England Hockey Board has recently released their facility guidance document “The Right Pitches in the Right Places”. These are exciting and challenging times for hockey facility provision. With the opportunities London 2012 and its legacy will afford sport EHB has an opportunity to ensure the facility stock of the sport is secured.
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Bucks Sport is working to bring alive the London 2012 Games for people living in Buckinghamshire. Working with agencies across Bucks and Milton Keynes, we are doing this in different ways ranging from inspiring people to participate in sport to helping more people to volunteer, lead or coach in sport. ...more
Sport England South East have now published a new resource, the Borough Profiler.
The profiler is designed to provide data for the South East region split by CSP, County or LA for key demographics, facilities, Active People, Market Segmentation, Clubmark and Schools Sports, giving a profile of the selected area.
With only 34% of adults in England getting enough physical activity to benefit their health and levels of obesity and associated diseases predicted to rise dramatically, the workplace is increasing being looked upon as a key setting for promoting a more active lifestyle. By active community - cycling or walking to work - many people of working age can easily achieve the recommended level of 30 minutes of moderate activity five times a week. ...more
The United Kingdom’s aim to be the leading coaching nation in the world by 2016 moved a step closer as Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe announced the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence in sport and disability sport will be based at Leeds Metropolitan University ...more