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Economic snapshot of S&PA in London

The graphs above give us a picture of how London is spending…

£1 on Free Bikes Generates £12 Return

Sport England and Active Wellbeing Society have launched the research findings on…

Climate  change directly impacts activity and wellbeing

Research from University of Oxford available at NDORMS combined data from 90,000…

‘Waiting Well’ benefits patients and NHS (Prehab case studies)

We have recently created an internal LS document that pulls together multiple…

London is different, so health provision needs to be different (CMO Report)

The CMO Annual Report entitled ‘Health in Cities’ looks at London separated…

Safer Parks: A New Campaign to End Street Harassment

Over the past decade, efforts to revitalise parks have encouraged more people…

Active Design Crib Sheets

London Sport Insight have recently completed a set of crib sheets that…

Brent: “Fix spaces and create a base”

London Sport recently facilitated Place Expansion research across specific areas in Brent.…

Being physically active helps those with mental health conditions to stay well

A new report from UK Active, based on a nationally representative sample…

Fewer births means an increasing focus on older people

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

Supporting care-experienced children and young people to be active

Local Government Association have published a briefing that demonstrates how councillors can…

Designing streets, parks and neighbourhoods so that play is safe

If we want children in London to be more physically active, we…

One-third of children don’t play outside after school

New research by University of Exeter, which involved 2,568 children aged between…

‘Best’ living in the London Banana

Last week, a journalist shared a view of the ‘best’ places to…

Girls design kit to tackle drop-out

ASICS’ 2024 State of Mind Study found that being physically active in your…

Why else are spaces are at risk?

Chris Donkin (London Sport Strategic Lead for Active Environments) has been in…

Councils selling facilities to pay debts

A BBC analysis has revealed the scale of council debt across the…

We should not ignore the ‘Enemies’ of Physical Activity

There’s a new article in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health…

Access to Water

The Environment Agency has collated data from 17 organisations involved in the…

Three-quarters of GOGA attendees have sustained activity levels

Launched in 2016, Get Out Get Active (GOGA) set out to reach…