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Gymbox has broken ranks and announced it will reopen all its gyms on 4 July, unless the UK government explains why it should not. CEO ... More

Sport England is investing in a programme which aims to offer children from some of the country's poorest areas the opportunity to get physically active. ... More

Sport England has revealed details of a new £250,000 fund, aimed at helping disabled people to become more active. The "Parasport, powered by Toyota" programme ... More

An initiative aiming to inspire primary school children and their families to try new activities together in the run up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic ... More

A group of 12 English Football League (EFL) clubs have launched a programme looking to tackle loneliness and inactivity among older fans. The initiative will ... More

A new collaboration between Sport England, think tank Demos and care and housing provider Anchor Hanover looks to get the over 55s in the UK ... More

A total of 34 projects have received National Lottery funding to support their work in tackling inactivity among people from lower socio-economic groups. Those benefiting ... More

A community initiative which seeks to turn towns and cities into "giant playgrounds" for children – in order to get them physically active – is ... More

The Activity Alliance has launched a new initiative as part of efforts to offer disabled people more opportunities to get physically active. The three-year Inclusive ... More

Sport England has announced new funding for community groups which help people on low incomes become more physically active. A total of 26 projects have ... More

Sport England is investing £10m of National Lottery money into 20 projects across the country to reduce inactivity among over 55s. The funded organisations will ... More

Sport England has injected £5m of National Lottery funding into 49 colleges to help get students active. The decision to expand the further education investment ... More

Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to ukactive. The not-for-profit ... More

The Football Association (FA) has partnered with more than 170 further and higher education institutions to grow the number of grassroots players and clubs. Through ... More

One-hundred-and-fifty girls who do not take part in regular physical activity will attend a three-day camp of sporting activities set up by the Youth Sport ... More

Sport England has kicked off a review of the School Games following the publication of the government’s sports strategy, and has pledged funding for School ... More

Sport England has announced that the latest tranche of National Lottery funding will see £8.2m put towards helping disadvantaged communities get active. More than 124,000 ... More

Not feeling ‘gym body ready’ is serving as a significant barrier to taking part in sport and physical activity for people with mental health problems, ... More

Far from being a barrier to activity, the workplace can be an excellent place to promote active lifestyles, according to impressive statistics from My Team ... More

A new £2m programme using sport to improve the lives of people with mental health problems will be launched in England next year (2015). The ... More

More than 600 primary schools in England have now received grants from Sport England’s £18m Primary Spaces fund to improve their outdoor sports facilities. Out ... More

A campaign to get more university students playing sport will see a total of 54 universities share £10m worth of grant. Sport England's University Sport ... More

A new, free website aims to encourage workplaces to become more active by competing against each other. The new Workplace Challenge website enables people to ... More

The latest round of Sport England's £47.5m Community Sport Activation Fund has opened, with £7.5m specifically dedicated to boost sporting opportunities in deprived communities. A ... More

Over 25,000 residents are set to benefit from a massive boost in funding that will see more than £470,000 ploughed into increasing adult participation in ... More