Sporting excellence

Work to promote sport and physical activity in North Yorkshire has seen significant successes despite the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the county council’s major partners has confirmed.

The council works in partnership with North Yorkshire Sport to ensure residents get the opportunities they need to stay physically heathy.

That includes promoting grassroots sport and other activities, as well as directly providing services, but the organisation is also involved in wider work to promote public health, including work to tackle obesity.

Successes include the FEAST Holiday Activity programme, which has provided both food and activities for schoolchildren who qualify for benefits-related free school meals during term time, and Ramblers Wellbeing Walks, developed in conjunction with the county council’s Stronger Communities team, with professionals working to support and train people.