More cash for school sports

Young people will be encouraged to take more interest in sport

Lottery cash has been awarded to three Yorkshire schools to make their sporting facilities more widely available.

In Huddersfield, £114,000 is going to a project led by Newsome High School and Sports College.

The project aims to provide out of school hours activities such as table tennis, football and gymnastics for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

A similar sum is going to Boston Spa Comprehensive School to develop the sporting facilities available to young people in the Wetherby area.

Additional resources

Shaun Mulhearn from the school said: "This money will enable us to make a real impact on the lives of young people by allowing us to pay for additional coaching and resources."

Young people in Barnsley will benefit from £76,000 which is going to the Priory School and Sports College.

The out of school sports on offer here will include climbing, horse management and fencing.

The lottery cash is coming from the New Opportunities Fund.

The fund's Yorkshire regional manager, Gareth Durling, said: "This programme is enabling schools to create opportunities for out of school hours learning that remove barriers to involvement in sport."