To mark the Alliance’s 90th anniversary, we are launching the Community Sport and Recreation Awards: Youth Edition 2025, which will celebrate the next generation of young leaders from across the sector.
Jenny Scott, formerly of Join In and now Volunteer Project Manager at the Alliance, explains a bit more about Join In and how Alliance members can benefit by tapping in to the volunteer movement.
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Over 100 leaders from across the sport and recreation sector gathered in Manchester this week for the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Leadership Convention in association with Perkins Slade.
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Sport England has today announced a new partnership with the Open Data Institute (ODI) to make it easier for people to find the information they need to book dance classes, find free tennis courts and take part in physical activity sessions.
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Emma Boggis shares the Alliance's thoughts on the new sports governance code by Sport England and UK Sport.
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Table Tennis England has agreed a broadcast rights deal with fast-growing youth publisher, TheLADbible Group to show matches via TheSPORTbible.
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Back in July four organisations were selected as the winners of our 2016 Community Sport and Recreation Awards. Each winner received a cash prize and three months on, here is a quick update on how some of our winners are getting on.
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Ahead of the Leadership Convention we've asked our partners at Traveleads what their thoughts are on leadership and change. What makes a good leader? How have they as an organisation adapted to change?
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Continuing the Governance and Workforce theme, Governance Officer Rob Tate takes a look at the push for improved diversity in the sector and how this can be implemented successfully in your organisation.
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Emma Boggis responded to why the nation’s parks and green spaces are so important for the Alliance’s members at the Communities and Local Government Committee's evidence session on Tuesday for the inquiry into public parks.
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As part of Governance and Workforce Month we've asked Jane Nickerson, Interim CEO of the ASA, about its approach to good governance and how it ensures it develops a strong and skilled workforce.
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The minutes are now available from the Major Spectator Sports Divisional Meeting which took place on 29 September 2016
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Eight-time Invictus Games gold medallist and former RAF regiment gunner announced as the after-dinner speaker at the 2016 Leadership Convention – Leading for Impact, which will take place in Manchester on the 2 and 3 November.
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Damian Collins has been elected as the permanent chair of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee.
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As part of Governance and Workforce Month, James Allen, Director of Policy, Governance and External Affairs, surveys the governance landscape of the sector ahead of the upcoming launch of the new UK Code for Sports Governance.
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The minutes are now available from the Joint Outdoor Pursuits and Water Recreation Division Meeting which took place on 12 October 2016.
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As the nation prepares to celebrate the incredible performances of our Olympians and Paralympians in Rio; the Sport and Recreation Alliance is calling for sponsors to better engage females with their brands. The Alliance believes that brands partnering with sport should recognise that women are the most powerful consumers on the planet making 85% of all purchasing decisions.
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Ray Sweeney, CEO of the Disability Karate Federation, blogs about the upcoming TAFISA Sport Leadership Course and why it's important the sector develops its future leaders.
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A new pilot scheme aimed at upskilling healthcare professionals to embed physical activity in to clinical healthcare was announced during a Westminster session on Tuesday.
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As Parliament returns and MPs once again descend on Westminster, our Parliamentary Officer Emma Wade looks back at the last month in politics and draws out some of the key headlines from Party Conference season.
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The minutes are now available from the Movement and Dance Divisional Meeting which took place on 5 October 2016.
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Paul Struthers, CEO of the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA), blogs about his personal experience of mental health and how the Jockeys Employment and Training Scheme and PJA are working together to improve the mental wellbeing of jockeys.
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Do you want to know more about what the real challenges and opportunities are around embedding good governance in your organisation?Would you like to know how learnings from other industries can help you to apply practical processes in your organisation?Well, you may be in luck as we are running a Governance and Workforce themed month - Robert Gill explains more.
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Paul Struthers, CEO of the Professional Jockeys Association, blogs about his personal experiences of mental health and as the PJA release a new film about mental health #jockeymatters.
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