On Wednesday 30 October, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP delivered her first Budget statement to the House of Commons. Whilst the Budget’s core focus was on a number of key tax rises to fund increased spending on health and education, we look below at some of the measures which will be of interest for Alliance members and the sport and recreation sector.
The Sport and Recreation Alliance has responded to figures that show that sports participation has fallen since the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
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Kate Lawrenson, Membership Manager of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, blogs about the experience had at the Patron's Lunch and celebrating the recognition of other Alliance members.
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The latest Active People Survey results have revealed an increase in the number of people being physically active.
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Robert Gill, Policy Support Officer, blogs about the role of volunteers and their importance to the sector, as underlined in Sport England's strategy.
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For Volunteer's Week, recently elected Director of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Lee Mason, blogs about the importance of volunteering in sport from the top to the bottom.
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Helen Underwood, Events Officer, blogs about the benefits of volunteering from her own experience of being a volunteer gymnastics coach.
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Harlequins has become the first professional rugby union club to sign the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation as the Harlequins Foundation launches its flagship mental health campaign, METTLE.
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Leigh Thompson, Policy Manager, blogs about the seven new investment principles of Sport England's new strategy and what they mean for organisations looking for funding.
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Sport and Recreation Alliance CEO, Emma Boggis, reacts to the closing of Little Stoke parkrun.
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Rob Tate, Governance Officer, picks out three key development areas to come out of Sport England's Towards an Active Future strategy.
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Ben Wells, Managing Director of Well Said, blogs about how effective sponsors are are truly maximising their returns from global sporting events.
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Schools that are using a wide range of activities, including sport and recreation, to boost learning experiences can now receive a share of £6 million.
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Andrew Moss, Chair of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, blogs his initial thoughts and key take-aways from the Sports Summit 2016.
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A look back at the Sports Summit 2016, in particular Jennie Price's talk about the new Sport England strategy.
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Robert Gill, Policy Support Officer, blogs about the sport sector's approach to using technology and open data.
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The Chairs of each division of the Sport and Recreation Alliance give their thoughts on Sport England's Towards an Active Nation strategy.
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This briefing summarises the main points in ‘Towards an Active Nation’ around investment principles and programmes.
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This briefing summarises the main points in ‘Towards an Active Nation’ around investment principles and programmes..
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James Allen, Director of Policy, Governance and External Affairs reacts to the contents of Sport England's new strategy; Towards an Active Nation.
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Peter Fitzboydon, Chief Executive of London Sport, blogs about how the sector can use and share data to get more people active and ultimately benefit all concerned.
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Sport England has today released its new strategy Towards an Active Nation which sets out how it will use its investment over the next five years.
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Emma Wade, our Parliamentary Officer, takes a look at this year's Queen's Speech and the potential political developments it might bring for a new parliamentary year.
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Ahead of the launch of the new Sport England strategy, Alliance CEO, Emma Boggis, looks back at shift in focus of the sector over the last 12 months and what this could mean for Sport England's strategy.
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