Tag: Sport England

Sport England launch new £5m scheme to help leaders tackle inequalities

Stuart Mitchell

Sport England have launched a new £5 million national programme to support leaders at all levels to tackle inequalities in sport and physical activity. Leading the Movement seeks to build a diverse community of people who are empowered to drive the change needed so the benefits of being physically active are equally accessible to everyone. A new microsite offers free guidance, articles, case studies, toolkits and other learning resources, available to all, alongside a newsletter that will share regular updates from across the sector. In a nutshell The National Lottery-funded…

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This Girl Can celebrates 10th birthday

Stuart Mitchell

This Girl Can, Sport England’s groundbreaking campaign to get women and girls active, marks its 10th birthday this month, having transformed millions of lives across England through National Lottery funding. After a decade of breaking down barriers and empowering women to move their bodies in their own way, over three million more women are active compared to when This Girl Can launched in January 2015.  Powered with £30 million funding from The National Lottery, our campaign’s bold approach has resonated deeply, with eight in 10 women reporting it boosted their…

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Buddle launch offers major boost to grassroots sport and activity

Stuart Mitchell

Grassroots sports clubs and community physical activity groups have a new home as Sport England launch Buddle. The National Lottery funded programme – which replaces our Club Matters offering – will provide free learning and support resources to inspire and strengthen clubs and organisations offering sport and physical activity, as well the professionals that work with them.  Buddle, which as an amalgamation of ‘buddy’ (the role we will play with these groups) and ‘huddle’ (that symbolises the coming together and collaboration required to help an organisation to be successful) has…

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Sport England and FCB Inferno team up to encourage young men to return to the sports and physical activities they once loved

Stuart Mitchell

Join the Movement, which launched during the first lockdown in 2020 to inspire people to #Stayinworkout, has returned to tackle a new issue – that activity levels in young men post-pandemic have dropped and are falling from pre-pandemic levels. The Sport England research has also shown that the pandemic has had a huge impact on the mental health of many young men which has translated into a drop in levels of activity. Their whole wellbeing has been impacted from a career, social, physical and financial perspective, with TV, streaming, and…

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Big Issue Invest and Sport England join forces to improve the lives of young people affected by Covid 19

Stuart Mitchell

The social investment arm of The Big Issue, Big Issue Invest (BII), is investing £1.25 million  from its Outcomes Investment Fund, set up with investment from Big Society Capital, into a programme that will support over 6,000 young people across 21 local areas in the UK to improve their lives, through sports and activity. The Chances Programme, co-developed by Substance in partnership with the Life Chances Fund, Sport England and BII, is committed to harnessing the power of sport to enhance the life-chances of disadvantaged young people aged 8-17 years,…

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