News & Stories
JUMP Community Grants Fund Now Open
The JUMP Community Grants Fund is now open to voluntary, community, faith and enterprise sector organisations to support the delivery and development of strength-based projects and initiatives across Bradford District, but with a particular focus on Keighley, Great Horton, Bradford…
JU:MP Outdoors – Get involved in our latest campaign
Join Us Move Play are pleased to announce the return of JU:MP Outdoors. JU:MP Outdoors is a campaign which specifically seeks to encourage outdoor play, no matter the weather! It is more important than ever, to help support and encourage…
Poems to get you moving!
A group of fantastic girls have been on a super cool mission for over a year. They teamed up with the JU:MP team to help us figure out how to get children and families in Bradford active! These girls aren’t…
What is Bestlife and how are we making it better?
Over the course of September through to November, JU:MP researchers have been conducting focus groups in a variety of primary and secondary schools. The focus groups involved getting the children to test out the Bestlife app first hand and feedback…
Two new play parks for families
Two brand new play parks are set to open in late summer 2023. The project will see part of Drummond Road recreational ground and St Michaels recreational ground on White Abbey Road transformed into nature based play areas for the…
First app of it’s kind launches in Bradford
JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play), in collaboration with Born in Bradford (BiB), has launched Bestlife, the first FREE physical activity app of its kind, with a wide selection of activities and quests that immerses young people in the animated city…
Windhill Wild Park is now open!
JU:MP is delighted to announce the opening of Windhill Wild Park, a new interactive outdoor space in Windhill, on the outskirts of Shipley. The project which is a collaboration between JU:MP, Bradford Council, Make Space For Girls and Windhill Community…
New JU:MP play space opens in Fagley
The first outdoor green space in Bradford designed specifically for teenage girls is now open! The green space in between Flawith Drive and Flaxton Green in Fagley now has parkour equipment, different areas of seating, and wildflower planting, and was…
Meet Harris: Rising boxing star going global
Meet Harris Akbar, a team GB boxer from Bradford. He started boxing when he was just 9 years old when a boxing coach walked into Harris’ dad’s butcher shop, was mesmerised by Harris’ energy and asked him if he’d ever…
JU:MP Outdoors this winter!
JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play), supported by Magpie’s creative behaviour change, are here to help families get up, get out and play outdoors, whatever the weather. Scotchman Road Chalk Walk You may have recently noticed some colourful shapes on the…