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More than eight in 10 people believe that the government should plough more finance into
sport and physical activity programmes designed to combat mental health issues.
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15 Mar 2016
A piece of work which offers sport and physical activity bodies advice on engaging with
public health organisations has been published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance and
ukactive.
news •
08 Jul 2016
More than a third of women will be inspired by the Rio 2016 Olympics to take part in
physical activity, according to a study commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Alliance.
news •
05 Aug 2016
The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with the
main political parties ahead of the December general election.
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21 Nov 2019
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.
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30 Nov 2015
British Cycling has called upon the government to explore the possibility of opening up
more public paths to cyclists to boost participation and help deliver on sport strategy
outcomes.
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11 Jul 2016
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has signed the Sport and Recreation Alliance's Mental
Health Charter to help improve accessibility to its facilities for all sections of the
community.
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20 Apr 2017
The threat to the existence of public parks is a threat to the nation’s physical and mental
health, a select committee has been told by several experts.
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26 Oct 2016
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has launched a petition calling on politicians of all parties to
transform physical activity provision for children and young people as part of the Right To Be Active
campaign.
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25 Sep 2018
Council sport and leisure budgets have been slashed by an overall figure of £42.4m since
2010, according to a survey released today (15 April).
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15 Apr 2015
A wide range of leisure and hospitality organisations have signed up to a new deal designed to help tackle some of the UK's most pressing public health issues.
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15 Mar 2011
ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has praised sports minister Tracey Crouch’s first
major speech as showing a clear understanding of what is required to tackle Britain’s
physical inactivity crisis.
news •
10 Jun 2015
An ambitious initiative to track the progress and development of the UK sports & leisure
centre over the last six decades has won support from a number of key industry bodies
ahead of a key consulting session next month.
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12 Jun 2015
A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed
by the omission of more than £300m in cuts to a programme for boosting pupil’s health. While sports
minister Tracey Crouch told Parliament there had been 'good progress on a number of fronts' since
the plan was introduced, her latest report failed to detail changes to the Healthy Pupil Capital
Programme.
news •
02 Feb 2018
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in physical activity. Figures published by the
Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) show that UK spends the smallest proportion of general government
expenditure on recreation and sport of all European countries.
news •
04 Oct 2023
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris
Johnson, urging him to give the sector a central role in the nation’s COVID-19 recovery plans.
news •
21 Sep 2020
The government is to invest £1bn in youth sport as part of a 10-point plan to ensure a lasting legacy from
the London 2012 Games.
news •
19 Sep 2012
Leisure industry stalwarts Andy Reed OBE, chair of the Sport & Recreation Alliance, and
Nick Masson, sales director of Bigwave Media, have been appointed to the Chartered
Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) board of trustees.
news •
08 Jun 2015
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
a major role to play in the nation’s health by reducing the burden on the NHS.
news •
09 Dec 2019
A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more
than 90 per cent of young people in some regions are failing to meet the minimum
recommended levels of exercise.
news •
22 Jul 2019
Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas has revealed how immersing himself in fitness helped
him fight through the darkest days of his depression and find inner strength.
news •
01 Jun 2016
The latest chapter of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan – published this
week – has
received a mixed reaction from the physical activity sector.
news •
26 Jun 2018
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure and hospitality
sectors with a rateable value below £51,000.
news •
11 Mar 2020
The House of Lords' 'National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee' has invited
sporting organisations and members of the public in the UK, to provide their views on how
to tackle the barriers which prevent people from taking part in sport and physical activity,
as part of an inquiry into the government's performance in relation to participation.
news •
09 Dec 2020
A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical
reform to support its growth and development.
news •
08 Jul 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with the
launch of a new alliance called the Sport Environment and Climate Coalition (SECC).
news •
22 Mar 2022
How can organisations, including health club and leisure businesses, decarbonise, generate
clean energy and harness attitudes of 'energy sobriety' to reduce CO2 emissions? These are
some of the issues to be discussed at this year’s European Energy Transition Conference.
news •
09 May 2022
The government and the Mayor of London have launched a new initiative designed
to promote physical activity across the UK, with the aim of ensuring a lasting
legacy of London 2012.
news •
13 Feb 2014
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named
Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
news •
10 Feb 2023
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five years,
representatives from local government, physical activity operators, County Sport
Partnerships, equality bodies and sports policy respond to the organisation’s Towards and
Active Nation strategy
news •
19 May 2016
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