Community partners
• A coeducational academy, which welcomes students between the ages of 2 to 16 years for nursery, primary, and secondary school
• Opened in 2015, now at full capacity of 1,200 pupils with the first cohort completing GCSEs in 2023
Supported by a Community Leader and Hub Council, activities have included:
• Christmas hamper and food bank collections to support local families
• Fundraising for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Cancer and Leukaemia ward
• Sustainability project in partnership with Ikea
• Bike workshop sessions in partnership with Cycling UK
• Regular Holiday Activities and Food sessions in school holidays since 2020
• Parent events including coffee mornings, health walks and litter picking sessions
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
• A purpose-built specialist academy and sixth form for students from 14 to 19 years old.
• Students study a combination of GCSEs, A Levels and technical qualifications for pathways in Computing, Health Sciences & Social Care, and Sport Science
• Opened in 2016, with capacity for 600 students
• Employer-led learning allows students to benefit from engagement with local and national employer partners through visits, projects, workshops, mentoring and work experience
• TASS accreditation (Talented Athlete Support Scheme) is a Sport Englandbacked programme
• Basketball Academy in collaboration with Sheffield Sharks and Sheffield Hatters
• Volunteering opportunities including Olympic Legacy in Action event, European Para Table Tennis tournament
Oasis Academy Don Valley
Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre
The AWRC is dedicated to improving health and wellbeing through innovations that help people move. It offers world-class research and design capability through state-of the-art indoor and outdoor laboratories, and access to a wide range of academic expertise.
AWRC Public Involvement in Research Group
• A forum which enables and encourages researchers to include the public and patient voice across all stages of the research cycle
• Members come from a wide range of backgrounds, and no experience of research is required
• The group informs, challenges and participates in the AWRC research, enhancing its quality and impact
• Over 50 projects have been reviewed by the group to date
Active Together
• A pioneering programme designed to help people with cancer prepare for and recover from treatment
• A collaboration with Yorkshire Cancer Research and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has provided physical activity, nutritional and psychological support to hundreds of South Yorkshire cancer patients since its launch in February 2022
• So far over 1,000 patients have benefitted from Active Together
Active Wait
• A 12-week online programme focused on preventing deterioration in people waiting for elective orthopaedic hip and knee joint replacement surgery in Sheffield
• The collaboration with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals aims to develop a sustainable system-wide approach
• This includes targeted interventions that aim to increase patients’ physical activity and improve their nutritional status and psychological wellbeing ahead of surgery
• Initially sent to 687 waiting-list patients, this will continue to be a Sheffield Teaching Hospitals resource once the initial project is completed
Sheffield City Trust is the not-for-profit organisation that runs a range of sports and entertainment venues across Sheffield, including the English Institute of Sport – Sheffield (EISS) and iceSheffield at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.
• Over 75 clubs call iceSheffield and EISS home every week
• Over 2,500 children enjoy ‘Learn to’ coached sport lessons at the Park every week
• Of those 2,500, 700 enjoy a concession rate due to being on free school meals
• Over 10,000 visits to the Park as part of the Holiday Activities and Food programme
• 500 people with disabilities enjoy the city’s annual Disability Sport Network event
• Community programmes at EISS and iceSheffield see over 10,000 hours of usage each year, through key partnerships including Darnall Education & Sports Academy, Street League and Street Games
iceSheffield and EISS work with Sheffield’s School Sport Partnership network to provide:
• Sports days for over 50,000 children every year
• Cycling festivals
• Fun runs and colour runs
• Inclusive rugby festivals
• Football and futsal, including primary school football competitions
• Sports hall athletics and gymnastics
• Dodgeball
• Basketball and netball
• This Girl Can events
• Leadership events and team-building activities
• Teacher CPD
• Sheffield Schools Get Active Awards
• South Yorkshire School Games
• Table tennis
• Boccia
• Ice skating and curling
Canon Medical Arena is home to professional basketball teams
Sheffield Sharks and Sheffield Hatters, and netball clubs DNC Netball and Arena Netball.
Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks delivers two community programmes - B.Healthy B.Braun and Respect
B.Healthy B.Braun
• Created to address inactivity in young people aged 9 to 11
• To date, over 10,000 young people have taken part
• Pupils attend workshops covering Basketball, Importance of Healthy Eating, and Bullying
Respect
• Created to encourage participation in physical activity
• Encourages understanding of community values, online safety, and the importance of leading healthy and sociable lifestyles
• Over 1,000 participants per year
• Pupils attend workshops covering Basketball, Dangers of Smoking and Internet Safety
Both programmes also include
• Six hours of basketball coaching, and signposting to local basketball sessions
• Free tickets to a Sheffield Sharks game
• Participation in the Annual Basketball Tournament at the Canon Medical Arena
Over 10,000 young people have taken part
Sheffield Hatters
• England’s first women’s basketball team and a volunteer run charity
• Teams include the Women’s British Basketball League team, a Division 2 team, Junior teams from U12s to U18s, and multiple masters teams
• They aim to empower young women from the diverse local community using strong female role models
• Senior players and coaches are involved with the local community and regularly visit Sheffield schools to deliver assemblies and basketball sessions
• Work with Sheffield Sharks to deliver the B.Healthy B.Braun and Respect programmes
• Deliver the Westfield Health Hotshots programme to encourage participation in physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.
• Players have delivered workshops and coaching sessions to 16 schools across the region, benefiting over 1,000 Year 5 students.
Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Men's team train and play at the Community Stadium.
The Eagles Foundation operates the charity and community activities including:
• Two Women’s teams
• Wheelchair team
• Physical Disability team
• Learning Disability team
• Junior Wheelchair sessions
• Walking Rugby sessions
• Free community sessions
• The Heritage Project, set up to document and share the 40-year history of Sheffield Eagles
• Literacy Kicks, a schools programme that encourages reading and writing by taking pupils inside the world of sports journalism
DNC Netball
• South Yorkshire's largest netball club, volunteer run with over 300 members, providing coaching and competition from Y2 to Senior from Elite Performance to Participation
• The largest section is the Core Club with 13 Junior and 7 Adult teams in the South Yorkshire County Leagues
Arena Netball
• Arena Netball is a Community Interest Company with the vision of providing ‘More Netball for More Players’.
• Weekly sessions at Canon Medical Arena include:
- Walking Netball
- Sessions for teenagers new to netball
- Development sessions for teenagers already playing netball
- Boys and Men’s netball and pathway
- Women’s league
- Mixed League
Community Stadium and 3G Pitch
• Pitch opened in 2017 followed by the stadium in 2022
• Home to Sheffield Eagles rugby league team, Barnsley Women's football club, Oasis Academy, UTC, football leagues and community groups
• 16 teams have a regular weekly booking at the stadium
• Teams average 95 hours per month of community use
• Fundraising events for charity have included a Steel City Derby, Rainbow Laces Cup and Roundabout Sleep Out
16 teams have a regular weekly booking at the stadium
Westfield Health Active Space
• Provides an extensive range of Fresh Air Fitness outdoor exercise equipment which is open and accessible at all times
• Designed for building strength, developing cardiovascular fitness and improving flexibility, balance and co-ordination
• Appeals to a wide range of users and includes pieces designed specifically for wheelchair access
junior parkrun
• The vision of parkrun and junior parkrun is to create a healthier, happier planet
• A free, fun, and friendly 2k event for juniors aged 4 to 14 years old
• Takes place at 9am every Sunday – a safe, traffic-free route to walk, jog or run
• Free to take part, just register once to receive a barcode, then turn up and have fun
• All events are organised by a group of dedicated volunteers
• Volunteer opportunities include – run directors, timers, scanners, warm up leader, tail walker, finish funnel managers and marshals
junior parkrun statistics
→ Events: 166
→ Finishers: 1,029
→ Finishes: 6,242
→ Volunteers: 466
→ PBs: 1,461
→ Average finish time: 12:59
(as at June 2024)
Outdoor City Run Routes
• Locally based running company Accelerate were involved in developing 33 run routes across 15 locations in Sheffield’s parks and woodlands
• Three of these routes are signposted throughout the Park, all starting from the 100m track
• Choose from two easy routes of 1km and 1.8km or a medium difficulty route of 6km
• Accelerate also deliver weekly running sessions at the Park including ‘Running Past 50’, a junior group and one-to-one coaching
Darnall Well Being is a local, not-for-profit, community health organisation, working to help the people of Darnall, Tinsley and neighbouring areas stay healthy.
Darnall Well Being has worked closely with Park partners on a number of projects including:
• Leading weekly health walks around the Park and Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
• Supporting Oasis Academy parent coffee mornings by delivering arts and crafts sessions
• Outreach at Oasis Academy careers fairs, talking to pupils about Darnall Well Being’s work in the community
• Collaborating with the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre to support research projects and studies
• Working with other organisations in the local area to create the ‘Community Connector’ newsletter
Darnall Education & Sports Academy (DESA) uses different sports to engage young people to lead an active and healthier lifestyle, along with educational projects to enhance their future quality of life.
• DESA uses venues at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park to host activities including football, cricket, basketball, dodgeball and ice skating
• Providing opportunities for the local community to access the world-class facilities
• Breaking down barriers and helping individuals from all walks of life take part in activities that enhance their wellbeing
Engaging young people to lead an active and healthier lifestyle
The Canal & River Trust is the charity looking after 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales. In and around the Park, they have delivered:
• Sheffield Waterfront Festival with hundreds of participants of all ages
• Holiday clubs, forest schools and canoe sessions for Oasis Academy
• Photography workshops, health walks and volunteering opportunities along the towpath and canal moorings
The Stephen Harrison Snooker Academy is a not for profit, community-run organisation providing snooker coaching to children and adults with physical and learning disabilities.
• 44 members aged 8 to 18 years, referred via social services
• 31 members aged 18 to 25, enjoying fun and social snooker sessions
• 52 members aged 25 and above – all currently competing in world and national disability snooker events
• 30 members from Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind, all blind or visually impaired
• 22 single-dad members – all caring for children with disabilities
• 15 members from Sheffield City Knights disability football team
• 290 people took part in the Academy’s disability events and disability national snooker championships during 2023
• 1 World Ability Games 2023 gold medallist
290 people took part in disability events during 2023
