Aviva Community Fund
Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund. Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community. Every three [...]
Sports Bodies ask for Emergency Sports Funding
Sports bodies warn Covid-19 crisis could cause 'lost generation of activity.' The leaders of more than 100 sports bodies have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for emergency funding, warning of "a lost generation of activity" because of coronavirus. The coalition of organisations [...]
Global fund for children – The Phoenix Fund
Global Fund for Children (GFC) and The National Lottery Community Fund are partnering to support the creation and delivery of the Phoenix Fund – an initiative that will provide £1 million in emergency grants to Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME*) communities across England. The [...]
The Governments Kick Start Scheme
Applications have opened for employers to become part of the government's £2 billion Kickstart Scheme to create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country. The 6-month placements are open to those aged 16-24 who are claiming Universal Credit [...]
£1.5m of free training will retool the physical activity workforce
A new training initiative is aiming to 'retool the physical activity workforce' to help businesses recover after lockdown. Funded by Sport England, the £1.5m ReTrain scheme has been set up to support employers by providing free training for staff, enabling them to work in new [...]
Why investing in physical activity is great for our health – and our nation
Sport England has commissioned the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University to calculate the social impact and the economic importance of sport and physical activity in England. Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity generates nearly £4 for the English economy and [...]