Join us, @ukyouth and Network of RYWU for a series of shared spaces for youth workers and allied professionals to connect, reflect and support one another following the recent discrimination and violence in our communities Access the session links here: ukyouth.org/what-we-do/sup…

A call to our sector from our CEO, Tim Hollingsworth.

🚀 Today, ukactive has launched "The Next Generation" strategy aiming to get one million more children active by 2030! This new strategy will strengthen the physical activity sector’s existing offer for children and young people by: • Driving consumer insights, • Evolving

ukactive welcomes the Moving Communities report published by Sport England which shows significant growth in the number of people using leisure centres to be physically active – particularly those in the most deprived areas (up 9%). See thread for more. sportengland.org/news-and-inspi…

It's the last week for the public vote for the 2024 ukactive Awards. Voting closes 30th August in three categories ukactive.com/ukactive-award…

There are 10 days left to respond to UK Sport call for social impact partners looking to use major events to improve sustainability and outcomes in health and wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion. uksport.gov.uk/news/2024/07/1…

We hope you've seen and are supporting Activity Alliance and Channel 4 partnership promoting Every Body Moves. The campaign from ParalympicsGB links disabled people with inclusive sport locally. activityalliance.org.uk/news/9208-chan…

4 new apprentice roles are open for applications from Sporting Memories. The projects are being launched in Essex, in partnership with Sport England's Pilot Fund. Deadlines are 19 & 22 Sept, full details below: sportingmemories.uk/news/news/spor…

Applications for UK Sport call for social impact partners close after this weekend (9/9). They want to hear from organisations who will use major events to improve outcomes in sustainability, EDI, and health and wellbeing. uksport.gov.uk/news/2024/07/1…

In two weeks Sport & Recreation Alliance will be hosting their third EDI Roundtable - Inclusive Language and Communication. It's a great opportunity to develop inclusive strategies and learning how to negate unconscious bias. sportandrecreation.org.uk/pages/inclusiv…

As the Olympic and Paralympic summer draws to a close, Swim England CEO Andy Salmon reflected on how they want to use medal inspiration to bring more people to the pool. swimming.org/swimengland/an…

Club Community Organisations and EFL in the Community deliver vital work by collaborating, leading and serving. The EFL in the Community strategy for 2024-2029 outlines the EFL’s commitment to enhancing its impact in communities. Read more: efl.com/news/2024/sept… #EFLintheCommunity

Enjoyed the exploits of the Paralympics GB team in Paris? New season imminent, find out where to get involved near you. #SportforAll

After the riots This paper by Together British Future Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network offers a useful analysis of the recent riots, uncovering longer-term trends that underpinned the violent outbreaks. Now, more than ever, we need to be building bridges, not walls belongnetwork.co.uk/resources/afte…

What a brilliant day launching #Project1500 and celebrating 1000 apprentices that our Foundation has supported. We heard from apprentices from the very beginning like Aklas, all the way through to Rochelle who is a current apprentice wth us. We were also joined by

Nominations for the 2024 Chance to Shine Awards are open until 23/9. There are seven categories recognising excellence in community cricket. Get your community cricket superstar entry in. chancetoshine.org/awards2024/

In three weeks @IncludeSummit is in Stratford. Tickets for the key Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in sport summit available now includesummit.com Young people and community leaders can access free tickets. Others use INCLUDE15 for discounts. #IncludeSummit #SportForAll

There are more than 3000 locations to search where you can get involved with #NationalFitnessDay near you. Take 10 today to join the movement. nationalfitnessday.com/finder/

So, what is #nationalfitnessday? ukactive CEO, Huw Edwards explains in brief, about how being active plays a major role in improved physical, mental and social wellbeing. We believe in the power of sport to change lives, today's the ideal day to start.

Better access to sport was the fundamental driver in the partnership between Sporting Equals and Sweaty Betty, as they worked together to create what they hope is the first step in modest clothing that will eliminate barriers to participation. sportingequals.org.uk/south-asian-he…