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Sport England is setting its sights on increased participation among the disabled and
individuals from poorer backgrounds after its This Girl Can campaign helped spark a
boost in female activity.
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10 Dec 2015
Childhood obesity strategy further delayed, with sugar tax and physical activity unlikely to feature
The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with
the document now not expected until after the EU referendum.
news •
26 Feb 2016
Organisations bidding for Sport England facilities funding will stand a better chance if they
plan to co-locate with services such as GP surgeries, police stations and libraries,
according to the quango’s property director.
news •
09 May 2016
The Mayor of London is to establish a collaborative London-wide body to reduce levels of childhood obesity in the capital in line with government targets.
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08 Feb 2008
Kingston Council in South London has given the go ahead for a trio of “next generation”
integrated community hubs.
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21 Oct 2016
Exeter City Council has published a new corporate strategy and 'emerging vision' for 2040, with a key
priority being the promotion of active and healthy lifestyles for residents.
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11 Oct 2018
Sport England will plough “hundreds of millions of pounds” into 10 different places across
England in an attempt to address location-specific issues such as high inactivity and
unemployment.
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19 May 2016
The number of people engaged in regular physical activity in England fell 1.4 per cent
between October 2014 to March 2015, with swimming and fitness suffering the largest
exoduses.
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11 Jun 2015
Addressing a Youth Sports Trust conference in Telford yesterday, culture secretary, James Purnell, said the government wants to create a “world class school sport system, a world class community sports system and a world class elite sport system,” with the ambition to offer every child five hours of sport each week.
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29 Nov 2007
Almost 90 per cent of people value outdoor spaces like the coast, lakes and waterways as
much as they value leisure centres, pitches and courts for sport.
news •
30 Nov 2015
Group fitness classes and adrenaline sports are among those benefiting from increases in attendance
as people are seeking out physical activities that fit their lifestyles and busy schedules.
news •
15 Oct 2018
Sport England has published an update on its digital strategy, in which it offers details of its handling
of Spogo, a now defunct online resource which was meant to offer the public an easy way to find
sporting opportunities.
news •
11 Nov 2019
Organised sport should not be used to engage children in physical activity as it
alienates them from taking part in regular exercise, according to the chief
executive of Fit For Sport.
news •
20 Sep 2016
Sport England is gearing up to launch programmes based on behavioural change theory in
a bid to boost participation.
news •
23 Nov 2015
The new Sport England strategy is a huge triumph for ukactive, and an equally significant opportunity for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
Nadine Dorries, the recently appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport,
has
promised that the government will place sport and physical activity "at the heart of pandemic
recovery".
news •
15 Oct 2021
Sport England and Public Health England (PHE) have partnered up to fund a new pilot
aimed at upskilling healthcare professionals to embed physical activity in clinical care.
news •
11 Oct 2016
Close to 200 UNESCO member states have adopted a revised International Charter for
Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport which aims to improve physical activity
participation worldwide and foster stronger policy to support this.
news •
26 Nov 2015
Uniting the Movement is a 10-year vision to use sport and activity to transform lives. Sport England’s CEO tells us what makes it so exciting
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A cross-governmental action plan for improving the nation’s health and activity levels has been published.
news •
11 Mar 2005
A report released by Ofsted recommends the government develop a new national
strategy on PE and sports in schools, with teaching in more than a quarter of
schools not improving pupils’ fitness.
news •
14 Feb 2013
With the sector’s widespread view that the UK government’s new physical activity and sport strategy lacks vision, Martyn Allison dissects the finer details, while industry thought leaders also comment
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Sports governing bodies will have to appoint at least 30 per cent of its board from
under-represented gender groups and will be targeted to increase ethnic minority
members if they wish to receive public funding.
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12 May 2016
Active Essex – part of the County Sports Partnership network – has launched a four-year
strategy to tackle issues around inactivity and change one million lives by getting its people
moving.
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29 Jun 2017
Steven Ward offers his views on what the new DCMS Sporting Future strategy means for the physical activity sector
HCM issue 2 2016
David Evennett, the Conservative MP for Bexleyheath
and Crayford, will pick up Tracey
Crouch’s ministerial brief of Sport, Tourism and
Heritage when she takes maternity leave.
news •
27 Nov 2015
John Whittingdale – the secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport – is one of six
high-profile cabinet ministers who will campaign for Britain to leave the European Union
(EU).
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22 Feb 2016
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and the Institute for the Management of
Sport and Physical Activity (IMSPA) are to host a joint summit later this month.
news •
10 Nov 2011
Sport England is investing £10m of National Lottery money into 20 projects across the
country to reduce inactivity among over 55s.
news •
05 Oct 2017
As Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign celebrates its first birthday, the quango has
released data revealing the initiative has contributed to increased physical activity for
2.8m women.
news •
12 Jan 2016
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