April

Nominations are being sought for England Netball’s Regional Goalden Globe Awards, which recognise the sport’s huge volunteer workforce.

Nineteen of Derby’s top sporting stars have been given a cash boost to help them reach their goals, thanks to the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund.

Free return flights are being given away in a new scheme run by British Airways, which is designed to provide support to people who want to develop their talent in the run up to 2012.

Events will once again be taking place in Derbyshire as part of National Inclusive Fitness Week, which this year will be held from May 11 to 17.

Students from Derbyshire’s Stubbin Wood Special School travelled to Turkey to take part in a sports tournament with pupils from schools across Europe.

Derbyshire’s Hannah Jones has retained her World Ladies Junior Snooker Championship title.

QuadKids is coming to Derbyshire as part of a national framework for athletics.

Chesterfield table tennis player Lucy Davidson is a double national champion after competing at the Cadet and Junior National Championships.

More than 4,000 runners took part in this year’s Derbyshire Building Society 10k, Fun Run and Championing Derbyshire Team Challenge.

Nine of the High Peak’s most gifted young sports stars have been given a cash boost to help them on their way to the top, with a bursary of £300 each from the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund.

Eighteen-year-old ski sensation Sega Fairweather, from Moira, has returned triumphant from the British Championships, lifting four junior titles together with a further three podium places in the senior races.

St Peter's and St Paul's School, Brockwell and St Mary's took team honours at the second Chesterfield Area Primary Schools Cross-Country Championships at Holmebrook Valley Park.  

A team from Derbyshire’s Aldercar Community Language College raced in the British Schools Karting Championship, finishing a credible ninth out of 34 teams.

Derbyshire squash player Ashley Davies was part of the England U15 team which has won the Home International Trophy for 2009.

Some of Amber Valley’s best young sporting talent have had their potential recognised, with bursaries from the Derbyshire Talented Athlete Fund.

Swimming is now making an even bigger splash in Derbyshire, with people aged 60 and over and 16 and under able to enjoy public swimming sessions at local pools for free.