Horsham District Latest News

“When Girls See Someone Like Them, They Believe They Belong”: Disabled Women Share Their Experiences in Sport
Women in Sport’s research following the 2024 Paralympics found that 6 in 10 disabled girls were inspired to try a new sport and 79% felt it proved “disabled sport is equally important as non-disabled sport”.

Kingslea and Holbrook Enjoy Badminton Competitions
A super morning of badminton competition ran at Kingslea School this morning as two host teams were joined by two teams from Holbrook School to first do some skills work before engaging in a team-based singles round-robin and then a doubles tournament.

UK Sports Bodies Invest Record Broadcast Revenues into Grassroots Sport
UK sports bodies invested a record £213.2m of broadcast revenues over the last year to grow their sport and support grassroots delivery. This represents a new record amount and an increase of £15.3m compared to the previous compliance period.

More Than 2,000 Schools Become a Parkrun Primary
Parkrun primary connects primary schools with their local junior parkrun event, encouraging pupils and their families to be active on a Sunday morning. The programme is supported by funding from the London Marathon Foundation.

How Sport England Funding is Supporting Olympic Pathways
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are under way and Sport England are proud of the role they play in supporting aspiring winter sport athletes.

Heavens Above as All Saints and St Mary’s Win Swim Gala Glory
The annual Horsham Primary Schools Swimming Gala ran at Pavilions in the Park this afternoon with eight schools taking part. Three schools entered the A teams event which was for teams that included some or all club swimmers. Eight took part in the B teams event in which club swimmers were excluded.

School Games Mark Success as More Schools Prioritise Sport and Wellbeing
Leading children’s charity, Youth Sport Trust, has welcomed a significant increase in School Games Mark engagement, with applications reaching their highest level since 2018 and marking a renewed momentum in schools’ commitment to sport, wellbeing and physical activity.

Greenway Dodgeball Triumph
Another fantastic dodgeball tournament at The Bridge tonight with the primary school year 3+4 teams gathering for glory. Wet weather consigned the event to the two court indoor venue of the athletics club. Greenway took a liking to the setting winning all four of its matches, including a 1-0 one over West Chiltington in the last one, to take the title.

Women Who Coach Sport are Twice as Likely to be Bullied as Men
New research from UK charity Women in Sport shows that sports coaching in the UK can be a hostile environment for women.