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How to make your spaces safer for women: A call to action from the 51%How to make your spaces safer for women: A call to action from the 51%
London Sport
Added 3 days ago
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. The purpose of the guide was to help facilities create a more welcoming environment for women and girls and it covered a variety of i...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 bett...
What Makes a Park Feel Safe or Unsafe? The views of women, girls and professionals in West YorkshireWhat Makes a Park Feel Safe or Unsafe? The views of women, girls and professionals in West Yorkshire
London Sport
Added 5 months ago
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 well-used, become sociable places that offer activities and facilities that are welcoming to women and girls. Through the use of Q methodology, authors establis...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 spac...
Valuing London's Urban Forest- Results of the London i-Tree Eco ProjectValuing London's Urban Forest- Results of the London i-Tree Eco Project
London Sport
Added a year ago
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 across the whole study area. This field data is combined with local hourly pollution and meteorological data to ...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’. T...
Impact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental studyImpact of free access to leisure facilities and community outreach on inequalities in physical activity: a quasi-experimental study
London Sport
Added a year ago
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 northwest of England in 2008, that provided free access to activities in leisure centres (swimming pools and g...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 authorit...
Good Parks For London - Parks and the PandemicGood Parks For London - Parks and the Pandemic
London Sport
Added 2 years ago
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 that is happening across London, it helps improve performance and makes practices more visible and open to scrutiny. The report is split into ...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 criteri...
Fields of DreamsFields of Dreams
London Sport
Updated 3 years ago
This report focuses on the usage of the Douglas Eyre Sports Centre (DESC) in Walthamstow between April 2014 - March 2015.
The playing pitches at DESC have been owned and managed by London Playing Fields Foundation (LPFF), but are under threat of development and so this report was written to demonstrate the sporting value of the facility and playing pitches in cost-saving terms. This was comissioned by Substance, using the Sportworks val...This report focuses on the usage of the Douglas Eyre Sports Centre (DESC) in Walthamstow between April 2014 - March 2015.
The playing pitches at DESC have been owned and managed by London Playing Fields Foundation (LPFF)...
Inclusive Fitness Initiative Marketing KitbagInclusive Fitness Initiative Marketing Kitbag
London Sport
Updated 3 years ago
Traditionally, disabled people have been excluded from typical gym and leisure facility marketing. This guide provides support to attract disabled people, provide a more inclusive service and motivate them to want to come back to your facility. Organisations who have achieved the IFI mark invest a lot of time to do so, and this guide will ensure you are able to promote your facility inclusively, in order to drive participation. The reco...Traditionally, disabled people have been excluded from typical gym and leisure facility marketing. This guide provides support to attract disabled people, provide a more inclusive service and motivate them to want to com...
Reconomics Plus: The Economic, Health and Social Value of Outdoor RecreationReconomics Plus: The Economic, Health and Social Value of Outdoor Recreation
London Sport
Updated 3 years ago
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 highlight the contribution of outdoor recreation in England.
Reconomics Plus, builds on R...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 ne...
Walking in Urban Parks and Green Spaces Walking in Urban Parks and Green Spaces
London Sport
Updated 3 years ago
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 walk in the park.
People were surveyed about their attitudes to urban green spaces. Sixty-seven percent of people walk in parks at least once a week, however, certain g...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 o...
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Reconomics: The Economic Impact of Outdoor RecreationReconomics: The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation
London Sport
Updated 3 years ago
Three in four adults regularly use the outdoors to get active, making it Britain's favourite type of physical activity. Outdoor recreation encompasses a wide variety of activities, from walking to skydiving: activities with different motivations but which ultimately lead to enjoyment. Outdoor recreation contributes largely to the visitor economy, income which rural areas largely rely on. Furthermore, the industry creates a range of jobs...Three in four adults regularly use the outdoors to get active, making it Britain's favourite type of physical activity. Outdoor recreation encompasses a wide variety of activities, from walking to skydiving: activities w...