Sport England news

Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the two organisations tackle inequalities within the sport and physical activity ... More

How can organisations, including health club and leisure businesses, decarbonise, generate clean energy and harness attitudes of 'energy sobriety' to reduce CO2 emissions? These are ... More

Sports data analysis and consultancy firm 4Global has appointed Kerstin Obenauer as chief customer officer as part of a new growth strategy. The company, which ... More

The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with the launch of a new alliance called the Sport Environment ... More

The physical activity sector will have an essential role to play in delivering the UK government's plans to "level up" and tackle longstanding economic, social, ... More

4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, ... More

HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure industry, which allows businesses to claim a cash grant of ... More

A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK has established the current winners in the race to elevate ... More

Sport England says it's introducing "new and innovative" ways to increase participation – by doing a better job of listening to local communities and networks ... More

A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in the UK insights into how to attract more women and ... More

The pandemic has had an "unprecedented" impact on physical activity levels in England, with 1 million more adults becoming physically inactive in the 12 months ... More

Up to £30m will be invested in refurbishing thousands of public tennis courts in the most deprived parts of the UK. The package, which will ... More

Sport England has spent £1.5m launching its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of inspiring teenage girls to get active through digital physical education ... More

Members from UK leisure and cultural trusts have stepped up and logged an impressive 21.5million steps in a ‘Road to Tokyo’ challenge, as part of ... More

Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one learning with Google to get their digital marketing strategies in line with ... More

A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities available for disabled people. Driven by industry body, ukactive, the ... More

A new initiative being launched today (9 August) aims to improve the application of digital processes within the UK's fitness and physical activity sector. The ... More

A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a Work Out to Help Out campaign to incentivise people to ... More

Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling the government's new National Disability Strategy a "missed opportunity". While ... More

Planning approval has been granted to what is set to become one of the first Passivhaus-certified leisure buildings in the world. The new Spelthorne Leisure ... More

There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's public leisure facilities. In a joint statement issued this morning ... More

Former racing cyclist Chris Boardman has been appointed the new chair of grassroots body, Sport England. Boardman, who won an individual pursuit gold medal at ... More

A new job retention scheme, backed by National Lottery funding, has been launched to support fitness and sports professionals in England. Retrain to Retain is ... More

Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of the easing of lockdown measures. England has today moved to ... More

There is "incredible resilience" in the sports and physical activity sector – but the industry requires further support to bounce back from the devastating effects ... More