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Nominations open for Spirit of Sport and Recreation Award as Alliance’s AGM confirmed for City of London’s Guildhall in September

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to confirm that our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be taking place this year on Tuesday 12 September at Guildhall, with thanks to the City of London Corporation.

Published 12 July 2023, Industry

‘Making people feel included doesn’t mean you have to stay silent’ – Olympic race-walker Tom Bosworth on LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport

To mark Pride Month 2023, the Alliance spoke with Olympic race walker and British record holder Tom Bosworth, one of very few openly gay athletes in the United Kingdom to have competed at the highest level of their sport.

Published 30 June 2023, Equality and Diversity

Shirley Ballas joins Alliance to celebrate Social Value of Movement and Dance in Parliament

The Sport and Recreation Alliance, in collaboration with figures from the movement and dance world, convened at the heart of the UK's political landscape to mark the public launch of the groundbreaking report – ‘The Social Value of Movement and Dance’.

Published 29 June 2023, Industry

UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport – Learning Webinars

In April, the Government and the Sport and Recreation Alliance published the first UK-wide Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport.

Published 07 June 2023, Health and Wellbeing

Richard Doubleday – former Senior Technical Officer, Sport and Recreation Alliance

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is deeply saddened by the passing of former Senior Technical Officer, Richard Doubleday.

Published 06 June 2023, Industry

Pride shouldn’t feel perilous - let’s get sports speaking confidently

To kick off Pride Month 2023, the Sport and Recreation Alliance invited Jon Holmes, founder and lead of Sports Media LGBT+, to share his thoughts on LGBT+ inclusion in sport.

Published 01 June 2023, Equality and Diversity

Sports technology experts Sport:80 now delivering technology audits for Alliance members

We are delighted to announce that Alliance partners, Sport:80, are offering technology audits to Alliance members, which can help support you to transform the way you are utilising technology at the start of this new membership year.

Published 26 May 2023, Technology

Sport and Recreation Alliance announces partnership with EDI specialists Equality Leaders

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce Equality Leaders as the organisation’s new equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) partner.

Published 19 May 2023, Industry

V4V partners working towards the development of digital tools on sport volunteering

The 13 partners in the EU-funded V4V project “Skills acquired through volunteering in sport” gathered for their fifth Full Partner Meeting in the City of London as guests of the UK’s Sport and Recreation Alliance.

Published 12 May 2023, Volunteering

Landmark concussion guidance for grassroots sport published

Participants in grassroots sports will be better protected from the potentially devastating effects of head injuries and concussion thanks to new official guidelines advising: ‘if in doubt, sit them out’.

Published 27 April 2023, Health and Wellbeing