January

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has paid a visit to Derbyshire to find out more about some of the sporting successes in the county.

Derbyshire athletes Nicola Minichiello and Ellie Koyander have been selected to Team GB for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Around 6,000 runners are expected to descend on Derby and Nottingham on the weekend of March 14 to take part in the world’s first Kilomathon.

'Go Boccia!', a new project to develop the sport in Derbyshire, has been granted the Inspire Mark – the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme.

The Derbyshire Golf Partnership is to launch a Derbyshire Golf Schools Coaching programme.

Volunteers are being sought to help make sure this year’s Derbyshire Building Society 10k runs smoothly.

Unsung sporting heroes are currently being sought as part of the Community Champions awards 2010.

Young people across the Peak District are being encouraged to discover their adventurous side, with a new Adventure Sport project.

Nominations are currently being sought for the Golf Foundation President's Awards, which aim to recognise those working to develop grassroots junior golf.

Derbyshire Youth Sailing will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its inauguration on 7 January 2010.

Derbyshire’s Chris Cohen, who was chairman of the Jury of Appeal at the 2008 Paralympic Games, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List.

Derbyshire athletes Donna Kellogg and Nicola Minichiello have been named 2009 Olympic Athletes of the Year in their respective sports.