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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…

Supporting care-experienced children and young people to be active

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

‘Best’ living in the London Banana

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

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…

Inner London at risk of losing out

The Government is proposing changes to how funding is distributed to local…

London: Powerful, Prosperous and Rapidly Changing

Trajectory Partnership’s analysis of London reveals a capital that continues to dominate the…

Review of Opening School Facilities

London Sport, on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE), distributed the…

Health remains the top public priority for government spending

People are facing a growing wave of conflicting information, making it harder…

Innovation addressing real needs

The final set of learnings from our review of the WFSGI report…

Spotlight on priorities: Aligning with the Pulse of Policy

Recent headlines and policy statements show a clear direction of travel: governments…

JU:MP pilot increases CYP activity by 70mins/week in Bradford

JU:MP (which stands for Join Us: Move Play) is one of 12…

Schools closing as pupil numbers fall

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

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:

Removing ‘No Ball Games’ signs can polarise opinion

In April 2025 London Sport placed questions relating to MORE BALL GAMES on the…