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Read moreOn Sunday 2 March, thousands of people around the country put on their dancing shoes for the first National Dance Day as part of Angela Rippon CBE’s Let’s Dance! campaign, supported by the Sport and Recreation Alliance.
Read moreAngela Rippon CBE, alongside Lisa Wainwright MBE, CEO of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the City of London Corporation and a whole host of Strictly Come Dancing stars, are officially launching Let’s Dance! at the City of London’s Guildhall on Saturday 8 February.
Read moreTo 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.
Read moreMembers of the Sport and Recreation Alliance gathered at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 15 October for the Alliance’s Annual General Meeting.
Read moreThe Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce that our 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be taking place on Tuesday 15 October at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Read moreLast night at the British Olympic Association offices – home of Team GB and Paralympics GB – sport leaders, LGBTQ+ sporting individuals and allies came together for a special evening to launch #SportingQueer: a unique photography exhibition showcasing LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion across sport and recreation.
Read moreThe Alliance is delighted to announce that nominations are open for the 2024 Spirit of Sport and Recreation Award, to be presented at the Alliance’s autumn Annual General Meeting.
Read moreThe Sport and Recreation Alliance’s 2024 Community Club of the Year, Fulham Reach Boat Club continue to be recognised for their incredible work in the local community.
Read moreThe best and most impactful clubs, people, and projects from across community sport and recreation have been celebrated today (8 March), as the winners of the Alliance’s 2024 Community Sport and Recreation Awards were crowned this afternoon at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.
Read moreThe Sport and Recreation Alliance, this morning (8 March), welcomed the President of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Duke of Edinburgh and HRH the Duchess of Edinburgh at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, ahead of the Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2024.
Read moreThe Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to confirm the finalists for this year’s Community Sport and Recreation Awards, sponsored by Play Innovation, across eight different award categories.
Read moreSport and Recreation Alliance President, The Duke of Edinburgh, has officially announced that entries are now open for the Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2024.
Read moreDouble 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.
Read moreThe winners of the 2023 Community Sport and Recreation Awards were crowned this afternoon at the Alliance’s biggest-ever ceremony, hosted at Twickenham Stadium.
Read moreThe Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2023 are just a day away, and we spoke to Play Innovation, sponsors of the Diversity and Inclusion Award, to find out why being involved this year means so much to them.
Read moreWith the Community Sport and Recreation Awards coming up at the end of this week, the Sport and Recreation Alliance caught up with sports technology company Sport:80, who explained why the ‘Inspiration of the Year’ Award is such a meaningful one for them, and the importance of recognising grassroots sport’s most inspirational people.
Read moreThe Sport and Recreation Alliance is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for its Management and Leadership Programme, which is returning after a successful first edition in 2021.
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