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Health Club Management: State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022 finds UK Industry Building Back to Pre-pandemic Levels
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:27
The State of the Fitness Industry Report for 2022 shows that 631 clubs have closed, with majority early in the pandemic, while 455 have opened - a difference of 176. Market value is down by 4.3% and membership has dropped by 4.7%.
Despite this, researchers have found the market to be in remarkably good...
The FA partners with Nuffield Health to Help Build a Healthier Nation
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:50
The FA have announced a new five-year partnership with Nuffield Health, becoming the football governing body's official health and wellbeing partner.
With more than 65 years' experience and an industry-leading network of health and wellbeing facilities, Nuffield Health offers a full breadth of services,...
Sport England: This Girl Can publishes Guide to Recruiting Female Volunteers
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:42
This Girl Can campaign has published new guidance on how to boost female volunteer numbers in the sport and physical activity sector.
The guide will help recruit and retain female volunteers following on from a key partner organisation of Sport England revealing that they struggled in their female-only...
CIMSPA: Sector Leaders Call for Urgent Action on Energy Costs
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:30
CIMSPA has joined other leading organisations in sport and physical activity in calling for urgent action from the government, as energy costs put leisure facilities and pools at risk of closure within six months.
A consortium of organisations have written to the Secretaries of State for the Department...
Sport and Recreation Alliance: Be a Part of Europe's First Ever Volunteer Survey of Sport Organisations
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:20
The V4V Project, of which the Sport and Recreation Alliance is a partner of, has launched a first-of-its-kind survey which aims to take a deeper look into the volunteer workforce that supports sports organisations across Europe.
This survey is a unique attempt to reach out to the broadest range of sport...
Activity Alliance: New Inclusion 2024 Education Hub to Improve Future PE Experiences
Posted: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:13
Activity Alliance has collaborated with the Youth Sport Trust and the Department for Education to create the new Inclusion 2024 Inclusive Education Hub. Education practitioners across England will have access to all the essential resources for inclusive PE in one space. The partners' ambition is to support...
Sport England: The Strategic Facilities Fund to End by 31st March 2023
Posted: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:27
As Sport England move into the implementation phase of Uniting the Movement strategy, they will target their resources at meeting the published aims and objectives stated in the strategy.
The importance of active environments is recognised as one of the five big issues within the strategy and the opportunity...
Activity Alliance & FA: Inclusive Environments Survey
Posted: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:08
Activity Alliance is collaborating with the FA on a research project to understand what an inclusive environment looks like on and off-field within grassroots football clubs and develop a resource bank to support their workforces to create and maintain it.
Association for Physical Education & University of Cambridge: Primary PE and Sport Premium Research Study
Posted: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:01
Researchers from University of Cambridge are currently looking for primary school teachers who have done some form of PE or sports-related CPD this school year for a study investigating the Primary PE and Sport Premium.
Overview of the research study:
Sustrans: eBike Charging Stations on the National Cycle Network
Posted: Thu, 26 May 2022 14:58
Sustrans has partnered with Bosch eBike Systems to introduce electric bike charging stations on National Cycle Network routes across the UK. The charging stations will give eBike riders the confidence to take long distance strips across the British countryside.
Sustrans: Ban on Pavement Parking would Encourage more People to Walk and Wheel
Posted: Thu, 26 May 2022 14:22
Sustran's Walking and Cycling Index has found that banning pavement parking would help 70% of all residents to walk or wheel more. The Walking and Cycling Index is the UK's biggest ever study of walking, wheeling and cycling and highlights the issue of pavement parking in urban areas across the UK and...