space Projects CIC (York Dance Space)

Funding Awarded: £16,950.00

Description: Move and Bloom will increase physical activity, confidence and wellbeing for female‑identifying young people aged 10–14 in Tang Hall, one of York’s most deprived wards. The project will offer free weekly dance and creative‑movement sessions, co‑designed with participants to ensure activities are inclusive, culturally relevant and enjoyable. By reducing barriers such as cost, confidence, safety and lack of local provision, girls will build physical literacy, resilience, social connection and a strong sense of belonging. Within nine months, girls will take ownership of sessions, culminating in an outdoor community dance festival. The project creates long‑term foundations for sustainable female‑focused activity and youth leadership in Tang Hall.

Applicant: Friends of St Nicholas Fields (St Nicks)

Funding Awarded: £15,771.00

Description: This project will support people experiencing mental health challenges to improve their physical and emotional wellbeing through safe, supportive nature‑based movement and wellbeing activities. After 10 years of delivering ecotherapy programmes, we know the significant barriers individuals face accessing mainstream physical activity, including medication side‑effects, low confidence and energy, financial hardship, isolation and feeling excluded from typical sport settings. Community engagement confirms the need for accessible, confidence‑building spaces. Working with partner organisations, the programme will be inclusive of marginalised groups and aims to increase access to green spaces, improve physical and mental wellbeing, reduce isolation and build resilience—while strengthening social cohesion and pride in place.

Applicant: Haxby Town Council/ Haxby Netball Club

Funding Awarded: £33,900.00

Description: This project will transform the unsafe, deteriorating courts at Ethel Ward Playing Fields into a vibrant, inclusive multi‑sport hub prioritising women, girls and young people. Funding will allow installation of a durable all‑weather surface, Mental Health First Aid training for club leaders, and - if achievable - solar‑powered floodlights. These improvements will provide safe, accessible opportunities for netball, football and fitness, breaking down barriers that often prevent women and girls from being active locally. The hub will embed early‑intervention health benefits, reduce inactivity, strengthen mental wellbeing and build community connection. It will also cut travel‑related emissions, reduce anti‑social behaviour, and create lasting pride and opportunity for future generations.

Applicant: SELFA Children's Charity

Funding Awarded: £20,000.00

Description: This project will enable SELFA, in partnership with The Knotted Project, to deliver weekly creative, movement‑based activity sessions for children and young people aged 10–19 across Skipton, Settle and Bentham. Many participants face physical or mental health challenges, additional needs or social isolation, and struggle to access mainstream physical activity. With high staffing ratios and SEND‑specialist practitioners, sessions will be safe, inclusive and tailored to each young person. Activities will build fitness, confidence, resilience, social connection and self‑expression, while providing respite for families. Through co‑created projects and volunteering roles, young people will develop leadership skills and community belonging, creating happier, more active and more confident participants. Activities will be delivered both during term time and the holidays to reduce drop off and address needs of families and young people.

Applicant: Mind in Harrogate District

Funding Awarded: £9,967.00

Description: This project will improve the mental and physical wellbeing of people experiencing mental health challenges by providing supportive, accessible running group sessions locally. Led by trained staff with mental‑health first aid skills, the programme will deliver four guided running courses per year for two years, offering safe, low‑pressure activity, encouragement and wellbeing‑focused support. Many participants face barriers such as low confidence, fear of judgement and lack of inclusive environments, and this project responds directly to service‑user demand. Sessions will build resilience, improve mood, increase self‑esteem and support healthier routines, helping people take positive steps toward better wellbeing while reducing longer‑term pressure on mental health services. Co-designed by service users and look to upskill internal staff and group participants in run leader training for long term sustainability.

Applicant: AFC Eastfield

Funding Awarded: £8,294.00

Description: AFC Eastfield is an open‑age men’s football team based at Eastway Sports & Social Club, sharing facilities with the Scarborough Sirens, who will merge next season to form AFC Eastfield Sirens. The club has begun safeguarding‑compliant junior training for under‑7s, with plans to add new age‑group teams annually up to under‑14s. Most players live in Eastfield, an area among the 10% most deprived nationally, where child poverty and mental‑health challenges are high. Funding for a storage container, junior goalposts and a gang mower will secure essential equipment, improve pitch maintenance and help create a long‑term community sports hub offering inclusive, positive opportunities for local residents.

Applicant: Golf in society

Funding Awarded: £6,890.00

Description: This project will create one Golf Health Hubs in Scarborough/Whitby, Malton or Northallerton. Targeting older adults, veterans and people with Parkinson’s, dementia, mobility challenges and other conditions, the hubs will offer weekly inclusive golf sessions alongside physiotherapy, occupational therapy support and monthly health checks. Delivered with Active North Yorkshire, local golf venues and university OT/PT students, the hubs will provide early intervention in places where services are limited and transport barriers exist. Within six months, communities will see supportive, active hubs where people build strength, confidence, friendships and long‑term wellbeing.

Applicant: Flying Futures CIC

Funding Awarded: £17,055.00

Description: This project will provide free, local and accessible sport and movement sessions for young people aged 8–16 living around Abbotts Road Estate in Selby (IMD 1), where many families face financial barriers, limited transport and safety concerns. Parts of the area are within the top 10% most deprived nationally, leaving many young people inactive, isolated and with few safe places to go. By delivering regular activities within walking distance of home, the project removes key barriers and creates a welcoming space where young people can build confidence, improve health and develop positive routines. Within six months, St Richard’s Centre will be thriving with regular attendees, stronger community connection and happier, healthier young people.

Applicant: Gallows Close Centre

Funding Awarded: £16,218.00

Description: Barrowcliff’s Unstoppable Girls will empower girls aged 6–14 through three inclusive programmes - Boxing Belles, Bootiful Girls football and Girls’ Zumba. Led by qualified female coaches, the project creates safe, supportive spaces where girls can build confidence, resilience and physical health. Designed to overcome the barriers girls face in traditional sport, the sessions offer accessible, enjoyable ways to get active while strengthening positive friendships. Consultation with families and schools shows strong demand for this offer. Within six months, girls will be mastering new skills, supporting one another and developing healthier routines. The project nurtures confidence, challenges stereotypes and builds community pride, helping girls grow into empowered, connected young women.

Applicant: Sparks Project CIO

Funding Awarded: £20,000.00

Description: Sparks works in Barrowcliff, Eastfield and Castle wards in Scarborough - areas among the 5% most deprived nationally, with significant health inequalities and higher rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity, smoking and poor mental health. This project will help residents understand their physical and mental health needs and explore barriers that prevent them from engaging in movement and wellbeing activities. Many local people face poverty, low confidence, limited role models and complex life circumstances that make change feel overwhelming. As a trusted community organisation, Sparks is well placed to offer compassionate, practical support that helps residents build healthier routines, increase confidence and discover more positive ways of living.

Applicant: NLY Community Sport Ltd

Funding Awarded: £11,060.00

Description: This project aims to increase physical activity for adults and children with disabilities and learning difficulties in Selby, responding to strong demand identified through community events and engagement with the Beech Tree Surgery and Neurodiversity Network. Many people say there are few suitable, inclusive opportunities. We will expand our disability football provision and introduce new activities - such as Boccia and Walking Cricket - based on what local disabled and neurodiverse residents told us they want. Our track record shows we can increase confidence, aspirations and weekly enjoyment for participants, while providing valuable respite for parents. Within six months, we expect a thriving, welcoming session with high participation and a positive atmosphere.

Applicant: Haunted City Roller Derby

Funding Awarded: £9,963.59

Description: Haunted City Roller Derby, North Yorkshire’s only competitive roller derby league, aims to reduce financial barriers so more low‑income, disabled and LGBTQ+ skaters can participate in this highly inclusive sport. Member surveys show significant need: over half of respondents have experienced financial hardship affecting their ability to join sport. Roller derby has proven wellbeing benefits, but the cost of essential equipment typically £170-£830 excludes many who would benefit most. Funding will enable long‑term kit‑hire, including plus‑size‑appropriate gear and protective equipment, removing the biggest barrier to entry. With consistently strong attendance, the project will expand access, strengthen inclusion and ensure long‑term sustainability for the league.

Applicant: Next Door But One

Funding Awarded: £25,066.80

Description: This project will pilot a year‑long movement and active participation programme for learning‑disabled teenagers and adults, unpaid carers, and girls from lower socio‑economic backgrounds. These groups told us they want opportunities to move and build physical confidence but face barriers such as past negative experiences, unmet access needs, cost, travel and low confidence. Co‑created with York Carers Centre, Camphill Village Trust, The Snappy Trust and Clifton Green Primary School, the programme embeds movement into creative, familiar activities - making physical activity enjoyable and empowering. Within six months, participants will be more active, confident and connected, with families reporting improvements in wellbeing, independence and social interaction.

Applicant: Bee-Able CIC

Funding Awarded: £9,900.00

Description: Bee‑Able CIC has supported neurodivergent and disabled people in Selby since 2013, providing a trusted, inclusive space for confidence, independence and social connection. This project will expand our successful Monday Movement pilot, offering a broader programme of accessible physical activity for disabled and neurodivergent adults at the larger Brayton Community Centre, in partnership with Selby PLC. Consultation shows a clear lack of suitable disability‑friendly activities locally. We will deliver weekly two‑hour sessions and supported trips to local clubs, helping participants gain confidence in community settings while supporting clubs to become more inclusive. Transport support via Communitea’s minibus will remove additional barriers. Throughout the project participants will attend clubs across Selby, both encouraging long term participation in mainstream activities and upskilling local providers in inclusion.

Applicant: The SLM community leisure charitable trust

Funding Awarded: £23,154.56

Description: The Moving Well Project will support Whitby’s ageing population living with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions by providing early, community‑based intervention to reduce pain, prevent decline and improve wellbeing. Many residents with arthritis face long NHS waits, limited exercise guidance and growing isolation. Working with Age UK, Whitby MSK Team and Whitby PCN, the project will deliver tailored movement classes, condition‑management courses, physio one‑to‑ones and non‑movement wellbeing workshops. A new MSK Community Hub at Whitby Leisure Centre will offer safe, instructor‑led activity, education and social support. Outcomes will include improved mobility, reduced pain, greater confidence and stronger community connection, demonstrating the value of early community‑based MSK support.

Applicant: No limits foundation

Funding Awarded: £13,700.00

Description: This project will expand No Limits Foundation’s trauma‑informed Krav Maga programme, supporting young people and veterans in Scarborough who experience mental ill‑health, isolation and financial hardship. Scarborough has some of the highest deprivation and poorest health outcomes in North Yorkshire, and demand for inclusive wellbeing support is rising. Our sessions provide accessible physical activity that builds confidence, emotional resilience and community connection. However, the charity can no longer meet demand for free places, particularly for low‑income and disabled participants. Funding will remove cost barriers, expand capacity, strengthen partnerships with schools and community services, and ensure vulnerable residents can access life‑changing, confidence‑building support.

Applicant: Energise Leisure Centre

Funding Awarded: £14,166.00

Description: This project will transform an under‑used community room at Energise Leisure Centre into a dedicated sensory space for families and community groups. Consultation with local organisations and families shows a clear need for inclusive, low‑cost environments that support neurodiverse children. York has nearly 23,000 children aged 0–10, with 14.9% identified as having SEND, and the city’s 2025–2029 Inclusion and Belonging Strategy highlights the need for more quiet, sensory‑friendly spaces. The room will be open to all, with low‑cost access and potential private use for disability groups. It will provide a calming, supportive environment that improves wellbeing and reduces barriers for families.

Applicant: Age UK North Yorkshire Coast and Moors

Funding Awarded: £22,116.38

Description: Moving Together is a 12‑month pilot delivered by Age UK North Yorkshire Coast & Moors, Carers Plus Yorkshire and Everyone Active to support carers and cared‑for individuals in rural and coastal communities experiencing high inactivity, isolation and declining wellbeing. Twenty carers will receive up to eight tailored, one‑to‑one home‑based movement sessions from specialist practitioners, followed by supported transitions into inclusive community activity. Home delivery removes barriers such as transport, anxiety and low confidence while improving physical function and emotional resilience. The project aims to create a ripple effect across households, enhancing mood, reducing stress and establishing a preventive pathway that reduces pressure on health services.

Applicant: Sen-Active Community Glow CIC

Funding Awarded: £6,675.00

Description: This project will increase physical activity, confidence and wellbeing among two underserved groups: dads and male carers of children with SEND, and teens and young adults with SEND. Working with the community group Dads Behaving Madly, we will offer fun, inclusive multi‑sport sessions that help reduce isolation, improve mental health and strengthen peer support. Alongside this, we will deliver accessible multi‑sport sessions for SEND teenagers and young adults, providing safe spaces to build self‑esteem, social skills and positive routines. Having worked with both groups previously, we have seen the transformative impact engaging, enjoyable activity can have on confidence, connection and overall wellbeing.

Applicant: Honeyball United WFC

Funding Awarded: £3,000.00

Description: Honeyball United WFC is a grassroots football club in York providing a safe, supportive space for women to play sport. This project aims to introduce walking football for women aged 40+, supporting physical, mental and social wellbeing while creating a new sense of community. Following a successful pilot, this funding will help us grow regular volunteer-led sessions. Within six months, the project will have weekly pay-as-you-play sessions, build a group of around 20 regular players, support a new female coach, and form a team to enter a local Yorkshire league for the 2026/27 season — addressing the current lack of women's walking football provision in York.

Applicant: Hambleton Strollers

Funding Awarded: £19,900.00

Description: This project will build a confident, skilled volunteer and community‑leader workforce to tackle inactivity and social isolation across York and North Yorkshire. Many older adults and people from deprived or chaotic backgrounds remain inactive despite the benefits of walking, often because traditional walking groups feel intimidating. Funding will train and support local walk leaders to deliver shorter, welcoming, confidence‑building walks embedded within their communities. These trained leaders will then act as trusted connectors, guiding residents into the wider Ramblers Wellbeing Walks network and national‑park experiences. Strengthening the workforce will ensure long‑term sustainability, expand reach, reduce loneliness and create resilient, active, community‑based support networks.

Applicant: Dementia Forward

Funding Awarded: £17,860.00

Description: This project will strengthen our dementia workforce by training staff and volunteers to deliver specialist dance and movement sessions across our 12 Wellbeing Cafés. People living with dementia and their carers often face isolation, reduced mobility and limited access to inclusive physical activity, yet evidence shows movement improves cognition, mood, balance and quality of life. Funding will upskill our team in dementia‑aware, movement‑based practice and enable us to embed weekly sessions countywide, reaching around 250 people aged 40–100 each week. After six months, staff will be more confident, services more preventative, and movement a routine part of our dementia support offer.

Applicant: Community First Yorkshire

Funding Awarded: £29,994.30

Description: This project will strengthen the regional voluntary‑sector workforce by building the skills, confidence and capability of clubs and groups across York and North Yorkshire. First, we will support facility‑dependent organisations to improve operational practice and environmental sustainability, reducing running costs and securing long‑term viability so staff and volunteers can deliver high‑quality physical activity in safe, accessible spaces. Second, we will provide targeted workforce development in governance, leadership and compliance, addressing risks that currently limit effectiveness and place trustees under pressure. By upskilling the workforce, protecting volunteers and improving organisational resilience, the project will enable communities to access sustainable, inclusive activity and thrive.

Applicant: AGE UK NORTH YORKSHIRE AND DARLINGTON

Funding Awarded: £20,000.00

Description: Falls are a leading cause of injury and loss of independence among older adults in North Yorkshire. Many older people aged 50+ live in rural areas with limited access to structural physical activity. Evidence shows that strength, balance and mobility programs significantly reduce falls risk and improve confidence. Having a programme of activities in North Yorkshire will help older adults live in their homes longer and reduce pressure on the NHS.

Applicant: ABL Health Ltd - Be U North Yorkshire Service

Funding Awarded: £21,800.00

Description: Be U North Yorkshire will strengthen the local physical‑activity workforce by upskilling providers to deliver neuro‑inclusive opportunities for children and young people with SEND. Families tell us that many current activity environments and delivery styles are not accessible, despite evidence that movement supports routine, sleep, emotional regulation and social connection. This project will train 65 staff across 15 organisations, helping them adapt environments, processes and communication. We will also recruit and support 10 neuro‑inclusion ambassadors to embed long‑term culture change, with an annual network to sustain best practice. This workforce development will create a consistent, welcoming and inclusive activity offer for CYP and families in Scarborough.

Applicant: Scarborough Disabled Swimming Group

Funding Awarded: £17,325.00

Description: This project will strengthen the local health‑activity workforce to better support people with long‑term health conditions through inclusive, community‑based exercise opportunities. A trained Health Navigator will act as the core workforce asset - triaging referrals from the PCN, conducting personalised health assessments, supporting behaviour change, and bridging health, community and non‑traditional sport settings. We will upskill SDSG volunteers to deliver activities such as supported gym sessions, walking groups, Escape Pain, chair‑based exercise, Good Boost classes and inclusive swimming. By embedding referral pathways and developing volunteer‑led delivery, the project builds sustainable capacity, reduces health inequalities and creates long‑term, accessible activity opportunities for people with LTHCs.

Applicant: Ripon Rockets Netball Club

Funding Awarded: £7,377.49

Description: Ripon Rockets Netball Club wants to make netball more accessible for girls and women across North Yorkshire by investing in the workforce needed to sustain and grow participation. Rising facility and equipment costs make it harder to keep fees low, and many girls cannot join without financial support. The club currently has 125 members and a waiting list, but growth is limited by a shortage of qualified coaches and umpires. Funding will train young women as new coaches and officials, future‑proofing the club and expanding capacity. This will also allow the club to maintain reduced‑fee and free places for girls from low-income backgrounds and refresh essential equipment.

Applicant: York City Knights Foundation T/A York RLFC Foundation

Funding Awarded: £17,999.00

Description: York RLFC Foundation seeks funding to recruit, develop and retain a strong, diverse community rugby league workforce across York and North Yorkshire. With the York Knights joining the Super League and the York Valkyrie competing in the Women’s Super League, there is a major opportunity to grow the sport through increased visibility and positive role models. This project will upskill staff and volunteers, train new coaches and community leaders, and diversify the workforce to better engage inactive women and girls, disabled people and neurodiverse participants. Funding will build long‑term volunteer capacity, strengthen community delivery, and create a sustainable legacy for rugby league in the region.

Applicant: York Mind

Funding Awarded: £29,693.00

Description: Safe and Effective Practice will build a stronger, more confident physical‑activity workforce across York and North Yorkshire by equipping coaches, instructors, volunteers and programme leads to deliver safe, inclusive and mentally‑informed sessions. Many deliverers feel underprepared to support participants with mental‑health needs, and long NHS waits mean community providers are filling critical gaps. Co‑designed with over 180 partners, the programme will deliver workshops, eLearning and peer‑support groups to improve knowledge, safeguarding, confidence and resilience. This training will reduce health inequalities, strengthen partnerships between sport and mental‑health services, and ensure communities—particularly in rural areas—can access safe, supportive and effective physical activity.

Applicant: Huby Playing Fields Association

Funding Awarded: £49,999.00

Description: This project will boost wellbeing in Huby and Sutton‑on‑the‑Forest by delivering a new, accessible pavilion to unlock the full potential of the village’s 6‑acre recreation ground. The facility will support sport, health and community activities, with a particular focus on expanding junior sport. Huby Corinthians Junior Football Club now has 70 players aged 4–13, two‑thirds of them girls, and local football and cricket clubs are keen to use the site for junior fixtures. The pavilion will enhance capacity, storage and community use, supporting fitness classes, youth groups, events and fundraisers. Within six months, up to 30% of residents are expected to benefit year‑round.

Applicant: Acomb Sports & Social Club

Funding Awarded: £35,000.00

Description: This project will create modern, inclusive changing facilities at Acomb Sports Club, enabling the expansion of physical activity programmes for girls, women, disabled participants and others with privacy needs. Although 40 girls currently play junior cricket, the club cannot launch a full women’s section - leaving an estimated 40–60 additional females unable to participate - due to inadequate changing spaces. The upgrade will provide private cubicle‑based changing and showers, accessible toilets, improved drainage, efficient lighting and ventilation, and energy‑saving doors and windows. This will remove key barriers to participation, support new teams and year‑round activity, safeguard juniors in mixed‑gender sport, and reduce water, energy use and carbon.

Applicant: Ripon Rugby Union Football Club Limited

Funding Awarded: £20,000.00

Description: This project will refurbish an outdated, male‑designed changing room at Ripon RUFC to create a modern, private and female‑friendly space for women and girls. The Ripon BlueBelles currently use communal facilities that lack privacy, dignity and basic sanitary provision, limiting growth at a time of rising female participation. Recent engagement shows strong demand, with parents and players eager for girls’ rugby opportunities and women’s teams already connected to the club. A refurbished space will immediately improve safety, comfort and belonging. Within six months, we expect better retention, new girls’ sessions, increased confidence and reassurance for families that women and girls are truly valued at Ripon RUFC.

Applicant: Thirsk Bowmen

Funding Awarded: £49,999.00

Description: Thirsk Bowmen require support to secure permanent ownership of their ground to prevent potential eviction, which would immediately close the club and end all community, training and competitive activity. With 169 members aged 8–80+, the club serves a highly diverse rural community but current venue restrictions limit full inclusion. Owning the site will provide year‑round access, tackle rural isolation and enable disabled, older, LGBTQ+ and junior members to participate fully. It will also establish a secure regional archery hub capable of hosting major events, with expected membership growth of 10%. Within six months, the club will deliver a fully inclusive outdoor shooting range.

Applicant: Ingleton Swimming Pool

Funding Awarded: £30,000.00

Description: Ingleton Swimming Pool urgently needs to replace its ageing heating system, currently reliant on three 40‑year‑old gas boilers and a failing hot‑water cylinder. Upgrading to two high‑efficiency, hydrogen‑ready condensing boilers and an air‑source heat pump will secure the pool’s long‑term sustainability, reduce energy use and ensure consistent water temperatures for the rural community it serves. A modern, reliable system will support more regular exercise classes—particularly for older adults—and enable year‑round provision, including cold‑water swimming. This investment will protect a vital community asset, lower operating costs, improve environmental performance and keep local people active, healthy and connected.

Applicant: Carlton Towers Cricket Club

Funding Awarded: £36,237.00

Description: The club is the only sports club in the village and the only club with a Women’s and Girls’ section within 22 miles. Funding will support Project Legacy, an ambitious programme designed to build on the club’s first‑ever promotion to the Premier League and secure long‑term sustainability. The project aims to increase participation, deliver workforce development for women and girls and juniors, expand community outreach, complete a new non‑turf net facility, and strengthen the Women’s and Girls’ section. It will also improve member and community satisfaction. Developed after years of progress, the project will future‑proof the club and enhance inclusive sporting opportunities for the surrounding rural community.

Applicant: Up4Yorks

Funding Awarded: £25,426.51

Description: Through the recruitment of a physical activity co-ordinator, we would be able to significantly increase our capacity and focus on Movement, Activity and Sport for Selby, responding directly to local need and demand. The role will focus on three key areas: Increasing the workforce to deliver inclusive activities and expand our current offer. Targeted engagement with communities, tackling inequalities in accessing movement. Inform future decision making around Movement, Activity and Sport based on this work.

Applicant: Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Mind

Funding Awarded: £18,948.80

Description: Active Minds will support adults living with serious mental illness who face significant barriers to physical activity and often feel excluded from mainstream provision. The project will provide personalised, flexible movement support that meets people where they are—whether gentle activity at home, short outdoor walks, or building confidence to try new activities. Drawing on learning from our successful Wellness Bridge project, trained staff will offer realistic movement plans, low-level activity, holistic wellbeing support, funded sessions in welcoming spaces and optional pathways into community activity. After six months, participants will be moving more, feeling more confident and connected, rebuilding routines and improving their physical and mental wellbeing.