07/08/2019
A £2 million fund set up to help communities improve their streets for cycling and walking has been inundated with more than 140 bids. The fund, launched by Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street in May, is designed to support small-scale projects that make it easier or safer to cycle and walk.
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01/08/2019
Sport England have teamed up with the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) to launch the Active Practice Charter that inspires and celebrates GP practices that are taking steps to increase activity in their...
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01/08/2019
Sandwell Council has organised a bumper week of free events for children focusing on play.
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01/08/2019
A new independent chair of the Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership Board has been appointed.
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29/07/2019
Andy Street has announced that he is to host an intergenerational Cricket Cup at Edgbaston later this year in the wake of England’s thrilling World Cup triumph.
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16/07/2019
In partnership with David Lock Associates (DLA), Sport England has produced the Planning for Sport Guidance that focuses on 12 principles which seek to help the planning system provide opportunities...
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15/07/2019
A new exciting campaign from Activity Alliance is calling time on negative perceptions about disability, inclusion and sport and asks – who says?
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08/07/2019
British Blind Sport research report “Overcoming Barriers to Participation” highlighted that one of the 6 key barriers that visually impaired (VI) people face is “Awareness”. They reported finding it...
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04/07/2019
Teachers can make a difference to pupils’ wellbeing by implementing fun physical activity across the school day
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03/07/2019
A FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVAL OF SPORT, FOOD AND LIVE PERFORMANCES
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02/07/2019
INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY RESEARCH PROJECT LAUNCH
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19/06/2019
People across the West Midlands are being invited to celebrate their community as part of the Mayor’s Community Weekend 2019. There will be 160 National Lottery-funded events around the region during...
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19/06/2019
Olympic and Paralympic Gold Medallists join children and families in launching Travel to Tokyo at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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18/06/2019
We are preparing to join the Youth Sport Trust (YST) and schools up and down the country to mark a week-long celebration of the power of Physical Education and school sport to improve young people’s...
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11/06/2019
Teams and fans coming from around the world to Birmingham for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup have been given a warm welcome by the city’s leaders. Birmingham’s world famous Edgbaston Stadium will...
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03/06/2019
The NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) has launched the Sports Parents Promise as part of their annual awareness raising campaign- Parents in Sport Week.
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