NEWS
The latest news from County Durham Sport. See what we’ve been up to, discover what’s happening in your area and find out how you can get involved!
County Durham School Games – NERF Festival
Friday 26th January saw us host a NERF festival as part of the County Durham School Games for six local schools at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. Pupils attending took part in a carousel of games and activities delivered by staff from PEAK (Physical Education &...
Celebrating Together Fund! Age UK County Durham
Through the Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery are providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported Age UK County Durham with their successful Together Fund application. This is...
Christmas Gifts for Older Adults
Use a search engine to ask ‘What to buy a 65 year old for Christmas’, and the results are rather predictable – alcohol, socks or a scarf and something nostalgic like a lucky sixpence. All very nice gifts, but none of which will help to improve the strength, skills,...
Celebrating Together Fund! Waddington Street Centre
Through Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery is providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported Waddington Street Centre with their successful Together Fund application. This is their...
Celebrating Together Fund! Smile Through Sport
Through Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery is providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported Smile Through Sport with their successful Together Fund application. This is their...
World Mental Health Day Event
Saturday 14th October saw Investing in Children host their World Mental Health Day event at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. County Durham Sport supported the event by delivering a physical activity and nutrition workshop that was co-designed and led by...
Conference Season …
The last month has proven to be a busy one for our Children and Young People (CYP) team, with Joe, Stephen and Nathan attending no less than three conference events with system partners. Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England Released The Physical...
Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England published
The statement will help us understand how our relationship with sport and physical activity changes over our lifetime and is shaped by our experiences and our opportunities to be active. The Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England...
New Government Sport Strategy: Get Active
The Government have today published their new Sport Strategy (Get Active) which, alongside Uniting the Movement, provides the framework for the development of elite and grassroots sport. The strategy can be found here:...
Celebrating Together Fund! Blackhall Community Association
Through Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery are providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported Blackhall Community Centre with their successful Together Fund application. This is...
Celebrating Together Fund! Just For Women Centre
Through the Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery are providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported the Just For Women Centre with their successful Together Fund application. This is...
Celebrating Together Fund! Adventure Access
Through the Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery are providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported Adventure Access with their successful...
School Games Festivals (June 2023)
On Friday 23rd June, County Durham Sport hosted two School Games events at Durham University’s Health and Wellbeing Park at Maiden Castle. These were the ‘Get Girls Active’ festival and the ‘Opportunities for All’ festival. Working alongside a number of County Durham...
Celebrating Together Fund! East Durham Running Club
Through the Together Fund, Sport England and the National Lottery are providing community organisations with extra support to help local people get active. County Durham Sport supported East Durham Running Club with their successful Together Fund application. This is...
Leading the way in County Durham for Children and Young People
In recent months, County Durham Sport staff have had the privilege of attending a number of events where we have witnessed inspiring displays of leadership and commitment to children and young people’s wellbeing. We actively seek to support these opportunities and are...