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.
Emma Boggis, Chief Executive of the Alliance, blogs about the impact of the Get Your Kit On campaign following last week's Spending Review.
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Dedicated site to help sports clubs and organisations save money on their utility bills is launched.
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The latest Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey results, conducted by Natural England, show that the nation's enthusiasm for spending time outdoors and keeping healthy is at its highest level since records began.
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In the second part in a series of blogs, specialist sport design agency and Alliance Partner, Good Egg, explain how to prepare a design brief to hand over to agencies.
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The Board of sports coach UK is pleased to welcome Gillian Wilmot as the new Chair. Gillian takes over from Chris Baillieu MBE. She has strong experience of leadership in both large and small organisations across the private and public sectors.
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Nearly a week on from the Spending Review, Head of Policy, James Allen, has looked through the detail and blogs about what the sector can expect to see happen as a result of the announcements
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Hannah Dobbin, Policy Adviser, blogs about the potential of outdoor recreation following some consultation work around developing an outdoor recreation strategy
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Last week in the Comprehensive Spending Review, Government committed to protecting over £350 million funding for public forests, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty over the Spending Review period. This is good news but overall measures set out another round of cuts that will impact on access to, and the delivery of, outdoor recreation.
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The Sport and Recreation Alliance, in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Secretarie...
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Hannah Dobbin, Policy Adviser, has taken a look at what the Spending Review announcements hold for public and mental health
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Leigh Thompson, Policy Adviser, gives his thoughts on the local government and tax implications of the Spending Review and how it relates to sport and recreation
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today confirmed in the 2015 Spending Review that funding for sport has been protected in real terms throughout the rest of the current Parliament.
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James Allen, Head of Policy at the Alliance, sifts through the detail of the Spending Review and what it means for the sport and recreation sector
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In the first in a series of blogs to help members find and work with agencies, Alliance Partner, Good Egg, blog about the importance of finding the right design agency for your projects
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In this blog Alliance Partner, The Media Group, explain how to produce and use video content for maximum effect
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The sport and recreation sector has banded together over the last week to support the Alliance’s #GetYourKitOn campaign.
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Under the Best Trade Body Campaign of the Year category, the Alliance has been shortlisted f...
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Ali Oliver, CEO of the Youth Sport Trust, blogs about the impending Spending Review, #GetYourKitOn campaign and the Trust's own work to promote the value of sport and physical activity
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UK Deaf Sport, the recognised strategic lead for deaf sport across the UK, has a new accreditation scheme and quality kite mark for sports clubs and leisure facilities to improve the provision of deaf sport across the country.
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Andrew, who is currently chairman of Rhino Rugby and also of City consultancy Parker Fitzger...
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Sharon Hodgson MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), blogs about the Government Review of the consumer protection measures in the Consumer Rights Act covering the secondary ticket market
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QuidditchUK have become the latest member of the Alliance. We caught up with QuidditchUK President, Melanie Piper, to find out more about quidditch and the future plans for this growing sport
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Alliance Insurance Partner, Perkins Slade, blog about the need to implement effective data security measures
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