News
24/01/2019
Charity aimed at using sport to boost the life chances of children can expand thanks to our investment
21/01/2019
The latest meeting of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee board took place earlier today (21 January 2019) and four new members were welcomed by Chair of the Board, John...
17/01/2019
The impact that apprentices who are delivering sport, health and wellbeing programmes in Wolverhampton schools is having was celebrated at a special event this week.
17/01/2019
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is rallying the region to turn #BlueMondayGreen next week with the launch of the This is Me West Midlands campaign.
17/01/2019
Ian Reid has been confirmed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC), the team organising the largest event ever to be staged in the...
12/12/2018
New figures released by Sport England show that children and young people in Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton participate in vigorous activity at levels way ahead of England and West Midlands...
07/12/2018
The Federation of Abbey Infant and Abbey Junior School in Sandwell was recognised among the winners of the prestigious West Midlands Community Sports Awards last night in Birmingham
06/12/2018
World-leading survey reveals insight into activity levels of children and young people in England
23/11/2018
Nominations opened today for the second Thrive Mental Health Commission Awards, taking place in January.
06/11/2018
Are you interested in taking part in this years Black Country Young Coach Academy?
31/10/2018
Junk food adverts near schools could be banned under proposals to tackle childhood obesity in the West Midlands.
30/10/2018
12,600 more people age 16+ across the Black Country are meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines of doing at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week, according to new...
26/10/2018
Sport England has today launched the latest phase of its This Girl Can campaign, Fit Got Real, which aims to tackle the inequalities in levels of exercise between different social groups of women.
22/10/2018
UK Coaching has today, 22 October, officially announced the finalists for the 2018 UK Coaching Awards, continuing the organisation’s celebration of great coaching, which commenced earlier this year...
19/10/2018
The Sport and Venue Programme for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was confirmed and celebrated today, Friday 19 October
16/10/2018
A new tool to help healthcare professionals talk to patients about the benefits of physical activity is now live
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