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In November 2021, ukactive and the This Girl Can campaign collaborated to publish a practical guide, “How to improve your services for women and girls: As told by the 51%”, based on research that was commissioned to better understand the experiences of women and girls using fitness and leisure facilities.
When women and girls feel unsafe, they are less likely to use, enjoy and benefit from parks, particularly when alone and after dark. This paper by the University of Leeds engages in a discussion about parks and play spaces and how they should be better designed and managed to be
This report evaluates the London i-Tree Eco Project- a project dedicated to the millions of trees and shrubs in London’s parks, gardens, woodlands, and open spaces are collectively described as London’s ‘urban forest’. The methodology behind the i-Tree Eco is designed to use standardised field data from randomly located plots
This report investigates the impact of an intervention project named re:fresh, which works in providing universal free access to leisure facilities alongside outreach and marketing activities in a deprived local authority area in the northwest of England. The project was introduced in Blackburn with Darwen, a deprived LA in the
Good Parks for London is an annual report, now in its fourth year, compiled by Parks for London and sponsored by GL Hearn. It assesses each London borough’s parks service (from April 2019-March 2020) against ten criteria to enable comparison between them – it gives recognition for the great work
The start of a race can be challenging for deaf athletes, especially those who are unable to wear their hearing aids or cochlear implants in the water. As part of an ongoing project, an unprecedented number of facilities in England which host level one and level two meets have been
Scotland’s walking charity, Paths for All, has helped Evanton Community Woodland to become accessible for people living with dementia. Thanks to £6,000 funding from the Life Changes Trust, Robertson Trust and The William Grant Foundation the area around the woodland cabin has been resurfaced to make it easier to walk
East Surrey is the area of the UK with the greatest scope for growth in the provision of fitness and wellness services, according to new research from MINDBODY, a specialist business management software provider for the fitness sector. Other places offering strong potential for newcomers in 2019 are Croydon, Northamptonshire,
Walking in urban parks and green spaces is great for our physical and mental health and this new report from The Ramblers and the Town and Country Planning Association explores the ways it can be made easier for people of all ages and backgrounds in urban areas to take a
The Good Parks for London report, launched by Parks for London on 28th February 2018, shows that despite funding cuts, London Boroughs are working hard to protect and enhance London’s parks and green spaces. For the first time, the report has drawn together a series of criteria to evaluate
The Sport and Recreation Alliance has launched Reconomics Plus, an online resource to help sport and recreation organisations demonstrate the impact of their work on the economy, our health and local communities. This new resource brings together the latest research and statistics, produced in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University, to
This guidance covers accessible sports facilities and will help designers, building owners and operators meet design and operational obligations. Formerly known as Access for Disabled People, the ‘Accessible Sports Facilities Design Guide’ was first published in 2010 and conveys current requirements for accessible sports facilities. Following the publication of
