Last Sunday, the Alliance team was in Bournemouth for the Liberal Democrat Party Conference (23 – 26 September), to kick off its conference season 2023 tour and raise awareness of and build support for its campaign to ‘make the UK the most active nation in Europe’.
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Produced on their behalf by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, British Equestrian has today published a report on Urban Equestrian Centres and their success in getting more people – from all backgrounds, ages and levels - to engage in equestrian and enjoy the benefits of being active.
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Sport and Recreation Alliance President, The Duke of Edinburgh, has officially announced that entries are now open for the Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2024.
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The Alliance is delighted to announce that Rupinder Bains has joined the Board. Rupinder has filled the casual vacancy on the Board, and started in the role on 12 September.
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Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and Warwickshire-based volunteer Harvinder ‘Babs’ Kandola have been recognised for their incredible service to sport and recreation at the Alliance’s 2023 Annual General Meeting.
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The leading bodies for the sport, recreation and physical activity sector have today (13 September) made an urgent call to the main political parties and their leaders to pledge to make the UK the most active nation in Europe.
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Today the Government published its long-anticipated Sport Strategy ’Get Active’ – outlining its ambition to create a more active nation and, crucially, address barriers around participation in sport and physical activity.
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As International Youth Day approaches, it is time to recognise and celebrate the immense potential that lies within the young voices of the sports industry. We hear why this can help you be fit for the future, from the Alliance’s Serena Mahandru.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance has announced a new partnership with sustainability experts Zellar.
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To mark South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) 2023, the Sport and Recreation Alliance has interviewed two influential figures about their experiences working in the sector, and their reflections on what can be done in the future to ensure equal opportunity exists for all.
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Government has today published a new two-year School Sport and Activity Action Plan which sets out a number of commitments and associated funding and accountability measures to improve the provision of PE and sport in schools.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce the appointment of Dame Sally Dicketts DBE to its Board. Dame Sally, a leading figure in education, will formally start her new role at the next Board meeting on 25 July.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to confirm that our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be taking place this year on Tuesday 12 September at Guildhall, with thanks to the City of London Corporation.
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To mark Pride Month 2023, the Alliance spoke with Olympic race walker and British record holder Tom Bosworth, one of very few openly gay athletes in the United Kingdom to have competed at the highest level of their sport.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance, in collaboration with figures from the movement and dance world, convened at the heart of the UK's political landscape to mark the public launch of the groundbreaking report – ‘The Social Value of Movement and Dance’.
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In April, the Government and the Sport and Recreation Alliance published the first UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is deeply saddened by the passing of former Senior Technical Officer, Richard Doubleday.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is supporting its members to become more financially sustainable this year, with the offer of sector specific sessions tailored to organisations using grant funding to support their operations.
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To kick off Pride Month 2023, the Sport and Recreation Alliance invited Jon Holmes, founder and lead of Sports Media LGBT+, to share his thoughts on LGBT+ inclusion in sport.
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We are delighted to announce that Alliance partners, Sport:80, are offering technology audits to Alliance members, which can help support you to transform the way you are utilising technology at the start of this new membership year.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce Equality Leaders as the organisation’s new equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) partner.
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The 13 partners in the EU-funded V4V project “Skills acquired through volunteering in sport” gathered for their fifth Full Partner Meeting in the City of London as guests of the UK’s Sport and Recreation Alliance.
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Participants in grassroots sports will be better protected from the potentially devastating effects of head injuries and concussion thanks to new official guidelines advising: ‘if in doubt, sit them out’.
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Sport England has revealed that activity levels among adults have recovered over the last year, with more people in England now consistently active compared to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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