Published: 23 July 2025
What started as a simple six-week course in a local boxing club turned into something much bigger. Not only did it improve activity levels in local Havant women, but it also helped improve their confidence and create lasting friendships.
Published: 19 May 2025
Here’s 3 stories from local schools showing the difference that the Opening School Facilities (OSF) programme helped to make.
Published: 14 February 2025
Social value generated by sport and physical activity in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight calculated at £3.9billion.
Published: 22 January 2025
Jasmine, from Southampton Children’s Hospital, tells us how she built relationships to help young people adopt healthy lifestyles.
Published: 5 December 2024
The latest national insight around children and young people’s activity levels in academic year 2023-24 has been released today.
Published: 3 December 2024
The Activity Alliance released new research revealing the social value in disabled people being active and the societal cost of inequality on International Day of Disabled People (3 December).
Published: 15 November 2024
Over 160 children have benefitted from daily swimming lessons thanks to a pop-up swimming pool at Manor Field Schools, Basingstoke.
Published: 22 October 2024
Sport & activity generates over £100 billion in social value a year and relieves pressure on NHS, finds Sport England. Social value generated by sport and physical activity at £107.2 billion a year and improved health creates £10.5 billion
Published: 18 September 2024
One local programme, Yoga4Health, supported older adults to make lifestyle changes through an individualised ‘yoga toolkit’. Programme Teacher, Anju, is now sharing how she helped participants experience the benefits of an active life.
Published: 19 August 2024
Sport England have released a guide to help put users at the heart of the facility design process and better meet the needs of our diverse communities.
Helping us tackle inactivity to boost health and happiness
