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Fewer births means an increasing focus on older people

The latest Trajectory ‘Slow Futures’ report highlights a slowly moving mega-trend that…

Enjoyment is key to youth participation

A new report by UK Youth and SQW into the barriers and enablers to…

Only half of disabled people feel they have the opportunity to be active

Last week Activity Alliance published two new analysis of the last 5…

Digital exclusion overlaps with activity

Sport England and Good Things Foundation have released research exploring the intersection…

Healthy Streets scores for London: Borough Divide Widens

The latest Healthy Streets Scorecard (July 2025) reveals significant variation between London…

Obesity costs the UK £126bn/year. Prevention must be a priority

A new Nesta report has laid bare the scale of the UK’s…

Sporting goods makers partner with NFPs to deliver programmes

Following on from the summary of the impact of campaigns last week,…

Majority of 10/11year olds obese or overweight in 9 areas by 2035

A new report by the Royal Society for Public Health entitled ‘Playground…

Sport England launch new Place Needs Assessments

The new Place Need Assessments from Sport England combine Inequalities Metrics and…

Mums Could Be the Key to Reversing the Drop in Female Volunteer Coaches

A new report by UK Coaching says Female Volunteer Coaches have dropped from…

British Muslims Mental and Physical Health

Muslim Sports Foundation (MSF) and Mind have reported on their nationwide survey…

Activity levels vary by 20% across London boroughs

How Active Are Londoners? The latest Active Lives data shows that Londoners overall…

Schools closing as pupil numbers fall

The numbers of school children in London is falling (see above). The…

Culture, economics and discrimination affect Black Girls’ participation in sport

Despite having some of the most positive views relating to sport (see…

AI can help make London a global leader in inclusive, data-driven physical activity

The diagram above illustrates how AI collects data (e.g. step count, preferences, location),…

Londoners lead the way in voluneering as age profiles shift

The new report on volunteering by nfpResearch finds that:

London is the only region where fewer than half of people donate to charity

According to the 2025 ‘UK Giving Report’ by Charities Aid Foundation:

England’s Activity Rate rises, but London is flat

Sport England has dropped the first wave of data from its 2023–2024…

Panathlon – Annual Impact Report 2022-2023 [Published: October 2023]

This report highlights the work of Panathlon in schools providing competitive sports…

Youth Sport Trust: PE and School Sport – The Annual Report 2023

This report provides insight into the lives of children and young people,…