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parkrun - bringing entire communities together through physical activity

We caught up with parkrun to find out about their success in getting the nation active since they started out in 2004.

£125m reinvested back into sport from broadcast revenues

How Ping!’s doorstep approach can bring positive change

Table Tennis England’s Marketing Officer, Julie Snowdon, explains how a public ping pong project tackles inactivity by bringing the game into places people are already spending time.

Dame Katherine Grainger to address value of medal success to nation

Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair of UK Sport, will address the positive link between medal investment and grassroots sport and recreation at the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s 2018 Fit for the Future Convention. 

Be a part of the UK’s biggest ever club survey

We are big believers in developing a strong and credible evidence base to help inform both our work and our member’s work, as well as Government policy. Our latest project, the 2017 Club Survey, will give us the opportunity to build such an evidence base, but we need your help.

8 tips for achieving a high standard of governance within a grassroots setting

Share these 8 top tips with your grassroots clubs to help them get to grips with how to achieve good governance

Alliance puts grassroots sport and recreation clubs in the spotlight

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has recognised five grassroots sport and recreation organisations from across the country at the 2017 Community Sport and Recreation Awards.

Sport and Recreation Alliance launches new strategy to get nation active

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has published its new strategy outlining its ambition to create a vibrant sport and recreation sector. The strategy, which will run through to 2021, is heavily focused on grassroots sport, something which is reflected in the name, The Heart of an Active Nation.

On the move with Active Lives

Emma Boggis provides reaction to the first set of results for Active Lives, Sport England’s new survey to capture sport and physical activity participation in England.

Streets Revolution

The Oxford Social Inclusion Cup is more than just a football tournament. It brings together people who have experienced mental health problems, members of the local community and health services to promote positive social inclusion. Jon Regler, founder of the inclusion cup explains more.