October, 2020
ukactive welcomes £100m public leisure fund from Government as part of essential support for sector
Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:47
ukactive has welcomed the announcement by the Government of a £100m fund for public leisure facilities in England. Read More »
Ramblers Walking for Health receives Sport England funding
Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:45
The Ramblers Walking for Health programme is delighted to have received £185,000 National Lottery funding from Sport England.
Ramblers Walking for Health is England's largest network of health walk schemes, helping 70,000 people from a wide variety of... Read More »
Leaders in sport and physical activity sector unite to back #SaveOurSports campaign
Posted: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:30
The UK's sport and physical activity sector has joined forces to launch a new campaign called Save Our Sports, urging the Government to save grassroots sport, fitness and leisure facilities from permanent closure due to COVID-19.
LRS support the call for a... Read More »
Sport England Launch Return to Play Fund £16.5 million split into 3 strands
Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:35
The £16.5 million fund is split into three strands and brings the total support for the sport and physical activity sector to more than £220m. Read More »
What the latest COVID-19 alert levels mean for sport and physical activity
Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:30
Every part of England is now in one of three Covid-19 alert levels: Tier 1 (medium), Tier 2 (high) and Tier 3 (very high). Here's a summary of what this means for sport and physical activity. Read More »
BBC Unsung Hero Awards 2020: Final week to nominate
Posted: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:00
Nominations for the BBC Sport Personality of the Year's Unsung Hero 2020 award are still open and this year the BBC have also introduced a second Unsung Hero award. We are into the final week of the nomination process, so don't miss your opportunity to highlight amazing volunteers in your local communities. Read More »
What's around my way?
Posted: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:30
Where are the best places in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to go for some exercise? That's what Active Together is asking as it starts a high-visibility campaign promoting the benefits of physical activity.
Adults should aim to be active for 150 minutes... Read More »
Leicester Business Fesitval 2020 - 2nd - 13th November 2020
Posted: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:40
The Sport and Health Sector is one of 10 sectors represented in the Leicester Business Festival this year - make sure you have got your tickets for the up and coming events. Read More »
Autumn and Winter Activity Toolkit
Posted: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:09
Sport England have produced a range of resources to help you keep sport and physical activity going as the nights get longer. Read More »
BBC Unsung Hero Awards 2020: Time to get nominating
Posted: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 09:00
Nominations for the BBC Sport Personality of the Year's Unsung Hero 2020 award are in full swing and this year the BBC have also introduced a second Unsung Hero award - so let's take the opportunity to acknowledge these amazing volunteers. Read More »