July

School pupils from across Derbyshire enjoyed the chance to get more active and try new things during National School Sport Week.

Representatives from the Highfields Sports Leadership Academy have attended a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace after the Academy received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

The Derbyshire Village Games project is underway, with each new Village Games Co-ordinator beginning work in their district.

A group of young volunteers who have given up their time to help organise or coach a variety of sporting activities have been recognised for their contribution to community sport.

Derbyshire pole vaulter Katie Byres has been selected to compete for Team GB at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore next month.

Almost 49,000 young people in the East Midlands who don’t normally play sport outside of school lessons have made a change and completed ten-week sports courses in their own time, according to new figures released by Sport England.

A team of pupils from Swanwick Primary School took the winners trophy at the county High 5 Netball tournament.

Councillor Carol Hart has been elected as the new Chair of Derbyshire Sport.