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British wheelchair basketball seeking delivery partners as part of drive to double participation
Posted: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:44
British Wheelchair Basketball has announced a third recruitment drive for Local Delivery Partners as part of its new Inspire a Generation programme.
The ground-breaking initiative has received over £1.5m of funding from the National Lottery and Sport England and aims to double participation in the...
The launch of Goodgym Luton!
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:47
Do good and get fit at the same time with Luton's newest fitness group, GoodGym, launched on Tuesday 17th August, 6:30pm at St George's Square.
GoodGym has a unique approach to building community cohesion, promoting fitness and reducing social isolation. GoodGym members stop off on their runs to do physical...
Bronze medal for Luton's Nadeem Dalvi at Bulgarian U19 Open
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:01
Luton badminton player Nadeem Dalvi claimed a bronze medal at the APACS Bulgarian Junior U19s Open Championship held recently. The 16-year-old is back competing in his first year in the category, as he had a bye in the first round, before beating fourth seed Ayan Rashid 21-13, 21-7. Dalvi saw off French...
The launch of Luton Parks Tennis new website
Posted: Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:46
We are delighted to see the launch of Luton Parks Tennis, which provides local residents & tennis enthusiasts with the chance to secure their court spaces at both Wardown Park and Memorial Park through a new website with a booking system. This has been facilitated by the installation of and integration...
The Great Coaching Comeback Survey Results for Bedfordshire
Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:31
A total of 223 people in Bedfordshire took part in a survey ran by UK Coaching to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the coaching workforce and to uncover what coaches need to get back to delivering great experiences of sport and physical activity and changing people's lives.
Listen to our new Podcast
Posted: Thu, 20 May 2021 14:35
Have you heard we have a podcast?
TBL chat, is a podcast brought to you by team BEDS&LUTON - the Active Partnership for Bedfordshire.
We discuss, debate and challenges the issues around getting people active in Bedfordshire.
We have 4 episodes now live - please take your time to have a listen and let...
Sponsorship in the world of Covid
Posted: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:46
We have recently partnered with www.snapsponsorship.com who are helping us with some great tools to manage existing sponsors and secure new ones, plus offering banks of knowledge to help us be the best we can at sponsorship.
SNAP recently carried out a survey (that you'll see in the press soon) showing...
Could your story help others to get active across Bedfordshire?
Posted: Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:30
Could you help us encourage individuals of all shapes, sizes, abilities and backgrounds to get active across Bedfordshire?
The Active Bedfordshire Ambassador programme is a community led initiative by team BEDS&LUTON. We passionately believe being active is an essential part of a happy and healthy...
Over £400,000 given to Clubs & Community Groups across Bedfordshire in 2020
Posted: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:41
OUR IMPACT IN 2020
It's been a hugely challenging time for the sport and physical activity sector across Luton and Bedfordshire as the country deals with the ongoing national and local tier restrictions.
We are committed to doing all that we can to support sport and physical activity clubs, community...
Urgent call for Bedfordshire organisations to deliver online activity sessions for those worst hit by lockdown.
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:53
As the majority of sports and exercise activities have become impossible, the whole population has been affected, but not affected equally.
Research from Sport England into the impact of the pandemic on physical activity has revealed certain groups of people – specifically those in lower socio-economic...
Be part of our future strategy
Posted: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:54
We are delighted to be hosting a number of consultation sessions regarding our future strategy as well as the direction of Sport England in terms of their own strategy.
Full details of dates and times can be found by following the below link and we really hope that you will be able to join us for what...