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First cohort complete Alliance Management and Leadership Programme

The first ever cohort of the Sport and Recreation Alliance Management and Leadership Programme have successfully completed the training course, with a celebration to mark the occasion held in London on Wednesday 4 May.

Published 05 May 2022, Industry

Putting sun protection on the radar

Most of us could improve our sun protection habits, and now there’s no excuse, as awareness around this important health and safety routine is about to get ‘super-charged’, thanks to Sunguarding Sport, a NEW campaign by the Melanoma Fund, supported by the Sport and Recreation Alliance.

Published 03 May 2022, Industry

Activity levels begin to bounce back but inequalities must be addressed

Latest figures released by Sport England have shown activity levels for adults are slowly starting to recover following large drops caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Published 28 April 2022, Industry

Sport Environment and Climate Coalition statement on climate change and environmental sustainability

Sport, recreation and physical activity is enjoyed by millions of participants and fans across the country from grassroots to the elite, delivering huge social and economic value through improved health and wellbeing, connecting communities and supporting economic growth.

Published 17 March 2022, Industry

Getting into the Paralympic spirit with Inclusive Skating

The Paralympic Winter Games begin in Beijing today, with 25 athletes selected to be part of ParalympicsGB – the biggest British team since the Lillehammer Games in 1994.

Published 04 March 2022, Industry

Global voice for women’s sport lends support to IWG work

The Sport and Recreation Alliance was delighted to welcome Dr Payoshni Mitra to its offices in London on Thursday to discuss its work around the International Working Group on Women & Sport.

Published 18 February 2022, Industry

Alliance and Archery GB to assess impact of ground-breaking programme

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce that it is working with Archery GB to assess the impact of Project Rimaya, an archery initiative set up with funding from SportsAid to introduce the sport to young Muslims, especially girls.

Published 16 February 2022, Industry

Lisa O’Keefe joins Alliance to push forward IWG project

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is pleased to announce that Lisa O’Keefe has been appointed to support our work on becoming host secretariat to the International Working Group on Women and Sport this year.

Published 14 February 2022, Industry

UK sports bodies continue to invest broadcast revenues into grassroots sport under Voluntary Code

Despite the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19, some of the country’s largest sporting bodies invested £123.2m into the long-term development of their sports in the last year.

Published 09 February 2022, Industry

Glide into the Winter Olympics with British Ice Skating

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially get underway today with the Opening Ceremony, and a team of over 50 athletes are in China to represent Team GB.

Published 04 February 2022, Industry