News
17/08/2021
Major businesses and corporations are being offered the opportunity to become the official sponsor of the region’s popular new cycle hire scheme.
09/08/2021
A new emotional and wellbeing support service for disabled children, young people and their families is being launched in Wolverhampton.
04/08/2021
Wolverhampton’s own Commonwealth Games gold medallist Hugh Porter MBE has today been announced as City Cycling Ambassador – exactly 12 months before we host the event’s 2022 cycling time trial.
03/08/2021
Another chance for Wolverhampton residents to get active and build fitness, supported and encouraged through a free smartphone app
02/08/2021
The Black Country Consortium Ltd and Active Black Country are working with the Black Country Local Authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton, and the Canal & River Trust to develop a...
02/08/2021
Plans to transform a former youth club into a welcoming community hub and church are to get underway after City of Wolverhampton Council officially handed over ownership of the building.
02/08/2021
Beat the Street players are being invited to Go Wild over the next few days with players encouraged to explore their local parks, waterways and green spaces.
30/07/2021
Plans to get more people in the West Midlands cycling as part of the legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been given a £2 million boost from the Department for Transport.
22/07/2021
Street Games, Sported and Access Sport have signed up to IncludeMe, which encourages organisations to improve how they engage with disabled people and those with long-term conditions
09/07/2021
Young people from Dudley are to benefit from a package of support to give them access to training and career opportunities, thanks to a new youth hub in the Merry Hill Centre.
09/07/2021
There are less than two weeks to go before the popular physical activity game Beat the Street returns to Wolverhampton.
08/07/2021
British Orienteering is excited to be celebrating Go Orienteering this summer and invites YOU to get involved too!
01/07/2021
Team GB and ParalympicsGB are encouraging our nation’s schools to get behind our competitors this summer with the launch of Share Your Pride, an inclusive and engaging programme created to inspire...
30/06/2021
The popular physical activity game Beat the Street is returning to Wolverhampton next month. The walking, running, rolling, wheeling, cycling and scooting challenge will take place across the city...
21/06/2021
More than 60 of the distinctive grey and green bikes are now available across ten docking stations at popular destinations around Sandwell including Sandwell Hospital, Dartmouth Park, Sandwell College...
16/06/2021
Local sports clubs and physical activity providers can now claim £1,000 towards the costs of being Covid-19 compliant under a new grant scheme offered by the City of Wolverhampton Council.
INSIGHT HUB
Timely data and learnings in relation to physical activity and sport in the Black Country and the added value we can offer.
WATER SAFETY PROGRAMME
Get your school involved in our free programme to increase the number of children who are water safe and boost their enjoyment of swimming.
ACTIVATION ACADEMY
Resources and training material to support the Black Country sport & physical activity workforce