May

England and Everton Ladies player Jill Scott was on hand to present a £9,265 cheque to Aldercar Community Language College during a half-term Holiday Girls Soccer School.

A group of sports coaches working in Amber Valley and Bolsover have become the first in the county to achieve the Derbyshire Coach Mark.

Last weekend saw four of Glossop Judo Club’s fighters travel over to Eindhoven in The Netherlands to compete in the 2008 Mierlo International.

A freestyle skier from Derbyshire is among 250 promising young sportspeople from across Britain who have been chosen to be part of a new 'Local Heroes' programme launched by Lloyds TSB.

More than £3,500 has been pledged to sports coaches in Derbyshire, to help them gain new skills and qualifications, in the latest round of the Derbyshire Coach Bursary Fund.

Aldercar Community Language College has secured £9,265 in funding to promote and develop girls football in the Amber Valley area.

Derbyshire people who make a difference through sport were among the winners at the county's Community Champions awards.

A new campaign bus designed to encourage 18-24 year olds to get 30 minutes of exercise a day has begun a tour of Derbyshire.

Derbyshire squash player Russell Clark leds Derbyshire's Boys Under 13 Squash Team to victory in the Northern Cup at Prestbury Squash Club on May 3 and 4.

Fourteen disabled young leaders have joined forces with members of the Derbyshire Sport Leadership Academy in a new pilot project aimed at engaging more disabled young people in volunteering in sport.

More than 20 people took part in sports taster sessions held across Derbyshire as the county took an active part in the first National Inclusive Fitness Week.

Plans for this year’s Erewash Health and Wellbeing week have been revealed, and will have a focus on activities and access for people with a disability.

Combs Sailing Club near Chapel en le Frith, can be considered among the most picturesque of sailing clubs, especially on a fine sunny day when you can see the reflection of the Derbyshire hills in the glassy water of a still morning.

Erewash Borough Council's Sport and Health Development department has worked closely with the Erewash Community Sport Network to successfully secure £83,000 of Community Investment Funding to develop and implement the sporting priorities identified by local sports clubs and partners in Erewash over the next three years.

Young people with a disability from across Derbyshire and beyond were given the chance to try gymnastics and trampolining at an awareness event in Derby on April 27.

High Peak swimmer Russell Smith has been presented with a £300 bursary as part of a scheme to support Derbyshire’s sporting talent.

Derventio eXcel Swim Squad have once again confirmed their place as one of the top squads in the country, following some outstanding performances at the recent Youth Championships which took place in Coventry.

Emily Waterston from Brookfield Community School and Tapton Park Golf Club in Chesterfield came out on top at the Fairgrove Homes Derbyshire Individual Schools’ Championships.

James Cracknell OBE, double Olympic gold medallist for rowing, has visited Derby to help launch a new campaign to engage Derbyshire’s 18 to 24 year olds in physical activity.

The top three places at the third Derbyshire Youth Sailing series event held at Errwood Sailing Club on Saturday 3rd May were taken by Optimist class dinghies ahead of Lasers, Toppers, an Enterprise and two Graduates, in the 21 strong fleet of competitors.

Derventio eXcel swimmer Dave Ellis, has fulfilled his potential by qualifying for this year’s paralympics games in Beijing following some outstanding swims at Ponds Forge Pool, Sheffield.

Hundreds of young people across the county are preparing performances set to amaze audiences at Derby Assembly Rooms with this year’s ‘Rock Challenge’ competitions on Tuesday May 5th. Book now to avoid disappointment!

Sporting Futures has achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work they do with volunteers across Derbyshire just in time to celebrate National Volunteering Week (1st-7th June)