Source: British Blind Sport 10.01.21
https://britishblindsport.org.uk/get-fit-with-bbs/
As with many other sport and physical activity providers, the Coronavirus pandemic encouraged British Blind Sport (BBS) to adapt its services and explore the world of online workout classes. BBS's audio-led sessions, developed in collaboration with inclusive providers, have helped blind and partially sighted people keep active from their homes during the pandemic and have continued to be enjoyed by people a
Source: Sport England 10.01.22
https://www.sportengland.org/news/queens-platinum-jubilee-activity-fund-launched
Sport England has launched a new £5 million fund to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which aims to use sport and physical activity to bring communities together and tackle inequalities. The £5 million fund is part of more than £22 million of investment from the National Lottery in schemes across various sectors that will celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of service.
The fund will make
Source: NCSEM 11.01.22
https://www.ncsem-em.org.uk/2022/01/11/moving-for-mental-health/
https://www.sportfordevelopmentcoalition.org/moving-mental-health
Mental health awareness for sport and physical activity - Feedback form Andrea Vincze.docx
A joint report from the Sport for Development Coalition and Mind has recommended initiating a new cross-Government strategy to strengthen the use of physical activity and sport to support mental health and wellbeing following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ‘M
Source: Active Partnerships 05.01.22
https://www.ukcoaching.org/supporting-people-with-a-visual-impairment
UK Coaching and Thomas Pocklington Trust urge leisure and sports providers to make their facilities more accessible to visually impaired people and have just launched free training to show them how to do just that.
The new toolkit, Inclusive facilities: Su
Source: Women in Sport Dec 2021
Women in Sport is calling for an independent body to ensure adequate safeguarding and duty of care for everyone involved in sport. The organisation states most victims of the many reported serious allegations of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse in sport are women or minors and is indicative of a structural and cultural problem in sport.
Women is Sp
Source: Sport England 21.12.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/six-month-update-progress-following-race-sport-review
UK Sport and home nations sports councils have issued a statement on the progress made to make sport and physical activity more inclusive and reflective of UK society, following the publication of the Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport report in June 2021. The report found that racism existed in UK sport and resulted in ethnically diverse communities and individual
Source: Gov.uk 21.12.21
The holiday activities and food programme (HAF) which supports children in receipt of free school meals through holiday periods was successfully rolled out across England in 2021, following a successful pilot. In October 2021, the government increased funding by over £200 million per year over the next 3 financial years. The funding is to help loca
Source: Gov.uk 04.01.22
A new Better Health marketing campaign has been launched by the Department of Health and Social care to support people to lose weight to prevent risks of developing serious illness and help reduce the risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19. Better Health is working with 15 weight management and physical activity partners who are providing free and discounted offer
Source: Young Peoples Health 14.12.21
According to the Association of Young People’s Health, Covid-19 has exacerbated health inequalities amongst young people in the UK, with those from disadvantaged backgrounds or minority groups being disproportionately affected. Young people have experienced huge upheavals during this period, with unprecedented changes to education, university, employm
Source: Sport England 14.12.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/latest-statistics-show-commitment-protecting-playing-fields
Sport England Field Tables 19_20.pdf
Sport England regional breakdown.pdf
New statistics show that Sport England, has continued to protect and improve playing fields across the country as part of its mission to get the nation more active.
The protection of playing fields is a key part of Sport England’s remit as a statutory consultee on planning applications. As part of
Source: UK Active 14.12.21
ukactive and Sport England have announced plans to design a new knowledge programme to help fitness and leisure operators improve their digital maturity and effectiveness, in respon
Source: Activity Alliance 10.12.21
Activity Alliance's Get Out Get Active programme has launched a new Volunteer Management Toolkit, in partnership with Volunteering Matters. It provides organisations with a step-by-step guide to building an inclusive volunteer programme.
The Toolkit features a roadmap and resources on how to deliver an inclusive and accessible volunteer journey. Topics i
Source: Sport England 06.12.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/this-girl-can-launches-new-fitness-classes
This Girl Can is launching a new range of group exercise classes. The national campaign, which encourages women to be active in any way that works for them, has teamed up with EMD UK – the national governing body for group exercise – to offer lower intensity, fun and supportive sessions for women who may otherwise not feel comfortable attending group exercise classes.
More than 1,500 peo
Source: Greenspace Scotland Dec 2021
Greenspace Scotland Report.pdf
A new report, ‘The State of the UK Public Parks’, published by the Association for Public Service Excellence, finds that from 2010 onwards parks budgets have reduced by £690 million, leading to industry calls to stem this decline and leverage new investment in these valuable local community assets. With local counc
Source: Ramblers.org 06.12.21
https://www.ramblers.org.uk/news/latest-news/2021/december/brits-look-to-winter-walking-boost.aspx
New statistics revealed by the Ramblers show the value we are placing on getting fresh air and enjoying being out in nature through walking this winter.
As we go into another festive season overshadowed by the threat of Covid-19 and other seasonal viruses, getting some fresh air is the most popular motivating reason for walking for leisure -- it was cited by seven ou
Source: Sport England 09.12.21
Active Lives Children and Young People Survey Academic Year 2020-21 Report.pdf
Sport England’s latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey report evidences the benefits on mental health and loneliness. Existing inequalities have widened, and new issues have arisen with boys losing active habits.
Children and young people’s activity levels co
Source: Sport England 02.12.21
https://www.sportengland.org/news/implementation-plan-years-2-4-uniting-movement-published
https://www.sportengland.org/why-were-here/uniting-movement/implementation-plan-years-2-4-2022-25
Sport England has published the next three years of the ten-year Uniting the Movement strategy 2022-2025, describing the strategy to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity
Building on the lessons learned from their work throughout the pandemic, Sport
Source: Sustrans 01.12.21
ni-ast-2020-21-summary-report.pdf
Sustran’s Active School Travel Programme in Northern Ireland has increased the number of children walking, wheeling and cycling to school, under a programmed funded by the Public Health Agency and the Department for Infrastructure
Schools’ officers worked with more than 200 schools to buck the worrying trend of most primary age schoo
Source: Gov.uk 04.12.21
https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/valuing-the-mental-health-benefits-of-woodlands/
A report published by Forest Research during ‘National Tree Week’ has quantified the health and wellbeing benefits of the UK’s woodlands, for the first time ever. New research proves immense benefits of trees and woodlands for people’s physical and mental health and is estima
Source: Activity Alliance 23.11.2021
https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/6632-activity-alliance-annual-survey-update-for-2022
The national Activity Alliance’s Annual Disability and Activity Survey for 2021-22, which tracks disabled people’s perceptions and experiences of sport and physical activity has revealed the stark impact of COVID-19 on activity levels.
Key findings include almost 25% disabled people stated that they had not received enough information about ho
