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As part of its new 2016-2021 strategy, Sport England has scaled back the number of
investment programmes it runs from more than 30 to seven, focusing on outcomes
emphasised in the government’s Sporting Future strategy.
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19 May 2016
Sport England has pledged to work with CIMSPA to produce a new workforce strategy by
the end of 2016 as it seeks to crank up efforts to professionalise the physical activity
sector.
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20 May 2016
Sport England has launched a new fund which aims to support small local sport facilities
beyond initial investments it makes.
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19 May 2016
Former sports minister Richard Caborn has claimed that plans to increase sports participation in the UK as part of legacy plans for London 2012 are in danger of "failing completely".
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21 Sep 2011
Sport England has defended its plans to spend around £6m on research into activity trends across the country.
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02 Nov 2005
Sport England has confirmed that it will replace its Active People Survey with a
revised participation measure as it seeks to “renew the sector’s confidence” in the data it
uses.
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19 May 2016
Sport England has announced that chief executive, Roger Draper will be stepping down to join the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as chief executive.
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21 Feb 2006
Central YMCA’s chief executive, Rosi Prescott, has been appointed to Sport England’s London Sports Board in recognition of the fitness industry’s contribution, alongside sporting bodies, in shaping investment plans to encourage a fitter nation and London’s Olympic strategy.
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12 Aug 2005
World class triple jumper Ashia Hansen and Dr Jack Rowell, the former manager and coach of the England rugby union team, have been appointed to the board of Sport England.
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09 Feb 2006
More than 400 gyms throughout the UK are offering free use of their facilities this month in an initiative being run by the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) in partnership with Sport England.
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29 Mar 2006
Sport England has announced it is committing £75m of funding to be invested in the English regions and governing bodies in an attempt to further promote grassroots development.
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22 Nov 2005
Sport England is providing ukactive with funding that has allowed the non-profit organisation to expand its
management team with four new appointments.
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09 Jan 2020
Sport England has set up a £10m investment fund as part of efforts to improve sporting provision for people living in rural areas.
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06 Mar 2009
Workforce development has been announced as the theme for active-net 2017, with the
two-day conference to explore efforts and initiatives from the likes of Sport England
and CIMSPA to professionalise the physical activity sector.
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07 Jul 2016
Sport England says it's introducing "new and innovative" ways to increase participation – by
doing a better job of listening to local communities and networks to understand their needs.
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07 Dec 2021
Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the
two organisations tackle inequalities within the sport and physical activity sector.
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10 May 2022
Sport England has made tackling physical inactivity its number one priority, with plans to
triple the amount it spends on the issue as part of its new strategy.
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19 May 2016
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport will appoint up to six new board members for
Sport England in the coming year as five prepare to step down from their posts.
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07 Jan 2016
Sport England has called for "everyone in sport" to do more to increase participation by people with learning difficulties after announcing that it would be investing £200,000 at this year's Special Olympics GB Summer Games.
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26 May 2009
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
Sport England has launched the College Sport Makers (CSM) initiative - a five-year programme aimed at
improving sporting opportunities for students in further education.
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15 Oct 2012
Millions of people with long-term health conditions will be targeted via a £1.3 million
investment project launched by Sport England to encourage them to become more
physically active.
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02 Jul 2018
Sport England is to provide a £250,000 grant towards the cost of a new swimming pool and leisure complex in Durham.
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06 Sep 2006
Sport England’s funding to SkillsActive – the owner of fitness professional register REPs –
has ceased and its partnership is under review as the quango moves forward with
implementing the recommendations of the government’s new sports strategy.
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13 Apr 2016
Sport England has announced a new strategy aimed at getting one million more people to participate in sport by 2012, capitalising on the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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10 Jun 2008
Sport England is planning to open its Small Grants programme to help ease the financial pressures
put on sports clubs and organisations by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak.
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23 Mar 2020
Sport England has begun a search for "innovative solutions" which could reduce
inequalities in society – and help those most affected to get physically active.
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12 Jun 2020
Sport England has initiated a three-month period of "significant flexibility" as part of plans to offer
targeted support to organisations struggling with the effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
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18 Mar 2020
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.
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11 Nov 2019
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
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