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British Blind Sport Activity Finder Registration
Posted: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:44
British Blind Sport research report "Overcoming Barriers to Participation" highlighted that one of the 6 key barriers that visually impaired (VI) people face is "Awareness". They reported finding it difficult to know where to find opportunities local to them.
Bedfordshire and Luton Summer School Games: An inspiration to all
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:00
With a glorious sunny start to the day at the Bedford International Athletics Stadium around 1000 pupils from Primary and Secondary schools across the eight School Games Areas across the county competed to become Bedfordshire & Luton School Games County Champions.
Co-op - saving parks, community centres and sports halls under threat
Posted: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:11
Are you using, planning to use or know of a community space that is potentially under threat of closure ? The Co-op have teamed up with Locality, the national network for community organisations to help save, improve and protect 2,000 spaces by 2022. Such spaces include parks, community centres or sports...
Luton Sports Network: Managing committee have spaces available.
Posted: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:52
Luton Sports Network
The Luton Sports Network represents community sport clubs based in Luton, the volunteers that serve them and sports participants and coaches living in Luton. In short, it provides community sport and its volunteers with a voice here in Luton.
Hundreds of youngsters to take part in Bedfordshire and Luton’s Summer School Games
Posted: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:30
The National Hockey Foundation Funding is open for applications
Posted: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:35
Description
The Foundation aims to encourage the development and growth of hockey by providing capital and operational funding to the sport through clubs and educational establishments in England and by support to England Hockey's youth development activities. The Foundation hopes to be able to give financial...
A FREE training opportunity for staff and organisations on leading a healthier lifestyle.
Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:24
Please take advantage of A FREE training opportunity for staff and organisations in Luton to better equip staff to have conversations with each other about leading a healthier lifestyle by Total Wellbeing.
MECC helps us to make the most of the everyday interactions we have with other people both professionally...
Improving the health and well-being of people with learning disabilities
Posted: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 15:59
This week is Learning Disability Week (17 to 23 June) and the focus of the week is Sport & Inclusion – but did you know that people with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to be inactive?*
A survey of 18-35 year olds with learning difficulties by Mencap ** also revealed that:
New Mental Health Awareness Training for sport and physical activity
Posted: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:11
Did you know? One in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. That could be anyone you see down at your local sports club or leisure centre.
Completing this online course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to better understand and support people living with...
Sport England launch Workforce diversity fund
Posted: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:33
Sport England have this week launched a new fund aimed at supporting the development of coaching and volunteering opportunities for women and/or BAME communities.
If you have a great idea about how you can engage women and/or BAME communities into quality volunteering and/or coaching opportunities, then...
Make the Sports Parents Promise
Posted: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 15:51
Ahead of Parents in Sport Week 2019, the NSPCC is asking parents to make a promise to their child to make sure they have safe and enjoyable experiences of sport.
The Positive Parents Promise is part of our annual awareness raising campaign Parents in Sport Week.