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 The first phase of this improvement plan proposes replacing the outdated and unsuitable skate park next to the main playground with a modern community pump track.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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: No description provided.

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: Spokey Dokey Badge Club

Funding Awarded: £16,086.00

Description: Hands-on cycling workshops teaching young people practical bike maintenance, safety and repair skills. Delivered by qualified mechanics, the project builds confidence, independence and promotes active travel, with toolkits left in community settings to ensure a lasting legacy.

Applicant: Volunteer It Yourself (VIY)

Funding Awarded: £18,900.00

Description: A two-week youth-led construction and renovation project at Carlton Lodge involving vulnerable young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. Participants gain hands-on experience, mentoring from professional tradespeople and City & Guilds Entry Level 3 accreditation while improving a valued community facility.

Applicant: Harrogate Town AFC CIO

Funding Awarded: £20,000.00

Description: An inclusive football-based programme engaging young people at risk of anti-social behaviour through regular sport, mentoring and personal development activities, with increased focus on girls and disabled young people.

Applicant: Inspire Youth Yorkshire (IYY)

Funding Awarded: £29,924.00

Description: Community-based youth provision delivering weekly open-access sessions offering multi-sport activities, creative opportunities and informal education supported by dedicated youth workers and local partners.

Applicant: SLM Community Leisure Charitable Trust

Funding Awarded: £17,724.60

Description: A structured fitness and sport programme for young people involved in, or at risk of, anti-social behaviour. Participants receive supervised gym sessions, mentoring and free six-month access to gym and swimming facilities.

Applicant: Hunmanby Parish Council

Funding Awarded: £30,000.00

Description: Development of a new floodlit, all-weather multi-sport Playzone providing safe, inclusive recreational space for young people and the wider community, supporting year-round physical activity and reducing anti-social behaviour.

Applicant: York Youth Justice Service

Funding Awarded: £15,000.00

Description: An adventure-based activity programme enabling young people to take part in supervised outdoor and sporting challenges that build resilience, confidence, teamwork and wellbeing.

Applicant: Door84

Funding Awarded: £30,000.00

Description: Creation of a centrally located all-weather sports pitch providing year-round opportunities for structured and informal physical activity, supporting diversionary youth activity and partnership working.