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How rugby is helping to increase participation among under-represented groups
This week’s grassroots story focuses on Project Rugby, a project designed to increase rugby participation among under-represented communities.
Published 21 June 2018, Grassroots -
Sitting Netball - Inspiring mental wellbeing in elderly care houses
London Sport's Sitting Netball programme uses the power of sport to engage and bring about positive change in the mental wellbeing of elderly care home residents.
Published 13 June 2018, Grassroots -
Access Sport - enhancing the prospects of disadvantaged and disabled children
In the latest of our series of grassroots case studies, we examine the work of Access Sport who are enhancing the life prospects of disadvantaged and disabled children and young people through sport.
Published 08 June 2018, Grassroots -
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.
Published 07 June 2018, Grassroots -
£125m reinvested back into sport from broadcast revenues
Sports bodies reinvested £125m from broadcast revenues into the long-term development of sport in the last financial year. Seven bodies made the commitment as part of the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Broadcasting of Major Sporting Events.Published 18 January 2018, Grassroots -
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.
Published 18 January 2018, Grassroots -
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.
Published 02 November 2017, Grassroots -
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.
Published 30 October 2017, Grassroots -
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
Published 02 August 2017, Grassroots -
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.
Published 12 July 2017, Grassroots