CONGRATULATIONS TO “OUR” GOLD MEDALLISTS!

We were delighted to see three previous winners of Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards among the gold medallists at the London 2012 Olympics!Heptathlete Jessica Ennis from Sheffield and triathlete Alistair Brownlee from Leeds were winners of the Achievement in Sport...

YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION GRANT HELPS BEN GET SET

  A talented young North Yorkshire sprinter is being helped to achieve his potential thanks to a grant from the Yorkshire Young Achievers’ Foundation. Eighteen-year-old Ben Stephenson of Ingleby Arncliffe near Northallerton is studying Sport and Exercise Science at...

HOWARD HELPS YORKSHIRE YOUNGSTERS

  World Cup final referee Howard Webb gave an in-depth insight into his life and career for guests at a special dinner for the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation. The dinner, at Harrogate’s Hotel du Vin last week, raised funds for the Foundation which supports...

YYAF FUND BRADFORD TEACHER

  The training of a new teacher at a Bradford school is being funded by a grant from the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation. Fiona Bradford has joined Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College in Bradford as part of the Teach First programme and has been part...

SEARCH BEGINS FOR 2010 YOUNG ACHIEVERS

The search for Leeds’ 2010 Young Achievers was launched today (Wednesday 19 May) by Yorkshire actress Lucy-Jo Hudson who joined ITV Yorkshire’s Calendar team to celebrate the 18th birthday of the Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards. This year is particularly special for...