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Sport & Recreation Alliance Members Hold Scottish Independence Talks
Posted: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:43
Hundreds of sports governing bodies are set to come together to discuss the implications of Scottish independence for funding, facilities and representation. The future of Team GB, elite funding, Lottery funding and training facilities are among the questions to be addressed by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the umbrella organisation for more than 320 sport governing bodies including The FA, the Rugby Football Union and UK Athletics.
EC Conference Prepares the Way for European Week of Sport for 2015
Posted: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:29
On 11 June 2014, the European Commission organised a conference 'European Week of Sport – Preparing for the launch in 2015' which took place in Brussels at the initiative of Commissioner Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou. It involved about 150 experts from governmental and non-governmental sport
organisations and institutions from all over Europe.
All-Party Parliamentary Group Calls for Radical Rethink on Basketball Funding
Posted: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 09:30
A cross-party group of Parliamentarians has called for a "radical rethink" of how the sport of basketball is funded in the UK, arguing that the ability of basketball to transform the lives of young people warrants greater recognition from the Government.
Changing the Game for Girls
Posted: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:19
The Youth Sport Trust report Getting Girls Active reveals findings from a successful, one-year pilot programme that boosted the confidence and body attitudes of the participants by engaging them in the decision-making process and incorporating their feedback into the physical education programmes in which they took part.
Gender Balance in Sport Report
Posted: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:19
Currently there are few National Olympic or Commonwealth organising committees or sports federations where more than 30 per cent of board members are female, and the average is closer to, or below, 20 per cent.
Edward Timpson Gives Speech on School Sport at St George’s Park
Posted: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:11
On the 8th July the Children's Minister Edward Timpson addressed the Association for Physical Education (AfPE) at St George's Park, England's National Football Centre.
Tanni Receives Sport and Recreation Alliance Award
Posted: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:27
We are delighted that the Sports Think Tank's very own patron, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, has been awarded the Sport and Recreation Alliance's prestigious Arthur Bell Trophy yesterday at St James's Palace, London.
Active People Survey 8 Figures
Posted: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:48
More people are playing sport regularly than ever before, according to new figures published we have released today.
Today's Active People Survey results, which cover April 2013-April 2014, show that the number of over-16s playing sport once a week, every week has risen to over 15.6 million, an increase of 180,000 in the last six months and 1.7million more than 2005 when London won the bid to host the Games.
Lord Moynihan - Governance of Sport Bill
Posted: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:00
Lord Moynihan has introduced a "Governance of Sport Bill" into the Lords this week. The Bill covers a wide range of subjects the former Sports Minister has championed in the past.
Call for Match Fixing Offence
Posted: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:42
Proven match-fixers are avoiding jail because of the Government's refusal to criminalise the offence, representatives of every major sport in the UK warned on Wednesday night.
The police and Crown Prosecution Service have failed to pursue a number of fixing cases "despite very strong evidence", according to information released to Telegraph Sport by the Sport and Recreation Alliance.