News
25/06/2020
British Orienteering and orienteering clubs around the UK are working together to promote Permanent Orienteering Courses as a way of discovering the outdoors in a socially distanced way.
23/06/2020
We have developed a package of support for Housing Association residential care homes, and Local Authority care sites, which provide information, advice and support services to vulnerable older aged...
19/06/2020
As more opportunities to be active resume, new guidance released today will help providers to enable welcoming, and more accessible environments.
04/06/2020
Millions of pounds of extra tourism, trade and investment could be secured from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games under plans that would also bolster the region’s post-Covid-19 economic recovery.
28/05/2020
Black Country Rainbow Hour encourages schools to provide all pupils with access to one hour of wellbeing and physical activity each day, whether that’s those returning to school or those pupils still...
22/05/2020
To improve sleep and support adult mental wellbeing Public Health England’s Every Mind Matters website now includes new NHS-approved expert tips and advice on improving your sleep
22/05/2020
Thousands of local people are to benefit from a new programme to help them land jobs created by the forthcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
21/05/2020
Active Black Country are looking to ascertain the impact of social distancing on the activity levels of people living and working in the Black Country.
21/05/2020
The council’s public health team is working in partnership with Cycling UK to enable key workers to have the opportunity to cycle to and from work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
21/05/2020
The coaching community has been identified as playing an important role in keeping communities active, as the nation adjusts to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
20/05/2020
Since the restrictions on movement were imposed by Government, ABC have committed capacity towards liaising directly with community providers to understand their immediate, medium and longer-term...
18/05/2020
UK Coaching has announced today (18 May) – in collaboration with its awarding organisation 1st4sport, and partners Mind, the mental health charity, and Sport England – that the nation’s coaches can...
13/05/2020
The Travel to Tokyo virtual challenge from Get Set, is supporting millions of 5 to 11-year-olds and their families from across the UK in getting active together as one nation.
12/05/2020
A Dudley primary school has been named the best in the country for its efforts in encouraging children to cycle
06/05/2020
People who have experienced little – and big – acts of kindness during the coronavirus pandemic are being asked to share their stories and help raise awareness and understanding of good mental health.
06/05/2020
Members of the public are being urged to fill in an online survey to help plan for the future of transport following the Covid-19 lockdown.
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