Leaders from more than 150 bodies wrote to the Prime Minister in September asking him to provide ringfenced funding for the recovery of the sport and activity sector – or risk fuelling physical inactivity and related illnesses for a generation. There has so far been total inaction from the Government on this issue and neither the Prime Minister, nor any of his Cabinet, have as yet responded to this letter
We would be delighted if you could get as many of your teams, volunteers, customers and wider stakeholders to sign this to continue to put pressure on Government to debate this.
Using the campaign hashtag #SaveOurSports, the group requests a support package which:
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To support both of these, we have created a FREE digital toolkit which provides a huge amount of supporting evidence, including template comms to promote the petition and a supporting document to help you structure your response to the DCMS Select Committee inquiry. It also includes banners, infographics and social cards to help with your comms for #SaveOurSports.
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Read moreThe National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of next week’s Spending Review to urge the Government to back the sector through a sustained plan for investment and a clear strategy for increasing participation in sport and physical activity.
Read moreYesterday, the Sport and Recreation Alliance hosted a session of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sport and Physical Activity, which took the format of a roundtable discussion on the economic value of sport and physical activity.
Read moreJoining the Sport and Recreation Alliance is pretty simple, but worthwhile!
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