News

04/09/2018
Public Health England is urging the public to find out their ‘heart age’, with 50 preventable deaths from heart attack or stroke happening every day.
30/08/2018
An Australian version of Sport England's flagship campaign has enjoyed huge success in getting more women active
28/08/2018
South Staffordshire Sailing Club, near Gailey, has been named a British Youth Sailing (BYS) Recognised Club as part of a new scheme celebrating excellence in developing future sailing stars.
14/08/2018
Activity Alliance is adding to its bank of resources with a series of new factsheets that support providers to be more accessible and inclusive in their communications.
03/08/2018
To help children get active this summer, Sport England have put together a collection of hints and tips that will hopefully get your creative juices flowing and the lungs blowing.
30/07/2018
Hosted by UK Coaching, their showpiece annual event is seen as one of the most prestigious by the coaching community and will be held at The HAC, City of London on Thursday 29 November.
27/07/2018
Today (Friday 27 July) marks four years to go until the start of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
24/07/2018
Wolves’ Championship title triumph and spectacular open top bus parade is to be celebrated in a free exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
20/07/2018
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has today announced its innovative ‘Inspired by 2021’ legacy programme.
16/07/2018
Charities and community groups in England can now apply for a share of close to £9 million aimed at tackling loneliness by building strong social connections and welcoming communities.
04/07/2018
In 2018, the role of the Active Black Country Partnership changed, and sees a shift to a local strategic function focused on inactivity, under-represented groups and wider socio-economic outcomes.
02/07/2018
This year’s Black Country School Games Summer Festival, which was held on Friday 29th June 2018 at the University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, saw Wolverhampton take the title for the 2nd year ...
02/07/2018
Employment and health providers in the City of Wolverhampton have joined forces to help people with health issues get into work.
29/06/2018
Improving health, happiness and wellbeing in communities across the West Midlands are the targets of an agreement between the region’s mayor Andy Street and Paralympian legend Baroness Tanni...
22/06/2018
This summer, over 1,500 aspiring young athletes from over 80 Black Country schools will be going head-to-head in 10 events at an Olympic-style competition on Friday 29th June at the University of...
22/06/2018
As the world is spending a month celebrating the beautiful game, Sport England thought it would be a good opportunity to look at how they support the sport across England.

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