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Entries open for Community Sport and Recreation Awards

Aquila Burgess, Project Officer at the Alliance explains why you should enter this year’s Community Sport and Recreation Awards, with cash prizes and national recognition up for grabs.

Published 01 October 2018, Grassroots

Trio receive awards for outstanding service to sport

Brendan Foster CBE, Alison Howard and John Arnold MBE recognised at awards ceremony.

Published 28 September 2018, Grassroots

SportsAble- The Berkshire charity changing lives for more than 40 years

SportsAble is hosting a disability swimming gala on 20^th October at St Andrew’s School, Pangbourne, and is inviting young swimmers throughout the region to enter

Published 19 September 2018, Grassroots

FFEM- the London based project which helps to tackle social cohesion

FFEM (Female, Fitness, Education, Motivation) is a wellness and leadership project that works with girls and women in and around London who are at risk of social and sporting exclusion. 

Published 13 September 2018, Grassroots

Learn how to develop your inner-strength

Sport Cardiff’s Girls Together campaign aims to provide the women and girls of Cardiff with a selection of local activities where participants can be sure to receive a friendly welcome and get active with other like-minded females.

Published 23 August 2018, Grassroots

Core Sport- Promoting Positive Mental Health

Core Sport is an award winning charity providing free opportunities for adults with mental health issues to engage in physical activity.

Published 16 August 2018, Grassroots

Running initiative boosts self-esteem of primary school kids

In the latest of our series of grassroots success stories, we examine the work of Mini Mermaids and Young Tritons UK, the running club focusing on boosting self-esteem in young girls and boys. 

Published 09 August 2018, Grassroots

Charity uses sport and physical activity to help adults affected by MS

The MS Active Together project uses sport and physical activity to help improve the lives of adults with MS in Scotland.

Published 02 August 2018, Grassroots

How crowdfunding can be an innovative way of getting a project started

Following the success of their Glide Britain campaign the British Gliding Association explains how their project has reached new audiences wanting to try gliding.

Published 26 July 2018, Grassroots

Sensory sport sensations supports children and young people, clubs and schools

This week we caught up with Bristol Bears Community Foundation to hear about two of their programmes which are getting people with disabilities active.

Published 19 July 2018, Grassroots