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1 Sep 2016

Are you playing with integrity?

Policy Manager, Leigh Thompson, blogs about the risks to sport from betting corruption and why NGBs should attend the upcoming Sports Betting Integrity Forum event at Lord's Cricket Ground on 21 September to learn more about how to put in place simple measures to protect the integrity of their sports.

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31 Aug 2016

Public want to see more disability sport feature in the media

The Paralympic Games take centre stage in Rio on Friday 7 September and the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has published new research that demonstrates the public's desire to see more disability sport in the media.

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25 Aug 2016

Here's to the importance of volunteers

Team Kinetic Marketing Manager, Emily Crowther reflects on the vital role volunteers played at this year's Homeless World Cup and the value of Team Kinetic to help organisations manage their volunteers and get others to become active in sport. 

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25 Aug 2016

Meet the #iwill ambassadors with a passion for volunteering in sport

Have you ever considered volunteering in sport? We briefly hear from three inspirational young individuals who are leading social action in their communities by volunteering in sport. 

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25 Aug 2016

Get involved with I Am Team GB this weekend

On Saturday 27 August,  people across the nation will kick off the bank holiday weekend with I Am Team GB by getting out and getting active – shoulder to shoulder with athletes from Team GB.

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25 Aug 2016

Farewell Rio Olympics and hello #IAmTeamGB

With the Olympics now complete and the countdown to the Paralympics well underway, Emma Boggis turns her attention to volunteers and their vital role to help and support every participant's journey in sport and recreation.

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18 Aug 2016

#TryYourKitOn inspiration of the Games of the past

David Callan, Communications Manager, has looked back in to the Olympic archives to find inspirational #TryYourKitOn stories of yesteryear.

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18 Aug 2016

From such great heights: the Alliance team go above and beyond for #TryYourKitOn

Just over a week since joining the Alliance, Eleanor Newton, Office Administrator, is already climbing the walls. In her debut blog she talks about a recent climbing taster session she attended with her new colleagues.

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18 Aug 2016

Try something new, Try Handball

England Handball has created the tools you need to #TryYourKitOn and play handball. England Handball CEO, David Meli, explains more.

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18 Aug 2016

Try something new, Try Handball

England Handball has created the tools you need to #TryYourKitOn and play handball. England Handball CEO, David Meli, explains more.

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18 Aug 2016

Childhood Obesity Plan an \"important first step\" to ensuring children lead active lives

The Government has today launched its plan to tackle childhood obesity including details on a Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

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17 Aug 2016

Success is a cycle built on inspiration

Adrian Ruth, Alliance board member and Director of Spark and Sustainability at the BBC, blogs about his Olympic inspiration that led him to take part in July's RideLondon event.

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15 Aug 2016

LGA survey shows 2012 legacy for local councils

The Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed that council led sport and recreation initiatives has contributed to an increase in the number of people being active. 

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11 Aug 2016

Two Blondes Walking

Fi Darby and Lucy Atkins, otherwise known as as the Two Blondes Walking" tell about what inspires them to get active outdoors and how others can get involved.

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11 Aug 2016

Independent appraisal in to the role of County Sports Partnerships published

Today sees the publication of the independent appraisal of the future role of County Sports Partnerships (CSPs) undertaken by Andy Reed OBE at the request of the Minister for Sport, Tracey Crouch MP.

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11 Aug 2016

Sport England releases summary of its School Games Review

Sport England has published its summary of the School Games Review.

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11 Aug 2016

Women that climb

As part of #WomenOutdoors Week we've caught up with two avid climbers and got their views on why more women should get involved in climbing and outdoor recreation.

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10 Aug 2016

Lending a hand to handball

London 2012 Olympian Holly Lam-Moores blogs about why she decided to get in to coaching and the value she's gained from it.

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4 Aug 2016

Women more likely to be active as a result of Rio 2016 than men

This week, we published the results of survey which revealed that more women are inspired by the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games to increase their physical activity than men. 

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4 Aug 2016

Try Your 31 Kits On

You may have seen on Twitter, James Allen our Policy Director declared he would aim to exercise or take part in a sport every day this month. Here, he explains the method behind the madness. 

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4 Aug 2016

British Red Cross launches campaign for runners to learn vital first aid skills

British Red Cross has recently launched #UpYourGame to encourage an increasingly active British public to learn first aid.

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4 Aug 2016

Five new sports confirmed for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed Baseball/Softball, Karate, Skateboarding, Sports Climbing and Surfing to the sports programme for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. 

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28 Jul 2016

#TryYourKitOn at the Disability Sports Coach Summer Festival

Hannah Dobbin, part of the Alliance's Policy team, blogs about her experience at a recent Disability Sports Coach drop-in session and how events like this inspire people to try their kit on and get active.

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27 Jul 2016

Sports integrity: Is it time to end the war and bring everyone inside the tent?

Amid the furore over the Russian doping scandal, Leigh Thompson, Policy Manager at the Alliance, blogs about the risks to the integrity of sport and how they could be managed better in future.

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