March

Derbyshire pupils will soon be teeing off, with the launch of this year’s Derbyshire Schools Golf season.

More than 700 Derbyshire school pupils took part in a special Sport Relief event at Wilsthorpe Business and Enterprise College in Long Eaton.

Pupils at Highfields School in Matlock have launched a new forum group, the Voice of Sport.

Ripley Leisure Centre has played host to Amber Valley’s first Special Schools Sports Association Basketball Competition.

The Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund – which provides emerging sports stars with cash to help them further their sporting careers – has selected a further 42 local athletes to receive bursaries.

Thousands of runners have been taking part in Sport Relief Mile events across Derbyshire – and it’s not over yet.

Around 80 disabled young people from across Derbyshire enjoyed a range of inclusive activities at the first county-wide Decathlon TOP Sportsability Festival.

Amber Valley came out on top at the U11 Derbyshire Sportshall Athletics Finals, which were held at Moorways Sports Centre in Derby.

The Derbyshire Athletics Action Plan 2008/09, outlining plans for the development of the sport within the county, was officially launched at the Derbyshire Sportshall Athletics Finals.

An athletics scheme which gives children the chance to try running, jumping and throwing in different fun athletics events is coming to Derbyshire next month.

With less than six weeks to go until this year’s Derbyshire Building Society 10K, Fun Run and Team Challenge, entries for the event are coming in thick and fast.

The next round of athletes who are to receive bursaries from the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund are to be announced later this month.

A record number of sports coaches have been offered financial support to gain new skills and qualifications in the latest round of the Derbyshire Coach Bursary Fund.

Wimbledon Wheelchair Tennis Champion Jayant Mistry is to join disabled young people at Derbyshire’s first county-wide Decathlon TOP Sportsability Festival.

Midway Football Club is to offer disability football coaching sessions in association with Derby County in the Community and Derbyshire FA.

Derbyshire Sport has been selected as a ‘trailblazer’ for the Extending Activities programme, which will extend the work of after-school and community clubs as part of the Government’s Five Hour Offer.

Two of Derbyshire's top sporting venues are to be included in the London Organising Committee Pre-Games Training Camp Guide.