Join Games’ Gold Coast medallists – and try top sports – at Birmingham’s “Homecoming” event
17/04/2018
Birmingham will host a spectacular open-air "Homecoming" celebration for Team England's stars of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Victoria Square, Birmingham on Saturday, April 21.
13/04/2018
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has issued a call for evidence about disability and sport – in a bid to get people moving more on a daily basis.
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12/04/2018
The School Games are on track to set a new participation record after surpassing a total of one million opportunities to take part in inter-school competitions this year.
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10/04/2018
New research commissioned by boating’s national governing body, the RYA, shows that a quarter of people have never tried an outdoor pursuit, yet two in four want to be more active and nearly a third...
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08/04/2018
The ECB's programme to inspire the next generation of cricketers will run in over 2,000 clubs across England and Wales this summer.
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06/04/2018
Women in Sport and British Weight Lifting are joining forces to help increase the number of women using free weights in gyms.
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04/04/2018
Sport England investment is supporting talented athletes from communities across England to fulfil their potential
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29/03/2018
Active Black Country seeks expressions of interest for Independent non-executive Board Members.
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22/03/2018
Sport England has today published the latest data from the Active Lives Survey, a comprehensive snapshot of the nation’s sport and physical activity habits, based on a sample of almost 200,000...
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14/03/2018
No One Left Behind is back! The free to attend, social impact conference tackling the challenges young people in the Black Country are facing in the employment market, will take place on Friday 27th...
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08/03/2018
British Rowing has today, (Thursday 8 March) launched a new Inclusive Club Guide to further improve inclusivity and diversity in rowing. The new Guide has been written in partnership with Sporting...
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14/02/2018
The 2018 Active Workplace Challenge has clocked up more record-breaking figures at the four-week mark, with more than 5,000 new sign-ups across over 500 organisations, amassing a huge 191,400 miles...
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01/02/2018
Following our recent recruitment, Active Black Country has appointed Ian Carey as its new permanent Director.
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09/01/2018
Nick Pontefract, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Games Delivery Unit at DCMS, has been appointed as Sport England’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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03/01/2018
Are you finding you don’t get time to exercise in a busy working week? Do you go long hours without even standing up from the desk, even over lunch? A new campaign seeks to tackle inactivity amongst...
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02/01/2018
Public Health England (PHE) is helping parents take control of their children's snacking by launching the first Change4Life campaign promoting healthier snacks.
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