Sport England is diverting £250m worth of funding in order to help people living in the country’s 100 most socially deprived areas get more active. The move – which Sport England described as “major and unprecedented” – will see quarter…
Sport England chair, Chris Boardman, has warned national governing bodies of sport that the level of funding they receive in future will depend on how they fight the climate crisis. Calling climate change an “existential threat”, Boardman – who is…
A new physical literacy paper has been published to help those working in sport and physical activity to better understand how people’s relationships with sport and physical activity changes over their lifetime Called The Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England,…
Sport England is investing £14.83 million in a new national network of welfare officers, responsible for mentoring and supporting sports clubs across England. The Sport Welfare Officers project is a joint policy response from Sport England and UK Sport to…
The UK government has launched its long-awaited new sports strategy, setting out a blueprint to improve the nation's health and fitness. At the heart of the strategy is a target of getting an additional 3.5 million people physically active by…
Natalie Daniels has been appointed to the board of Sport England on a three-year term. Specialising in urban development and investment, Daniels is currently the Assistant Director of Housing at Greater London Authority (GLA), leading the implementation of the GLA’s…
A 10-year plan, supported by £5.5m worth of new funding, aims to improve access to sport and physical activity across the West Midlands. A collaboration between Sport England and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the project looks to build…
The government's Swimming Pool Support Fund is now open to applications from local authorities with pools in their area. The £20m revenue fund closes on 11 August, with an additional £40m pot for capital investment set to be made available…
Sport England has added four national governing bodies to its list of long-term partnerships as part of its ambition to "level up access" to sport and physical activity. Swim England, British Taekwondo, British Taekwondo Council and Pentathlon GB will now…
Sport England has updated its guidance on how urban design can help people to lead more physically active and healthy lives. Now in its third iteration, the Active Design guidance has been developed with planners, urban designers and developers in…
Sport England has launched a consultation which looks to gauge the views and perspectives of sports organisations around the topic of climate action in sport. The grassroots body is looking to chart how clubs, NGBs, facility operators and other organisations…
A £19.5m community sports fund has been launched to help under-served and vulnerable young people to access and enjoy sport and physical activity. The new Go! London fund aims to invest at least £10m into grassroots sport and physical activity…
