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Grassroots heroes celebrated at Alliance awards

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has celebrated with grassroots organisations from across the country at the 2019 Community Sport and Recreation Awards in Edgbaston, Birmingham. 

Published 15 March 2019, Grassroots

Commonwealth Games medallist to speak at Alliance awards

Birmingham will be celebrating all things Commonwealth Games at the Community Sport and Recreation Awards on Friday 15 March.

Published 08 March 2019, Grassroots

Active IQ to sponsor the Mental Health Award at the Community Sport and Recreation Awards

The Mental Health Award, sponsored by Active IQ, will be presented during the awards ceremony at Edgbaston Stadium on 15 March.

Published 01 March 2019, Grassroots

DeCyber joins the Sport and Recreation Alliance team

The Sport and Recreation Alliance are pleased to welcome DeCyber as an official strategic partner.  

Published 26 February 2019, Technology

Governance improvements progressing but further change required

Committing to good governance is a new report from the Sport and Recreation Alliance which reviews the governance commitment made by the sport and recreation sector in recent years. It shines a light on the success to date, highlights areas where work is ongoing and outlines the challenges ahead. 

Published 19 February 2019, Governance

Without digital leadership and culture, there’s no digital transformation

In the penultimate part of this digital transformation series, Jonny Turner of Sport:80 looks at the importance of leadership and culture, drawing on perspectives from respected leaders in the sport sector. 

Published 14 February 2019, Technology

Is the sport and recreation sector thriving at work?

300,000 people with a long-term mental health problem lose their jobs each year and analysis shows that poor mental health costs the UK economy between £74 billion and £99 billion a year. The cost to employers is between £33 billion and £42 billion of this number.

Published 08 February 2019, Mental Health

Students aiming for the sky

A pioneering project between Trent Valley Gliding Club in Lincolnshire and North Lindsey College in Scunthorpe is inspiring high-flying engineering technology students to ‘Aim for the Sky’.

Published 06 February 2019, Grassroots

Serving up great volunteers for the Fed Cup

With the Fed Cup kicking off on Wednesday, we caught up with tournament Volunteer Manager Hugh Stirling to find out how easy it was to recruit volunteers using the Alliance’s Volunteer Finder.

Published 04 February 2019, Volunteering

How to think differently about dealing with data breaches

Prevention is important – but how you respond to a breach is vital too

Published 22 January 2019, Technology