To mark the Alliance’s 90th anniversary, we are launching the Community Sport and Recreation Awards: Youth Edition 2025, which will celebrate the next generation of young leaders from across the sector.
As we continue to celebrate the incredible women who sit on the Sport and Recreation Alliance board ahead of International Women’s Day, we take an in-depth look at Appointed Director, Caroline White.
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Parkruns all around the world will be hosting a very special celebration of female participation on Saturday 7 March, the day before International Women’s Day.
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With International Women’s Day approaching this Sunday, the Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to be a pioneering voice in the sector, with an equal 50% gender split in board representation.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is pleased to welcome Oliver Dowden MP into his new role as Secretary of State for DCMS and Nigel Huddleston MP for taking up the role of Sports Minister.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is proud to be supporting Time to Talk Day on Thursday 6 February as part of a nationwide push to get people talking more openly about mental health.
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Following the 2019 General Election and the passing of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill into law, the UK will now leave the European Union (EU) at 11pm on Friday 31 January.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is pleased to announce Martin Lindsey will be joining the team as Director of Policy, Governance and Finance. Martin will take up his role on Monday 9 March.
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Six of the country’s biggest sports bodies reinvested £162.7m from broadcast revenues into the long-term development of sport in the last year. This represents a 15% increase in the level of reinvestment from the previous 12 months.
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Olympic gold medallist and environmental activist Etienne Stott has been confirmed as the opening speaker for our 2020 Fit for the Future Convention, in association with Howden.
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We are thrilled to announce an impressive line-up of sought-after speakers for our 2020 Fit for the Future Convention in association with Howden, including Olympic gold medallist Etienne Stott and leading academic Professor Kevin Hylton.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce that Sport England CEO, Tim Hollingsworth, and recently-appointed CEO of UK Sport, Sally Munday, will join Lisa Wainwright for a keynote session at the 2020 Fit for the Future Convention.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance wishes to extend our congratulations to Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party on their victory at the General Election.
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With the General Election looming, the focus on the incoming government’s policy agenda is intensifying and the Sport and Recreation Alliance manifesto continues to urge political parties to put sport and recreation at the heart of their decision-making.
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Sport England have released the latest figures for childhood activity across the country and while levels are on the rise, there remain a number of issues which are stopping nearly four million children from being active.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive have today (3 December) announced the representatives from the three main political parties who will speak at the sport and physical activity hustings tomorrow night.
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It’s been another year packed full of outstanding British sporting achievements. From Ben Stokes’ incredible summer to Laura Muir’s double-double – a crop of world-beating athletes have emerged and a nation of enthusiastic amateurs have been inspired.
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It’s been another year packed full of outstanding British sporting achievements. From Ben Stokes’ incredible summer to Laura Muir’s double-double – a crop of world-beating athletes have emerged and a nation of enthusiastic amateurs have been inspired.
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Our Policy Officer, Max Nicholls, urges government to make investment in sport services mandatory for local authorities to help unlock barriers to participation and improve the sport and recreation delivery system.
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We are excited to announce that our chief executive Lisa Wainwright has been named CEO of the Year at the 2019 English Women’s Awards, supported by Creative Oceanic.
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Last week was a big week here at the Sport and Recreation Alliance. We released our
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive have today (20 November) announced a sport and physical activity hustings with the main political parties, in the build-up to the general election.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to welcome Assistant Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police, Jackie Sebire to its Board of Directors as an Appointed Director.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance has released its General Election Manifesto which calls on political parties to put sport and recreation at the heart of the policy agenda.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is thrilled to announce that it will work alongside the Football Association to deliver governance training to County Football Association (County FA) chairs and vice-chairs.
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