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ArticleSport England plans to fund sports based on their action to fight climate crisis
Sport England wants sports to do more to tackle the climate crisis and plans to require action in this area as a condition of grant funding, the Guardian reported in an exclusive, based on a statement from Sport England chairman Chris Boardman. Speaking at the Blue Earth Summit in Bristol ...
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England Golf to receive nearly £8 million from Sport England to tackle inequalities
England Golf will receive an investment of £7.97 million (€9.52m) of government and National Lottery funding from Sport England over the next five years, which England Golf and Sport England will use to work in partnership to tackle inequalities in the game. The investment is part of Sport England’s new ...
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UKactive and Sport England launch digital strategy for the fitness sector
UKactive has announced the launch of its Digital Futures strategy, in partnership with Sport England, to improve the digital processes used by fitness and leisure operators. The strategy will support them with the latest benchmarking tools, providing guidance and insight to modernize and grow. Digital Futures is part of UKactive’s ...
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Sport England introduces new tools to enhance the sector’s digital marketing skills
Sport England has worked together with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) to produce a Digital Marketing Hub, a free training program in digital marketing made available to the sport and physical activity sector. The new hub is meant to “fill a gap in ...
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Sport England promotes the return to sports
Sport England has hired Cake, the sports marketing arm of the Havas advertising and PR agency. The public body – established by Royal Charter in 1996 to “give everyone in England the chance to benefit from sport and physical activity” – has for its immediate priority the #ReturnToPlay campaign, which ...
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Sport England names first director of equality, diversity and inclusion
Sport England has announced the appointment of Viveen Taylor as director of equality, diversity and inclusion, a newly created position. Since joining the English government sports agency in August 2018, Taylor has spearheaded tts work to promote an active lifestyle among lower socio-economic groups. The appointment comes on the heels ...
