The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has issued the following statement, welcoming the findings of Sport England’s new social value report, published today (22 October).
Last Friday saw the publication of the
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The Government on Friday released its long-awaited Cycling and Walking Strategy which outlines how it will make cycling and walking ‘the natural choice for shorter journeys’.
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Agenda details for the upcoming MSSD meeting on 3 May.
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This is the first in a mini-series of blogs from James Allen, our Director of Policy, Governance and External Affairs who has recently returned from Tokyo where he was sharing best practice from London 2012 with the organisers of Tokyo 2020.
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Lawrence Dallaglio OBE, founder of Dallaglio RugbyWorks and 2016 winner of the Arthur Bell trophy, looks back on how his social inclusion initiative is making a real difference to lives of the young people involved.
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A beginners guide to nordic pole walking by guest blogger Amy Whitley.
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Aquila Burgess, Community Sport and Recreation Awards Project Manager, outlines the reasons why you should enter the awards.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance has published its new strategy outlining its ambition to create a vibrant sport and recreation sector. The strategy, which will run through to 2021, is heavily focused on grassroots sport, something which is reflected in the name, The Heart of an Active Nation.
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Please find all the documents you'll need for the divisional elections, you would have been emailed about the process but if you have any queries please email
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Signatories of the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation have reported an encouraging change in how their organisation thinks and talks about mental health.
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Full members will receive their ballot direct from the Electoral Reform Services.
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Candidates for the Sport and Recreation Alliance Elected Director role have now submitted their Statements.
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New research from the Sport and Recreation Alliance looking at the role of sport and physical activity on mental health has found that a third of people who are currently inactive, would consider getting active if they knew more about the mental wellbeing benefits of exercise.
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Verity Postlethwaite, PhD Candidate at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester, outlines how to get to grips with what we really mean by diversity and how considering three simple questions can help you to get your organisation thinking about a culture change.
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Sarah Brown-Fraser, Marketing and Communications Manager at the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS), discusses why providing equal employment opportunities for disabled people will help you to represent and engage with more of our society.
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A Wigan based community project called “Dance in the Community” delivered by Inspiring healthy lifestyles, won the Social Impact Award at the 2016 Community Sport and Recreation Awards. The project aims to inspire people to live a healthy, active and creative lifestyle.
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A Wigan based community project called “Dance in the Community” delivered by Inspiring healthy lifestyles, won the Social Impact Award at the 2016 Community Sport and Recreation Awards. The project aims to inspire people to live a healthy, active and creative lifestyle.
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP (Con, Runneymede), targeted his Spring Budget at the self-employed and increasing resources for social care budgets. He also announced some help for the education sector, including free transport to all free school meals pupils who attend selective schools. There was some good news for the sport and recreation sector too:
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