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Time for government to deliver on promises to solve social crisis

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has released its General Election Manifesto which calls on political parties to put sport and recreation at the heart of the policy agenda.

Published 07 November 2019, Politics

Alliance announce exciting new partnership with the Football Association

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is thrilled to announce that it will work alongside the Football Association to deliver governance training to County Football Association (County FA) chairs and vice-chairs.

Published 05 November 2019, Governance

Date and venue revealed for the 2020 Community Sport and Recreation Awards

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Community Sport and Recreation Awards ceremony will take place on Friday 6 March 2020 at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.

Published 04 November 2019, Grassroots

Alliance CEO named amongst leading LGBT+ executives

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to announce that CEO Lisa Wainwright has been ranked at number 8 in the 2019 OUTstanding 30 LGBT+ Public Sector Executives List, supported by Yahoo Finance.

Published 29 October 2019, Equality and Diversity

Encouraging Sport England figures highlight the value of sport and recreation

The latest Sport England Active Lives Survey has been published and it shows that one million more adults are reaping the benefits of being physically active.

Published 17 October 2019, Industry

Brexit preparedness Q&A

With the conversation around Brexit moving all the time, the Sport and Recreation Alliance has pulled together the below to provide guidance to our members on several frequently asked questions.

Published 24 September 2019, Brexit

Alliance join team to work on Sport England project to improve board diversity

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is delighted to confirm that it will work alongside Perrett Laver on improving sector diversity – a project launched by Sport England and UK Sport on Friday 20 September.

Published 23 September 2019, Governance

Government must commit to long-term funding of PE and Sport Premium

New research commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Alliance has revealed that primary schools need greater certainty over the long-term funding of the PE and Sport Premium in order to deliver sustainable improvements in school sport.

Published 12 September 2019, Politics

Alliance response to Spending Review

The Sport and Recreation Alliance welcomes the Chancellor’s Spending Round 2019 announcement of a 4.1% real terms increase in budget for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in 2020/21. This is an outcome we had pushed for, so it is pleasing to see ministers have responded to our call.

Published 05 September 2019, Politics

Alliance response to spending review update

Following the Chancellor's announcement of a one-year Spending Review, the Sport and Recreation Alliance is calling on the Treasury to make sure the budget for Sport in DCMS is maintained for the one year term of the review. 

Published 09 August 2019, Politics