Sport England news

Youth Sport Trust (YST) has set out to protect the mental health of young talented athletes by educating and preparing them for the rigours of ... More

An £8.5m leisure centre has opened its doors to the public in Birmingham. The Ladywood Leisure Centre will be operated by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust ... More

A legacy campaign looks to utilise the forthcoming 2019 UCI Road World Championships and attract more people to take up cycling. The Own the Ride ... More

This year's ukactive National Summit will explore plans to shape the future of public health, the workplace and the high street. The theme for the ... More

A new initiative has been launched to encourage more GP practices in the UK take measures to increase activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among their ... More

The ukactive board has named Huw Edwards as the not-for-profit body's permanent chief executive. Edwards, who has overseen ukactive operations as acting CEO since April, ... More

Parkour UK chief executive Eugene Minogue will step down as CEO after 10 years in the role. During his tenure, Minogue – who has held ... More

A total of 49 projects which are using sport and physical activity to tackle serious violence and knife crime this summer will share £400,000 worth ... More

A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more than 90 per cent of young people in some regions are ... More

The Prime Minister’s head of news and official spokesperson for Number 10, Alison Donnelly, will join Sport England later this year. Donnelly has been appointed ... More

Sport England has published new planning guidance, which aims to make it simpler and easier for local authorities and planning bodies to develop community sports ... More

A new national campaign looks to dispel negative perceptions about disability, inclusion and sport. Charity Activity Alliance (formerly the English Federation of Disability Sport) has ... More

The mayor of London has appointed digital expert Jillian Moore as chair of London Sport. Moore is currently the global head of digital transformation practice ... More

UK children will be offered a greater opportunity to take part in 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity under new government plans. The ... More

Sport England and British Cycling are partnering on a new "This Girl Can" campaign designed to highlight British Cycling's recreational, women-only bike riding programme, which ... More

A new £40m leisure centre built to include a number of sustainable innovations has opened in Chelmsford, Essex. The Riverside Leisure Centre in Chelmsford has ... More

An initiative aiming to inspire primary school children and their families to try new activities together in the run up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic ... More

A group of 12 English Football League (EFL) clubs have launched a programme looking to tackle loneliness and inactivity among older fans. The initiative will ... More

A majority of mothers do not exercise because it makes them feel guilty about not spending time with their children. A Sport England study of ... More

A major new Sport England campaign, aiming to use sport as a force for good, has received the royal approval from Prince Harry, Duke of ... More

Fitness group Les Mills has joined forces with Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign to help break down women’s barriers to fitness. The partnership will ... More

Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in order for it to recognise the crucial role that the ... More

A new leadership learning initiative aims to transform knowledge sharing in the physical activity sector. Launched in partnership by ukactive and Sport England, the Communities ... More

Sport England has launched a new fund aimed at diversifying the coach and volunteer workforce. The £1m Workforce Diversity Great Ideas Fund will be open ... More

A new collaboration between Sport England, think tank Demos and care and housing provider Anchor Hanover looks to get the over 55s in the UK ... More