September

Glossop Judo Club’s Eric Ham continued clocking up the air miles last weekend travelling over to Poland for the Warsaw Judo Open.

The second annual England Athletics East Midlands Awards Evening, sponsored by Heidsieck & Co Monopole Champagne, attracted more than 250 officials, volunteers, coaches, athletes and friends of the premier Olympic sport to Pride Park Stadium, Derby.

A six-month progress report showcasing the achievements of county athletes who have been helped by the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund has been published.

Ashley Davies (Brampton Manor) - Under 15/17 and 19 county champion 2008

Delighted members of Erewash Borough Council’s Sport and Health Development team have rocketed into the top 20 per cent in the country in the national Quest league for their top quality customer service.

Local voluntary and community groups are being urged to apply for funding from a new £130m Grassroots Grants programme launched by the Government.

The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is hosting an annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday 10 December 2008 at The ICC, Birmingham.

Derby's 12-year-old snooker international Hannah Jones was beaten only by past or present world champions as the women’s season kicked off in Clay Cross at the weekend.

Derbyshire’s Stubbin Wood School was the venue for the region’s flagship Paralympic handover event, with pupils enjoying a host of sporting activities.

Tupton Hall School is marking Wednesday's Paralympic handover with a series of disability sports events.

Two Jog Derbyshire officers have begun work to set up a county-wide jogging project to encourage hundreds of people to become more active.

Derbyshire young leader Caelan Chambers, from Fairfield in Buxton, is currently enjoying the sporting trip of a lifetime after being selected to go to Beijing during the Paralympics as part of the British Council’s Young Advocate Programme.

Derbyshire golfer Nick Newbold is to travel to Brazil to compete in the Faldo Series Grand Final after topping his age group in the regional final.

Derbyshire cyclist Anthony Kappes has won a gold medal at the Paralympics.

South Derbyshire District Council's Get Active in the Forest Scheme has won a National Lottery Award.

Sport England has announced a £36 million investment in ‘Sport Unlimited’ -a nationwide initiative to get more children and young people taking part in sports that interest them most outside of school.