News

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 and Sandwell and Dudley Railway Station.
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.
15/06/2021
With less than 50 days until the Tokyo Games kick off Team GB and ParalympicsGB are inviting schools and families across the UK to get active this summer through their Travel to Tokyo virtual...
10/06/2021
Aston Villa, Wolves, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City and other professional or semi-professional football clubs are being invited by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help young...
09/06/2021
A new scheme is being launched, aimed at getting people more active as we move out of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. WV Gets Active is a free six-week exercise programme, delivered in collaboration...
02/06/2021
‘Connecting Differently Through Sport’ online learning classroom launched with UK Coaching to improve sports sectors confidence and knowledge
26/05/2021
Hundreds of young people from the West Midlands will gain access to new volunteering and employment opportunities as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games – thanks to over £700,000 from The...
21/05/2021
The winners of a ‘Dragons’ Den’ style competition to help local communities build back better have been announced.
20/05/2021
This morning (Thursday 20 May), community participants hit Finsbury Park’s outdoor basketball courts to take part in British Wheelchair Basketball’s very first Inspire a Generation wheelchair...
18/05/2021
Residents from across the West Midlands are being invited to join an event to find out more about thousands of job, training and volunteering opportunities coming from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth...
11/05/2021
UK Coaching, in collaboration with Resuscitation Council UK, St John Ambulance and Joe Humphries Memorial Trust, has produced a free toolkit to help people understand how to respond and act quickly to...
05/05/2021
Youngsters were able to get out on the water and have a go at sailing at the events which were part of Team GB’s Travel to Tokyo and RYA OnBoard’s joint goal of encouraging young people to try out new...
23/04/2021
A new animation launched by the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) is helping more people to understand what child protection and safeguarding mean in a sports setting.
21/04/2021
Bookings have opened for Active Black Country’s three-week virtual PE conference which will run from 18 May until 8 June 2021.
21/04/2021
New partnership with Ordnance Survey puts routes for people with complex disabilities on the map
07/04/2021
Voluntary groups who work with children and young people in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to apply for funding to deliver activities, workshops and projects.

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