New research shows playing fields and pitches deliver at least £2bn in improved wellbeing every year and help keep almost 4 million people active, including 1 million children.
Hillingdon Slipstreamers is a registered cycling charity with an active membership of cyclists aged 5-16 years old. It is a club run entirely by volunteers and it works to promote safe cycling by teaching young people and the public about road safety, improving riding skills and working to maintain the health of under 16-year olds.
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Hannah Dobbin, Policy Adviser at the Sport and Recreation Alliance discusses why we called for physical literacy to be on a par with academic literacy and numeracy in our manifesto and what we are doing at the Alliance to keep school sport at the heart of an active nation.
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Yesterday, the Queen officially opened Parliament and delivered the Government’s proposed legislative and policy agenda for the next two years.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance has appointed Lizzie Noel, Monica Shafaq and Caroline White to its board following an open recruitment process. The trio will officially take up their positions on the board at the conclusion of the Alliance’s AGM on 11 July.
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Verity Postlethwaite, PhD Candidate at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester explains why joined up thinking, learning from other sectors, clear accountability and going beyond statutory requirements are all critical to putting people at the heart of sport and recreation.
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The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP and Sports Minister, Tracey Crouch MP, have been reappointed by the Prime Minister following a cabinet reshuffle this week.
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We look at the results of the election and what happens when a minority Government has been formed.
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New Government must put sport and recreation at the heart of the policy agenda
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Download the 2017 Annual General Meeting proxy form below.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance looks ahead to the possible outcome of the election and examines the impact it could have on the sport and recreation sector as the campaign approaches its final few days.
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In the final instalment of his series from Tokyo, James Allen discusses the topic of legacy and explains what we can learn from our counterparts in Japan and around the world.
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Volunteers’ Week is all about celebrating volunteers across the country who make a huge difference by giving up their time to help others.
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Emma Boggis presents her summary from the board meeting which took place in April 2017.
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Emma Boggis presents her summary from the board meeting which took place in February 2017.
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Less than one in five professionals from across sport and recreation believe the sector is well equipped to face future challenges
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What does the Conservative Party 2017
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Hayley Foster explains why a new governance framework for sport and recreation is essential for progress.
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The Alliance provides reaction to the Labour Party 2017
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The minutes are now available from the Major Spectator Sports Divisional Meeting which took place on 3 May 2017.
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Emma Boggis, CEO of the Sport and Recreation Alliance explains why incorporating best practice from beyond sport and recreation is essential for our collective future.
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Sophie Morris of Millharbour Marketing outlines what rights holders such as Governing Bodies need to do in order to be ‘sponsorship ready’. This covers understanding what sponsorship can do for your organisation beyond income, what you can offer sponsors in return and the importance of having the right processes in place to deliver that sponsorship.
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In Mental Health Awareness Week, John Steele, Chairman of the English Institute of Sport (EIS), which is a signatory of the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation, highlights work being done in the high performance system to protect athlete welfare and sets out ways that more can be done in the Tokyo cycle
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is urging the incoming Government to take a genuinely joined-up approach to make sure that policy decisions and funding are coordinated across Government.
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