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.
Andy Reed OBE, Alliance Director, blogs about his lead role in the appraisal of County Sport Partnerships, why now is a good time for the review and what questions need to be asked
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Martin Bisp of Empire Fighting Chance, blogs about the benefits of sporting programmes when it comes to improving mental health and makes the case for investing more in such programmes.
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Tracy Levy blogs about the work of EXTEND and how it highlights the social value of sport and recreation
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Hannah Dobbin, Policy Adviser, looks back at the progress made since the launch of the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation
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Tom Kinglsey, Director of Sport and Sponsorship from multinational professional services firm EY to speak at the Sports Summit
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that the sugar tax on soft drinks will be used to fund sport in schools as part of the 2016 Budget.
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As part of the Mental Health Charter anniversary activity, current world snooker number 9, Mark Allen, shares his thoughts and experiences around mental health in professional sport.
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84% of people want more investment in mental health sport and physical activity programmes.
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Special People on Ice tell us about the benefits of being a Community Sport and Recreation Award Winner
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In\r\n the wake of Maria Sharapova's admission of doping, Luke Roberts, \r\nCommercial Manager, looks at Nike's position to suspend its contract \r\nwith her and contrasts it with the sportswear giants previous reactions \r\nto brand scandal.
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The European Commission will be inviting all sporting federations in the continent to commit to a criteria for good governance standard.
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Public Health England launched the ‘One You’ campaign to help adults across the country avoid future diseases caused by modern day life and inactivity.
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The Alliance's new Director of Marketing, Communications and Member \r\nEngagement, Chantel Scherer, gives a debut blog on International Women's Day that charts her experiences with gender equality in sport
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To highlight the value of grassroots support, the Royal Aero Club Trust have blogged about the success of bursary recipients on the world stage at the recent World Junior Gliding Championships.
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To mark International Women's Day, the good people at London \r\nSport have blogged about how women across the capital can get involved and get active, so that 1,000,000 Londoners will be more active by 2020.\r\n
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Volunteers in sport from across the UK, were recognised last week for their outstanding contribution to their local communities
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Giving insights around this year's theme of evidencing impact and measuring data will be Lee Preston
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With Brexit" being the hot topic of the moment, Leigh Thompson, Policy Adviser, explains what an exit from Europe might mean for the UK sport sector.
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The seminars, titled Conversations with a purpose", will be targeted at key individuals across the sector
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance has published its full response to the Sport England strategy consultation
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Ahead of England’s first home game in the RBS Six Nations Championship 2016, we look at how communities are sustaining their sports clubs at the grassroots level
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Communities Minister Marcus Jones encourages local sports supporters and councils to list their grounds as Community Assets
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