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The Inspire Programme is a once in a lifetime opportunity for individuals and organisations across Yorkshire to be part of the London 2012 Games - now! The Programme recognises outstanding non-commercial projects and events inspired by the games coming to the UK.
The Inspire Programme
We're looking for innovative projects that are about excellence, personal best and participation; across the themes of sport, culture, education, sustainability, volunteering and business opportunities.
Yorkshire and the Humber recently awarded its 50th Inspire mark to Bradford College's Women's Boxing programme. Our aim is to open up hundreds of opportunities like this and inspire people throughout the region to join in!
Friday Football Super Academies
Sport
This innovative project brings together young people from different estates across the local authority to participate in football across the area to look at reducing levels of crime and anti social behaviour. The Sport Lincs project was set up in response to consultation with young people also to reduce high levels of crime and anti social behaviour among young people aged 11 to 19 in the North East Lincolnshire Area. This has been a success, with increasing participation on a Friday nights, and a drop in the levels of crime and anti social behaviour on the evenings that sessions were held.In addition, the project has linked with partners such as the Humberside Police, Public Health Service and Humberside Fire Service to provide workshops, awareness training or link into their targeted interventions aimed at this age group, in a less formal environment than a school.
Inspiring Volunteers
Volunteering
This 2 year project aims to engage young people in volunteering, enabling them to develop skills in sport and thereby building the capacity of delivery of grassroots sports in communiti
Wingbeats
Culture
Wingbeats is a music-theatre project that explores the relationship between flying and the landscape, and the history of aviation in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
